The greatest advantage that a chief executive can attain is a condition of Expanded Awareness (EA). A recent Fortune magazine cover bears the image of legacy leaders whose unique vantage point and prescient insights were not only demonstrated in stellar shareholder returns, but in altering human behavior as well.
via Why CEOs Need Expanded Awareness | ChiefExecutive.net | Chief Executive Magazine.
Expanded Awareness should be defined as “If there is a business problem, layoffs are not the answer”