The Missing Link… IF You Read NOTHING Else But This…

“First, this is an incredibly thorough book that every entrepreneur needs to have within arm's reach for the rest of their career (not just for their first year). Second, and more importantly, if you read nothing else in this book, start with Chapter 6. If you're sick and tired of being too "busy" and not being able to find time to do big things, this is your treasure map to getting out of "time jail" and on the path to 7-figure and 8-figure success with your company.”

Craig Ballantyne, Author, The Perfect Day Formula

Congrats, You’re CEO! What Do You Do Now?

“This is a very practical guide for those who become CEOs (though seasoned CEOs could still learn a thing or two). If I had to summarize the key point, it would be: "You have the title, power, and probably experience, and technical ability, but none of those guarantee successful leadership." For long term success, people have to WANT to follow you, not feel obligated. In this book, Muntean outlines advice to help you learn the goals of the owners / board, what's important to your people, and how to be a leader who builds and develops a leadership team. It also helps you develop the seven "soft" skills critical for success and contains a "quick start" guide that helps you set your immediate priorities to make sure that your tenure starts off on the right foot.”

Praveen Puri

Off To A Great Start

“This book got me and my team off to a great start. I feel like I can be the leader they need me to be and we are ready to get things done. The Successful New CEO gave me the skills and confidence to lead with purpose, positivity, and direction.”

Erin D., Latchkey Marketing

You, The Right Person In The Right Place.

Entering into the CEO role can be overwhelming. You can be part of a company for many years and not see the whole picture until you are at the top.

This is a frustrating time as you might know what made you successful in your previous role, but CEO takes success to a whole other level...

In this chapter I will help you answer questions like: Why would anyone follow you?
What do people want from a leader?

Understanding what people want in a leader helps you understand the type of person you need to become to be a successful leader.

I go into detail about how you can identify shaky foundations of leadership and direct you to the path of legitimate power and greatness.

Becoming an Executive:

An executive is no ordinary person... You’ve felt it yourself.

They carry themselves with perfect posture, seem relaxed, speak with direction and clarity and have people believing that what they are saying is completely possible…

Successful CEOs and executives carry themselves with poise and confidence, lack of this presence makes you seem like a vulnerable target to your competitors, own team and the media.

This chapter is dedicated to teaching you: Executive Presence.

You can learn how to become a magnetic leader that inspires confidence and trust in your organization. How no matter where you are now, you can begin to carry yourself confidently.

There are 8 qualities you need to practice in order to develop your unique Executive Presence.

How To Lead Leaders.

Being too busy is one of the root causes behind CEOs stepping down.

The never ending demands on your time, the never ending obstacles that seem to get in your way every time you make some progress.

Not moving towards your vision of your organization can be painful, even though you’re so busy. Missing your kid’s soccer game and date night with your partner can be heartbreaking.

Losing overall business value, even though you’re so busy can drive you insane.

I could go on, but you get the point…

You need to FREE yourself from “being busy” even though I know it makes you feel important.

Freedom first internally, Face Your Ego and Fears…

The Successful New CEO guides you through this process to which you can then achieve:

REAL FREEDOM.

This is why there are some people not as smart as you, who are handling more than you.

They leverage off other capable people in their organizations. While you may not have been blessed with the highest performing team(yet)...

I go into detail in this chapter, specifically sharing with you the Six Habits of The Best Team Leaders.

With this information, you will be able to create high performing teams that you can depend on when it's crunch time or it’s your kid’s big game day!

(This is one of the biggest reasons people like Craig Ballantyne, author of The Perfect Week Formula, read and recommend my book, if you were to read a single chapter let it be this one)

Make It or Break It Leadership Practices.

Like sailors, leaders become adept at handling navigating storms and situations…

You will be able to handle almost any storm… But when it comes to navigating to the port of our choice and knowing why we are sailing there is neglected part of the story I see in far too many CEOs.

Not making progress on your organization's goals can be extremely frustrating and costly to both you and your teams...

In this chapter I share 3 important questions to find your harbour and why, that I learned from:

And how to apply your new found sense of clarity, direction and drive toward your DREAM TEAM.

Without learning these actionable frameworks, you may be able to stay a float but never progress on your goals. Always in the storm, never reaching your Treasure Island...

Starting Out Right:

So you’re about to step into one of the most demanding roles of a corporate career…

Nervous, unsure where to begin?

Feeling overwhelmed already, just by looking at your day 1 agenda?

What about your new boss? I mean bosses* because there are expectations from you from all over the organization, the board of directors and your other stakeholders…

You might have your back against the wall…(More likely buried in a mountain of files, presentations and information)

This chapter is designed for you. Read it to find out:

How to Excel in The Everyday Tasks of Leadership.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…

You will be overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of decisions you have to make on a daily basis.

Why do you think successful CEOs like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg wear the same clothes everyday?

It is not a lack of fashion sense, it is to preserve their decision-making power for important decisions that could make or break their businesses on a daily basis.

If you struggle making important decisions, even more so under time pressure.

Then this chapter is for you.

I’ll give you the Six Keys For How Successful Leaders Make Decisions.

You’ll probably be making these decisions in meetings both with internal and external parties.

So in addition the book gives you a framework for running better, outcome-driven meetings.

With this book and your burning desire, I am certain that you will succeed in your career!

As a small business owner making "out-of-the- box" changes to my business, I greatly appreciated Christian's insight and thoughtful way of looking at different aspects of each proposal. Always on point and direct, his input encouraged me to consider options and avenues that I might have otherwise discarded from the decision making process. Christian's depth of experience and knowledge is highly evident in his approach to problem solving, goal setting., and process clarification. His assistance in the overall process of change was invaluable and, as our contract closed, I remain very satisfied with my investment in obtaining his consulting services. I recommend Christian without reservation, his experience and skills are an excellent well from which to draw and will surely be an asset to anyone willing to invest the time to work with him.

Gayle Hornberger, M.D. Owner

Midnight Sun Family Medicine

The great thing about working with Christian is that in every conversation about work we had, there were always one or two life lessons to be learned and applied in other situations outside the job. It is easy for me to see where the solutions to work challenges can often come in handy when juggling family life, relationships and all the other aspects of leading a busy life. Christian is able to look at an organization and deliver in a no-nonsense-kind-of-way a “diagnosis” of what stands in the organization’s way to success. His years of experience and the fact that he walks his talk in every aspect of his life put him in a good position to support organizations and boards struggling with making the needed changes on the path to efficiency and sustainability.

Tamar Ben-Yosef, Executive Director

All Alaska Pediatric Partnership

Christian has been a fantastic resource for our program. He does a great job of helping leaders deal with the specific issues they are working through, while at the same time helping them understand the broader framework of how to recognize and mitigate issues before they rise to the level of management concerns. I highly recommend working with Christian pro-actively, especially for new managers, rather than bringing him in to put out fires after your business has already been damaged.

Lance Ahern, Managing Director

Launch: Alaska

I love coming to work now! You are inquisitive, asking great questions that make us question what it is we are really after. The best was goal setting, we used to always have far too many goals set out for ourselves. By questioning what it is that we were really after we were able to make the goals much more simple, logical and attainable. The other is leadership, getting department managers to understand that successful don’t just manage things around them they manage people. That that these are 2 entirely different skill sets. Once this was realized by the management team, you could see a real difference in the way that they interacted with their teams, concentrating more on getting their team to work together more effectively rather than giving orders.

Derek Adolf, General Manager

Continental Auto Group