My Biggest CEO Boardroom Mistake
1 Jun 2026 · 0 min
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Greg Stevenson walked into his first board meeting as CEO and answered every question without opening the papers in front of him. He thought speed was the job. It wasn't.
Greg Stevenson walked into his first board meeting as CEO and answered every question without opening the papers in front of him. He thought speed was the job. It wasn't.
In my first board meeting as the Chief Executive, I answered every single question that came at me from the non-exec directors, and I never once opened the board papers sitting in front of me. I thought that was my job. I want to tell you why I was wrong.
