Matching: Transformational CEOs

Former Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi was known to embrace creativity and stated, "... the more we can break rules, the better we're going to be."

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Warren Buffet, business magnate and billionaire, said that a leader's visual persuasion is important—letting followers see the vision for the future so they can better understand the goal.

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J.T. McCormick, President and CEO of Scribe Media, said, "I believe the role of leadership, at its core, is to serve and support the people you lead by way of teaching, coaching, and mentoring—with the ultimate goal of growing more leaders."

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Aston Martin's CEO Andy Palmer seeks to set an example for employees by knowing customers personally and adopting a hands-on approach on the assembly line, including inspecting cars.

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Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has a desk that is the same size as employees and no doors to his office. Employees say he makes them proud to work at Zappos and they attempt to adopt his style.

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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner stated that good leaders should have compassion and listen to employees to understand what they need and want.

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Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX and cofounder of Tesla, is known for his ability to excite employees with his ideas and make them believe in his vision.

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Sir Richard Branson, billionaire businessman and founder of the Virgin Group, encourages employees to try new things and that failure is inevitable in the process of innovation.

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