{"id":2360,"date":"2026-05-18T12:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tedspiliotis.com\/o-ceo-foraei-pana\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:48:29","slug":"the-ceo-wears-a-diaper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tedspiliotis.com\/en\/the-ceo-wears-a-diaper\/","title":{"rendered":"The CEO Wears a Diaper &#8211; Thodoris Spiliotis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tedspiliotis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/book-ceo-panes.webp&#8221; title_text=&#8221;book-ceo-panes&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;book&#8221; module_class=&#8221;book-border&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tedspiliotis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/freelance-writer-07.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;freelance-writer-07&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||10px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/tedspiliotis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/freelance-writer-06-1.png&#8221; background_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_image_width=&#8221;320px&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; z_index_phone=&#8221;&#8221; z_index_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>The CEO Wears a Diaper<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;quote 01&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;150px||80px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>What babies know and leaders forgot<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>I never planned to write this book. I was going to write a &#8220;serious&#8221; leadership book \u2014 with research, models, Harvard references, charts and bullet points. Then my son was born.<\/p>\n<p>It took me ten minutes to realize he was the most authentic being I had ever met. And about three hours to realize I was now his employee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The B.A.B.Y. Model:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>B<\/strong>e Real \u2014 Speak truthfully. Say &#8220;I don&#8217;t know.&#8221; Say &#8220;I was wrong.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>A<\/strong>sk Why \u2014 Ask until you reach the core. Don&#8217;t accept &#8220;that&#8217;s how we&#8217;ve always done it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>B<\/strong>ounce Back \u2014 Fall, learn, rise. Failure is a fact, not a biography.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Y<\/strong>ield with Presence \u2014 Give space, but stay present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inside you will find 14 chapters full of stories \u2014 some tender, some smelling of diapers. A father learning from his son. A leadership toolkit with 12 exercises, a 21-day challenge, and a small dictionary that translates corporate jargon into baby language.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a book about babies. It is a book about us \u2014 the adults who forgot how to lead with heart.<\/p>\n<p>If you find any typos, just know it was written with one hand. The other was holding a bottle.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;book-details&#8221; module_class=&#8221;book-details&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|40px||40px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]ISBN: 978-618-88507-0-5<br \/>\nDate: May 2026<br \/>\nNumber of Pages:<br \/>\nDimensions: 14\u03c721<br \/>\nEditor: Giorgos Proestos<br \/>\nPrice excl. VAT: 13,6<br \/>\nPrice incl. 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