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What Becoming CEO Revealed About Me as a Leader

6 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Greg Stevenson reflects on the moment he assumed his first CEO position and realized a stark discrepancy between the leader he believed himself to be and the leader he truly was in practice. He highlights that this gap—between self‑perception and actual leadership behavior—is a critical conversation that most senior executives avoid. Stevenson teases a longer video that delves deeper into this insight, directing viewers to a link in his bio.

When I stepped into my first CEO role, I thought I knew who I was as a leader. I had the experience, had a strong track record, and I was generally ready. But what I wasn't ready for was what the role revealed about me— the gap between the leader I thought I was and the leader I actually was. And that gap is the most important conversation most senior executives are not having. There's a full video on this. The link is in the bio.