CEO Profile – Bill McDermott
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
Bill McDermott is a CEO who understands leadership. As a CEO Coach I have had the benefit of hearing many a chief executive describe what “leadership” means to them, but rarely have I heard a CEO describe executive leadership as articulately as Bill does in the following interview. Bill’s life story is both an inspiration and a testimony to the benefits of a sound work ethic. As a teenager already holding down three jobs, he took on a fourth job working at a Deli (which he later purchased from the owner while still in his teens), worked his way through college, and got his start in sales at Xerox. Before he left Xeorx he had climbed to the position of Division President and was a corporate officer. After leaving Xerox, he did a stint as the President of Gartner, and served as an EVP with Siebel Systems…all of this before his 42nd Birthday. I invite you to listen to what Bill McDermott has to say about leadership…