If you want a CEO role, you have to prepare for it with a vengeance.

People are literally tracking everything. People are becoming more empowered and knowing what's going into their body.

My parents had job jars because my father would say, 'Kids today have too much time, too much money and no responsibility. You're going to have no time, no money and a lot of responsibility.'

Most corporations have human-resources processes that involve discussions with your manager, performance evaluations, calibrations for performance and potential succession planning.

Leadership is service to others.