December 26, 2003 11:01 AM

The top dog, the head honcho, el numero uno
Posted by at 11:01 AM

Unless you've been lucky enough to have gone from the womb to the executive suite, ensconced in the world of personal secretaries and gold-plated washroom keys, you've probably pondered at least once how the CEO of your company (past or present) seemed to have it so easy -- The brand new Mercedes-Benz, big glass offices, the mansion in Dover, chalet in Lucerne, and condos in Myrtle Beach, Boca Raton and beyond.

What's often an oversight is an understanding that like most any one, it probably took that person a special brand of grit, toil, brains and determination to get where they are. And particularly in today's market the job of CEO is more challenging than ever.

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