Skyward: Top Six Women Leaders in the U.S., Tan Xili Teaches You to Climb the Ladder with Ease

Author: Tan Xili (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The author Tan Xili wrote this legendary entrepreneurial saga based on her own experiences. She has achieved more than her dreams. She started her life in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and gradually grew into an influential business leader, speaker, consultant, writer, and respected philanthropist. In her teens, she left Hong Kong alone, carrying only two suitcases to study in the United States. She proved that success is possible even starting from the bottom. In the U.S., she had few connections and no small circles, English was not her native language. She didn’t attend an elite university but enrolled in a state university. In a male-dominated world of top performers, she was just one woman. However, she shares the secret to her success: leverage the resources you have to achieve your goals. She has held important positions in many world-renowned companies, including May Department Stores, Britannia Sportswear, Miller Brewing, Nike, Reebok, and Avatar. While becoming a renowned business leader, Xili was also one of the founders of the World Peace 2000 Network, founded in 1996. She also served on the board of directors for Reebok’s Human Rights Award for five years alongside former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize. Later, she herself received the Reebok Human Rights Award. The book shares her experiences from her tenure in key roles at companies like Reebok, Nike, Avatar, and Britannia. She summarizes her success secrets into four principles and shares them with readers without reservation. She weaves these four success principles throughout each case study of her career development. This book is practical and effective, offering timeless guiding principles for a lifetime. We believe these principles will serve as a beacon of guidance.