Peak Dialogue: Management Strategy Interviews with 100 Successful Leaders

Author: (USA) Avi Bower
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Regardless of your industry, when your company faces market changes, you can find the management secrets of successful leaders here. And reading or learning one secret only takes you 5 minutes or less. A survey by The Wall Street Journal of 300 corporate presidents and CEOs found that 60% of leadership skills are developed through practice. The writing of this book stems from reflections on leadership qualities and skills after the "9/11 incident," gathering the leadership strategies and management wisdom of 100 successful leaders from top companies or organizations around the world who have faced crises, competition, and tough challenges. Readers can explore the inner factors that make these CEOs great by listening to their concise descriptions of their strong and effective leadership skills, thereby sharing their success experiences.
This book is easy to understand and its insights are inspiring. In each chapter, leaders succinctly summarize their strong and effective leadership techniques. Readers can discover the success secrets of world-class company leaders, including famous companies like Domino's Pizza, the world's largest computer company, HP, wireless equipment companies, convenience store champion 7Eleven, Southwest Airlines, the giant Staples company in the U.S. office supplies industry, Xerox, and other successful companies in various industries with different strategies. Those interested in business management, especially the art of leadership, will benefit greatly from this book. It provides leaders who aspire to success with rich summaries of experience and various effective methods and techniques.