What makes a business leader great? This book identifies the 50 most successful business leaders in America, then, in a series of interviews, goes on to examine their methods & techniques for success. Nor surprisingly, each of the 50 executives selected differ greatly in their personalities, their paths to the top, & the industries in which they work. But perhaps the best way to learn how to excel is by studying the strategies & thinking of a wide range of the leaders who have proved themselves in some of the world's best-run companies. This groundbreaking book should be required reading by leaders -- & future leaders -- everywhere. "The key to building an enduring new medium is passion, people, perseverance, perspective & paranoia." Steve Case.

Lessons from the Top: In Search of the Best Business Leaders

Business & Money

James M. Citrin

Thomas J. Neff

Management & Leadership

Diane Pub Co.

Explores what is different about the careers of people like Lou Gerstner, ret. CEO of IBM; Sen. Eliz. Dole; Yahoo! COO Dan Rosensweig; & Tom Freston, CEO of MTV Networks. People with extraordinary careers are guided by 5 straightforward patterns that can be used by everyone: Understand the value of you; practice benevolent leadership; solve the permission paradox, the dilemma of not being able to get a job without experience & not getting the experience without the job; differentiate using the 20/80 principle of performance by storming past defined jobs to create breakthrough ideas; & gravitate toward the things you are best at & have a passion for, & work with people you like & respect. Includes the Spencer Stuart Job Survival Guide.

Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: The Guide for Achieving Success & Satisfaction

Richard A. Smith

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Leading at a Distance: Practical Lessons for Virtual Success

Darleen DeRosa

wiley

Getting a new job or a big promotion is like building a house: You need to get the foundation right for both. With a job, the quick-drying cement is how well you do in your first hundred days, since they establish the foundation for long-term momentum and great performance. Tom Neff and Jim Citrin are two of the world’s leading experts on leadership and career success. As key figures at Spencer Stuart (hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the number one brand name in executive search), they must understand the criteria for success when they recruit top executives for new leadership positions. Through compelling, first-hand stories you will hear from people such as Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE, on how his career has been a series of successive first hundred days. Larry Summers, president of Harvard University, talks candidly about what he could have done differently in his early days to avoid dissipating goodwill among the diverse constituencies important for his future success. Gary Kusin of Kinko’s shares the specifics of the hundred-day action plan he crafted for himself before he started his new job. Paul Pressler of Gap Inc. shows how he developed a general strategic agenda that established fundamental principles and goals, waiting to prepare a more detailed strategic plan until later in his tenure. Tom Neff and Jim Citrin’s actionable eight-point plan will be the foundation for your success—whether you are moving to a new organization or being promoted—showing how to: • Prepare yourself mentally, physically, and emotionally from the time you accept until the time you begin • Manage others’ expectations of you—bosses, colleagues, and subordinates • Shape and build the team that will work with you • Learn the lay of the land and find out how things “really work around here” • Communicate your story effectively to people inside and outside the organization • Avoid the top ten traps that confront every new leader, such as disrespecting your predecessor, misreading the true sources of power in the organization, or succumbing to the “savior syndrome” When you start a new job you are in what AOL’s Jon Miller calls a “temporary state of incompetence,” faced with having to do the most when you know the least. But with the eight-point plan of You’re in Charge—Now What? you’ll understand and be able to take action on the patterns that will build your success. Also available as an eBook

You're in Charge--Now What?: The 8 Point Plan

Neff, Thomas J.

Citrin, James M.

Crown Business

Are you about to graduate and begin your job search? Or are you a young professional trying to choose the right field or looking for that perfect position that will catapult your career?Figuring out a career and getting a great job has never been more difficult. On top of that, today’s graduates are looking for not only good jobs but positions that will help them launch careers in which they can grow and prosper. But knowing what to look for and how to actually land a great job is exceptionally challenging when you’re trying to get an interview, make enough money, and position yourself for advancement.Based on an in-depth survey of thousands of graduates and young professionals, and hundreds of interviews with the world’s top business and nonprofit leaders—not to mention James Citrin’s decades of experience as a senior partner at the premier executive search firm Spencer Stuart—The Career Playbook offers recent graduates and aspiring young professionals actionable advice for excelling. From his practical tips on generating valuable introductions, nailing interviews, and negotiating compensation to strategic advice on the arc of a career, the importance of relationships, how to cultivate a mentor, and knowing when to change jobs or industries, Citrin provides an invaluable guide to the most urgent questions that are at the heart of every person’s career deliberations.Packed with first-person advice from graduates and young professionals themselves, as well as the perspectives of seasoned CEOs, entrepreneurs, leaders, and experts, such as Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, Third Point Advisors’ Daniel Loeb, author Malcolm Gladwell, and US Navy SEALs’ Admiral Eric Olson, The Career Playbook is an essential resource for landing, launching, and thriving in your career.

Career Playbook, The

Job Hunting & Careers

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