The 3 Hardest Things About Being a CEO, According to Inc. 5000 Entrepreneurs

The 3 Hardest Things About Being a CEO, According to Inc. 5000 Entrepreneurs

By: Ben Sherry

CEOs never get a day off. Oftentimes, their lives can feel like an endless slog from one hard decision to the next.?

Inc.’s 2024 CEO Survey found that many of the leaders of Inc. 5000 companies cite strikingly similar challenges that come along with being the boss. For Robbie Harrell , founder and CEO of Saint Paul, Minnesota-based sculpture-grade ice company Minnesota Ice , running a company means constantly trying to avoid burnout. Founded in 2013, the company claimed the No. 1,416 spot on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list.

Here are the three hardest things about being a CEO, according to the world’s top CEOs.?Read More...


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Myriam Gau

HR at GrowthHive - Board Member Centre Francophone de Pittsburgh

1 天前

Insightful!

Craig Senior

Former Chief Executive Officer @ Herm Island

1 天前

I agree!

Kathleen McGee

Website Content Strategist

1 天前

Omg..really..have zero sympathy

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