I spent 10 years planning to become CEO, but I never got the job until I changed my perspective completely

Josh Leslie; Business Insider

• Josh Leslie is the CEO of Cumulus Networks.
• When Leslie was 30, he told his manager that he wanted to be a CEO by the time he was 40.
• By his late 30s, CEO was nowhere in sight and his career seemed to be on a distinct sideways trajectory.
• So he changed his perspective: He stopped thinking about his next job, the size of his team, and the perception of his accomplishments. Ten months later, he became the CEO.
• On his first day, he realized he had been preparing for the role for years.

I joined Cumulus Networks in June of 2015 as the vice president of sales, which was a role I had been in for several years before, and I was comfortable with. Our founder, JR Rivers, was CEO when I joined. But as time went on, JR transitioned to the CTO role, and gave me the opportunity to lead as Cumulus' chief executive.  

So, ten months after I joined the company, I walked into the office for day one of a completely new role: CEO.

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