Tough Calls from the Corner Office
Top Business Leaders Reveal Their Career-Defining Moments
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- 13,99 €
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- 13,99 €
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“Tough Calls from the Corner Office offers invaluable insight into the mind of the CEO.” —Bill Steere, President, Chairman, and CEO of Pfizer
“The stories in this book should inspire and give confidence to the many people looking to make their mark in business, or for that matter life.” —General Richard B. Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Fortune 500 executive Harlan Steinbaum collects the wisdom of America’s most successful business leaders in this powerful and inspiring guide to decision-making for your life and career. Thirty-nine of America’s top executives, from ESPN’s Bill Rasmussen to United Airlines’ Gerald Greenwald, along with many other, relate the most important decisions of their careers, sharing why they struggled, how they decided, and what the lessons are they learned along the way—enabling you to achieve more, today.
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A former CEO of two leading pharmaceutical companies, Steinbaum compiles interviews with 39 industry captains into a real-life textbook for honing leadership skills and making difficult choices in today's ever-changing economy. Grouped around such management and leadership lessons as taking the entrepreneurial leap and transforming business models, these top players' stories encompass personal and professional moments of challenge and self-revelation that shaped their career choices and the direction of their companies. The essays are intimate, candid, and inspiring, including Bill Rasmussen's recollection of starting ESPN in the wake of being fired from his job, Union Square Cafe's Danny Meyer telling of forgoing law school to pursue his dream of being a restaurateur, and Maxine Clark's tale of quitting her prime post at Payless to start Build-A-Bear. Often deeply revealing, frequently dealing with tough situations like strikes, layoffs, or bankruptcy, these must-read stories will resonate with business owners, leaders, and managers at all levels who find themselves at crossroads, confronting difficult decisions, or simply striving for excellence and alignment with their true passions.
