Life Stories and Lessons from Leaders Before They Reached the Top
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Köp båda 2 för 505 krPETER VANHAM is a business writer and media strategist. He is the U.S. media lead and a global leadership fellow at the World Economic Forum, as well as a contributor to Financial Times, Business Insider, and Forbes. Prior to working in media, he was a management consultant at Bain & Company in Brussels. He holds an M.A. in Business & Economics from Columbia Journalism School and an M.S. in Commercial Engineering from the University of Leuven.
Foreword xi Introduction xv Part I: Adversity 1 Chapter 1: Finding True North 3 The Story of Orit Gadiesh, Bain & Company 4 The Story of David Kenny, IBM 9 Lessons Learned 14 Endnotes 18 Chapter 2: The Dot-Com Crisis 19 The Story of Kris Gopalakrishnan, Infosys 22 The Story of David Kenny, IBM (contd) 26 The Story of Raf Keustermans, Plumbee 28 The Unraveling & Lessons Learned 30 Part II: Opportunities 39 Chapter 3: Living the American Dream 41 The Story of Alberto Vitale, Random House 41 Lesson Learned 55 Endnotes 57 Chapter 4: Serendipity 59 The Story of Geoffrey Garrett, The Wharton School 61 The Story of Peter Henry, NYU Stern 68 Lessons Learned 75 Endnotes 76 Part III: Off the Beaten Track 77 Chapter 5: A Shining Path 79 The Story of Paul Bulcke, Nestle 80 Lessons Learned 90 Chapter 6: Brewing in the Brousse 92 The Story of Jean-Francois van Boxmeer, Heineken 92 Lessons Learned 104 Endnotes 109 Part IV: Breaking Free and Coming Home 111 Chapter 7: Breaking Free 113 The Story of Rick Goings, Tupperware Brands 114 The Story of Susan Cameron, Reynolds American Inc. 121 Lessons Learned 129 Endnotes 131 Chapter 8: Coming Home 132 The Story of Barry Salzberg, Deloitte 133 The Story of Johan Aurik, A.T. Kearney 139 The Story of Steve Davis, PATH 144 Lessons Learned 149 Endnotes 150 Part V: Role Models 151 Chapter 9: Fathers Footsteps 153 The Story of Richard Edelman, Edelman 155 The Story of Andrew Likierman, London Business School 159 The Story of Chris Burggraeve, Vicomte 165 165 Lessons Learned 174 Endnotes 176 Chapter 10: Practical Advice 178 The Story of Gail McGovern, American Red Cross 179 The Story of Patrick De Maeseneire, Jacobs Holding 184 Conclusions 195 What They Didnt Need 195 Building a Career from Interests 196 Climbing the Ladder 198 Learning to Deal with Failure 198 Leaving Home 199 Making Informed Choices 200 Valuing the Importance of Family 201 Surfing theWaves of History 202 Setting Aside Your CEO Ambitions 204 Remembering Lessons Learned 205 Endnote 206 About the Author 207 Acknowledgments 208 Index 211