re: How did most C-Suite Execs get to that position?

2 ways. Both require an intimate understanding of what makes people tick, how to motivate them and how to predict their behavior. Additionally, you have to do something to make it so that you are indispensable and people come to you for answers. Also, might have to move around for a bit. I have two uncles that were Chief executives of companies. One was a famous athlete, so that was most of what got him there, but to get where he got in both worlds took lots of hard work. The other made himself indispensable by being the guy who everybody came to for answers, and then leveraging that for promotions. He said his method of management came straight from the Bible. You give people what they need to succeed and they’ll be motivated to move mountains for you, never lie, and never say you can’t do something. Check out the book servant leadership for the method he used.

The other way is to know how people tick and use it to manipulate them. It’s the Joe Biden way and pretty much how most politicians operate. You find out peoples weakness and exploit them.