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Grady Means (Author), Colin Price (Author), G.William Dauphinais (Author)
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Not many of us have the benefit of sitting down and picking the brains of top CEOs, the kind of guys who get their pictures on the covers of Forbes and Fortune and whose companies' quarterly earnings are reported on the evening news. Wisdom of the CEO doesn't exactly give you face time, but it does feature 29 corporate leaders talking about the issues that drive modern business--growth, innovation, shareholder value, and globalization among them.

Some of the names are those you'd expect--Michael Dell talking about growth, Sony's Nobuyuki Idea on innovation--but others are a surprise. For example, the postmaster general of the United States has written a chapter called "Firing Up the Evangelical Organization," in which he talks about the inherent contradictions of a company that is a monopoly but still has to compete for market share with publicly traded companies. The chapter on knowledge management comes last in the book, but contains the most interesting metaphor: Yahoo! chairman and CEO Timothy Koogle compares the proliferation of new information to bug spray, which works by forcing bugs to keep twitching until they run out of food or oxygen and thus die. Knowledge workers and organizations are like that, he says: If they can't find the information they need quickly, in language that's meaningful to them, they'll just keep searching until they run themselves into the ground. Not that this is a book built on clever metaphors. Two of the authors are partners with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the giant accountancy firm, and the third is a former partner. A reader doesn't expect zinging prose from this trio, and shouldn't be disappointed when it's not found. Instead, the book offers straightforward analysis of how business has changed in the past two decades and how it figures to continue changing. --Lou Schuler --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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This is a PricewaterhouseCoopers book that the editors, leading partners in that accounting firm, contend provides important insight into near-term agenda issues for the global economy. Contributors include the CEOs of AT&T, Texaco, Unilever, Baxter, ABB, and Sony and cover globalization, growth, shareholder value, organization, e-business, disruptive technology, innovation, and knowledge management. Although all 29 contributors have notable corporate responsibility, their selection by PricewaterhouseCoopers could be guided by business development considerations, as the firm offers this forum for publicizing the ideas of its clients and prospective clients. Mary Whaley --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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1.0 out of 5 stars USELESS, Nov 7 2000
This review is from: Wisdom of the CEO: 29 Global Leaders Tackle Today's Most Pressing Business Challenges (Paperback)
I was given this book to read as part of my studies. It is useless information that you could get from your drunk grandmother on any given Sunday! It is nothing more than a retort of common sense, and a CEO's bragging about individual company's accomplishment out of context, with no real information or solutions offered.

I was particularly dismayed at Middle-school level comments such as "Our work with clients and with the analysis of markets suggests that growth energizes those firms and management groups that creates outstanding shareholder value." It's classic rhetoric that makes Dilbert's life a living hell, and shows just how headless large corporations really are.

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5.0 out of 5 stars CEO WISDOM, April 17 2000
This review is from: Wisdom of the CEO: 29 Global Leaders Tackle Today's Most Pressing Business Challenges (Paperback)
An intellectual epic of the management movement in the global marketplace. A must read book for any business leaders who wants to gain market share, acheive product differentiation, increase shareholder value, manage KM or ride the wave of ecommerce. An insightful bilbilography backed by 29 prominent top executives in the international arena. The collection of articles provide a useful resource for MBA students and a valuable information tool for case studies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Home Run, Mar 4 2000
This review is from: Wisdom of the CEO: 29 Global Leaders Tackle Today's Most Pressing Business Challenges (Paperback)
The authors clearly have presented us top wisdom from these business leaders. The stories are fascinating and the ideas I got from the business leaders was numerous. Well done.

I also recommend a book my company uses successfully for its leadership development program - it has worked well with new and existing managers: "The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills."

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