The Making of a CEO: Helping You Deal With The Issues Of Running Your Company

There’s a lot on your shoulders when you’re at the top of a business.

Your employees rely on you—and so do your customers. But to navigate your company to the best of your abilities, you can’t always go it alone. Management expert Oswald R. Viva wants to be your coach.

The Making of a CEO: Helping You Deal with the Issues of Running Your Company gives you practical tips for effectively running your business. Targeting his advice to leaders of small and midsize businesses, Viva shows how to evaluate yourself and your decision-making process to see if you’re doing what’s best for your organization.

In easy-to-read, simple language, Viva demonstrates how to set goals, communicate effectively, and empower your employees. Also included are sections on family businesses and planning for your successor, as well as a business owner’s personal roadmap and exit planning questionnaire.

Viva, the founder and president of V&A Management LLC, a consulting business dedicated to helping small and midsize businesses, has more than twenty years of top corporate management experience in large and small companies. Put his expertise to work for you.

Oswald R. Viva founded V&A Management LLC in 1985 and continues to serve as the president of this consulting company focused on small and midsize businesses. He has more than twenty years of top corporate management experience in both large and small companies. Viva spent fifteen years as a consultant in the high-tech and manufacturing industries and thirteen years as a CEO and executive coach for small and midsize businesses He also served on the board of directors of several companies and chaired a number of advisory boards.

Viva is the author of several books and e-books, including It's Lonely at the Top: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Leader of Your Small Company. He speaks occasionally on subjects related to business ownership and management.

Born in Argentina, his hunger to learn led to his immigration to the United States as a young man. He lives in Acworth, Georgia.