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Hello and thanks so much for joining us here episode 280 with Kimberly Powell.

I think you'll love this chat with Kim because she is drawing from rich, rich veins of data associated with leaders, CEOs, what got them hired, what got them

them to succeed and what can aid us in the rise to power.

So you all learn one where a likeability can help you and hurt you.

Two, the four critical behaviors linked to successful CEOs,

and three, brilliant CEO tactics to rapidly accelerate your decision making.

So if you'd like to check out the show notes or the transcript or the links to items that we've referenced,

it's over at awesome at your job.com slash F 280. And while you're at awesome at your Job.

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some help. Now here's Kim's story. Kim Powell is a principal at

G.H. Smart. She serves leading Fortune 500 senior executives, private equity firms,

and nonprofit leaders in the areas of management assessment, leadership coaching, and organizational change.

She co leads G.H. Smarts research on first-time CEOs and is passionate about supporting leaders

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