Chapter 25
Chief Energy Officer
103The answer would come not from Joy but
from someone else on the bus. Someone
who had hardly spoken but who had a lot
of experience with being a positive, conta-
gious leader. His name was Jack and he was a middle-
aged man with a bald head and one of those big white
sparkling smiles that made you smile. When he spoke
everyone listened and now was his time to tell George
what he knew.
“It’s time for you to become the CEO of the NRG
Company,” Jack commanded with the confidence of a
seasoned leader as he fixed his tie and brushed off his
suit jacket.
George thought this guy had completely lost his
mind. “Sir, I’m just a manager. Not even an executive. I’ve
got two days. Please tell me how I’m going to be the CEO
of my company and what it has to do with leading from
the heart.”
“First, call me Jack. Second, CEO doesn’t stand for
chief executive officer anymore. It stands for Chief En-