BlackBerry CEO Chen: I Think I Flunked Retirement

The speaker discusses their motivation for taking a CEO role, highlighting the challenges and responsibilities involved. They reflect on personal traits, industry challenges, and the importance of strategic planning. Despite initial doubts, they emphasize the progress made and the potential for success.

What was one of the main reasons the speaker decided to become the CEO?

• To implement a strategy quickly

• To travel the world

• To find a management team

• To retire early

How does the speaker describe their need to feel needed?

• As a positive trait

• As a negative aspect of their personality

• As a common trait among leaders

• As irrelevant to their work

What is the speaker's approach to changing the history of phone makers?

• By focusing solely on hardware

• By following the same playbook

• By broadening the scope beyond just devices

• By making another great phone

What strategy does the speaker mention for mobile computing?

• Focusing on consumer electronics

• Expanding into unrelated industries

• End to end mobile computing for the enterprise

• Developing only software solutions

What did the speaker do after feeling overwhelmed in the first 30 days?

• Decided to quit

• Took a long vacation

• Ignored the issues

• Put a plan together and recruited a team