realrali

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by realrali 8y ago
I appreciate that and I totally agree. I haven't figured out quite yet what I want to do, and thought this would be a good opportunity to learn while I'm sorting things out.
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by realrali 8y ago
Thank you! I will also check out Simon Sinek's book.
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by realrali 8y ago
Mastery by George Leonard, right? I've read it before and still have a copy that I will reread.
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by realrali 8y ago
This is awesome, thank you so much! I will definitely follow up.
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by realrali 8y ago
Thank you! Any suggestions of useful topics/notes that I should track of to include in a report?
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by realrali 8y ago
It entails sitting in on meetings, following the CEO around during his day to day work and seeing how things generally run at a company this size. He has allowed me to sit on meetings/calls in any department so I will probably be switc
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by realrali 8y ago
Thank you. This gives me clarity. My need to contribute was my way of showing him how grateful I am, but that can come at a later time.
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by realrali 8y ago
You make a good point. I think my need to bring value comes from being so grateful for the opportunity - I feel like I need to do something for him because he's doing something for me. I guess my time to 'repay' him will come
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by realrali 8y ago
That's a great idea! I'm already all about eating well and fresh produce so I'm all set :)
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by realrali 8y ago
Makes sense, thank you!
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by realrali 8y ago
I actually proposed the idea, but he did put the thought in my idea by telling me how successful his sales reps are...hmmm lol. It made me really curious how they do it, and how he was able to build such a successful company.
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by realrali 8y ago
Great, thank you! I definitely don't want to overstep my boundaries, but I want to bring some kind of value. The CEO did initially try to recruit me for his sales team, based on my success at another company. Do you think it's ok
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Ask HN: How to shadow a CEO?
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