- You think the internet is just a fad.
- You think a Yellow Pages ad is a complete marketing plan.
- You hire employees based on first impressions.
- Your business has no one responsibile for customer service.
- You think ‘we have always had customers, why should I get more?’
- You have the navigation for your website on the bottom of the page.
- You see no value in correcting a mistake for past customers as long as new ones are ok.
- You don’t need a vision or plan, just keep doing what you’ve always done.
- You don’t believe in working smart, you believe in working long hours.
- You believe your employees should just be happy they get a paycheck.
- You don’t believe in sharing credit with the folks who do the real work.
- You have no idea what some of your employees actually do.
- You think charisma and personality alone will bring you success.
- You think hiring a sales rep will make all of his customers yours.
- You think reading a book is a good management development plan.
Tell me your most Clueless CEO trait…
Check out our radio podcast from yesterday with guest Wayne Hurlbert of BlogBusinessWorld. Wayne spoke with us on How to Avoid Being a Clueless CEO.


Will be looking forward to hearing from any CEO out there who will admit to being “CLUELESS”. Love your site!
Gosh. . .do you know how many of these above bullets have fit the bill in my work experiences??? This was a great interview and I loved the sarcastic spin!