PodcastHBR IdeaCastSeptember 22, 2026
What New CEOs Get Wrong About the Job
New CEOs fail most often by trying to run the company directly instead of building conditions for their team to run it.
- Delegation over control: Nohria says new CEOs must stop running the company themselves; intervening "disempowers" senior leaders and slows everything to a grind.
- Information gets sugarcoated: Reports reaching a CEO arrive like "frosted cornflakes"—sweetened by staff—so best CEOs seek truth via frontline employees and customers.
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