Emeric Ernoult built Agorapulse from zero to 200 people and 25 million in revenue, serving thousands of organizations across Europe and the United States. He has been CEO for more than 15 years.
In the early days, he had no idea what he was doing. He read the books, applied the frameworks, and worked harder than anyone around him.
From the outside, things looked solid. Inside, the same problems kept coming back. Executives missed targets. Teams drifted. He rebuilt his executive team more than once.
What he learned over many years is that effort, intelligence, and good intentions are not enough. A CEOs real leverage is the team around them and the standard they hold that team to.
The systems and principles he developed at Agorapulse became the foundation of his leadership approach and the basis for this book.