Ray Zinn: Must a successful CEO have a big ego

April 28, 2016

In my experience, just about every CEO has a large ego. But is it necessary? In fact, is it helpful? Those are the questions I asked Ray Zinn, the former longtime CEO of Micrel. He claimed to not have a big ego, and from what I know about him, that’s an accurate description. Hear his thoughts on the subject.

 
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