Actually: how much?
I recently read a Reddit post by a multi-exited CEO. She mentioned that most of her job is informational framing. It’s the same facts, framed precisely for the target.
I’ve coached a number of CEOs. I’ve ghostwritten for even more. The uber-successful ones are universally kind, curious, and generous. The medium-successful are jumpy and reactive.
I wonder if emotional soothing is such a big deal for humans that it’s the key piece to be solved before all others. (“You’re not you when you’re cranky”, and the like.)
If that’s true, then solving this main need opens up a lot of doors. Logical thinking becomes much easier. Reliable behavior, too.
People like people they can rely on. People bet on people they can rely on.
Perhaps it’s those middle-successful who need the emotional soothing,
while the best of the best just take care of themselves.
