How to Act Like a CEO: 10 Rules for Getting to the Top and Staying There 10 Rules for Getting to the Top and Staying There
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, October 27, 2000.
Edition: First
Book Condition: New
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0071412948 / 9780071412940
In the follow-up to her bestselling How to Think Like a CEO, #1 executive coach Debra Benton's work with top-level executives from AT&T, Colgate, Pepsi, Mobil Oil, Nabisco, and American Express, and her interviews with 100 CEOs worldwide reveal:
- 10 "rules of the game" for managers
- Rules CEOs apply for everyday success
- Managerial pointers for readers on how to apply each rule in their professional lives
From the Back Cover
But every one of these successful executives has used the same 10 rules in getting to the top. Now you can too!
What qualities does it take to be the CEO of a small start-up company in Silicon Valley? To head a huge media conglomerate headquartered in New York City? To leapfrog your way up the career ladder? To launch a successful new business venture? The answer is that it takes the same qualities. Successful people, says D.A. Benton, may vary enormously in their personalities, temperaments, and goals, but in the ways that really count, star achievers are more alike than they are different.
Benton, a world-famous executive consultant who has been profiled in Fortune, Time, and The New York Times and has coached many of the world's most powerful executives, is the author of the classic bestseller How to Think Like a CEO, a book that gave readers insight into the decision-making processes of those at the top of their fields. For this follow-up book, she has interviewed hundreds of executives to find out exactly what they do differently from also-rans, providing an inside look at CEOs in action. How do they assess risks and opportunities in a new venture? How do they put together deals? How do they convince others to follow them? How do they manage a crisis?
Benton analyzes the leadership styles of such diverse individuals as Reuben Marks, head of Colgate-Palmolive; Apple's legendary Steven Jobs; top defense lawyer Gerry Spence; Brian McCune, CEO of e-merging Technologies; Dinita Johnson Hughes, CEO of Edgewater Systems; Doug Conant, President of Nabisco Foods; and General Colin Powell. Benton has discovered certain qualities these CEOs share. These qualities become the basis for the ten rules that anyone can follow to achieve CEO-like results at any level, in any career, in any industry. The ten rules are:
*Be Yourself, Unless You're a Jerk
*See Around Corners
*Act Like a CEO Even When You Don't Feel Like It
*Go Big or Go Home
*And more!
Whether your ambition is to become the CEO, start your own company, get a promotion, or just have a long and rewarding career where you command tremendous respect and admiration, this no-nonsense and insightful book will help you achieve your goal.
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