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Is there a particular c-suite style that you recognize?","datePublished":"2019-05-02","dateModified":"2021-07-29","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jack-dyson\/#Person","name":"Jack Dyson","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jack-dyson\/","identifier":152,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d3b4b398e8aea3b7b406b7f646a735eb4ec2827c327fa6570e9ce500329a73a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d3b4b398e8aea3b7b406b7f646a735eb4ec2827c327fa6570e9ce500329a73a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Star-Wars-02.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Star-Wars-02.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2019\/05\/02\/what-is-your-star-wars-c-suite-style\/","about":[{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/customer-experience\/","name":"Customer Experience","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Customer_experience","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q984142"]},{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/customer-experience\/employee-engagement\/","name":"Employee Engagement","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Employee_engagement","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q14937678"]},{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/star-wars\/","name":"Star Wars","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Wars","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q462"]}],"wordCount":480,"keywords":["C-suite","Employee Engagement","Star Wars"],"articleBody":"There can be few people born in the last 50 years who haven\u2019t at some point done a Yoda voice, breathed like Darth Vader, or crept into a sleeping bag pretending it was a Taun Taun (just me?).In a world where we\u2019re always looking for cultural touchpoints and common ground, the Star Wars saga is full of characters who embody the best \u2013 and worst \u2013 of our fantasies and idiosyncrasies.The modern office is fertile ground for stereotype-spotting, and there\u2019s sometimes a grain of truth in jokes about \u2018the office Jar Jar Binks\u2019, and leadership styles taken directly from the Palpatine Book of Management.Question is, do you work with any of the ones below? And who else would you add?C-suite style define, you mustStorm Trooper AssociatesWith their glossy bright offices stuffed with tech and tools, these are the powerhouse that drives your ship. Now found in every territory, they can swarm any obstacle. Just don\u2019t ask them about their accuracy\u2026Motto: \u201cI haven\u2019t finished the decks you\u2019re looking for.”Special Skill:\u00a0\u00a0KPIs for everythingSecret weakness:\u00a0Terrible shotThe \u2018Yoda\u2019 CMOYears as an ambassador, mentor, and evangelist (and pretty much any other funky job title) without a portfolio means the Yoda CMO is often the first choice when it comes to that critical \u2018outside-in disruptive view\u2019.Motto: \u201cMeasure, or measure not, there is no KPI\u201dSpecial Skill:\u00a0Enigmatic pronouncementsSecret weakness: Seeing over the parapetDarth Maul DirectorNot the most avuncular of marketers, what he lacks in communications, he makes up for in single-mindedness. Yes, the customer is important, but really what drives him is hitting goals \u2013 whatever the cost.Motto: \u201cYou and I will be working much more closely from now on.\u201dSpecial Skill:\u00a0Super-fast pivotSecret Weakness: Easily splitLeia Organic GrowthThe diametric opposite of a damsel in distress, Leia Organic Growth secretly wouldn\u2019t change a thing about the love-hate relationship she has with her team. Low on budget and resources, she\u2019ll take on an empire \u2013 and win.Motto: \u201cAren\u2019t you a little short for a marketer?\u201dSpecial Skill: Fixing everyone else\u2019s mistakes.Secret Weakness:\u00a0Too much of a romantic.Han Solo-operatorHates going into the office. Can\u2019t stand taking work home. Total workaholic. Han Solo-operator is terrific in small, nimble teams with big objectives \u2013 but doesn\u2019t like feeling beholden to the larger org. Just ask his hairy best friend.Motto: \u201cI know.\u201dSpecial Skill: Rogue operatorSecret Weakness:\u00a0Shooting firstCaptain PhasmaDon\u2019t let the shoulder pads fool you…oh no wait, do. Captain Phasma might occasionally verge on the petrifying when crossed, but as an enforcer of compliance, she is utterly without peer.Motto: “Submit your keynote for inspection.\u201dSpecial Skill: Ruthless enforcerSecret Weakness:\u00a090s TV references  Ready to become an intelligent enterprise?Get started\u00a0HERE."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"2019","item":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2019\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"05","item":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2019\/\/05\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"02","item":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2019\/\/05\/\/02\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"What is your Star Wars c-suite style?","item":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2019\/05\/02\/what-is-your-star-wars-c-suite-style\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]