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| Synopsis |
Leaders Talk Leadership is an impressive collection of interviews with some of the world's most respected corporate leaders and management scholars. Edited by Ashby and Miles of the preeminent executive search firm Heidrick and Struggles, this compilation of thought leadership spanning industries and geographies addresses the key issues facing executives today such as governance, leadership and strategy, how to lead in volatile times or through a corporate transformation, how to best leverage human capital and how to achieve competitive advantage in today's environment. Some of the CEO's featured in the book include Ken Chenault, of American Express, Steve Reinemund of PepsiCo, Heinrich von Pierer of Siemens, Ken Lewis of Bank of America, Edward Tian of China Netcom, Fred Smith of FedEx, Hank McKinnell of Pfizer, A.G. Lafley of Proctor and Gamble, Klaus Zumwinkel of Deutsche Post World Net, William Haseltine of Human Genome Sciences, Linda Sanford of IBM, Larry Weinbach of Unisys and Michael Dell of Dell Computer. Framing these cutting-edge concepts are interviews and written essays by preeminent academics, including Jay Conger from London Business School, Jim Collins of Good to Great, Mohanbir Sawhney of Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and Jeffrey Pfeffer of Stanford University. Serving as the line executive's roadmap to recruiting, retaining and developing talent and an encyclopedia of MBA students worldwide, this book represents path-breaking leadership perspectives from path-breaking leaders.
| About The Author |
Meredity D. Ashby and Stephen A. Miles are business analysts at Heidrick & Struggles, the world's premier executive search and leadership services consulting firm. They work with the firm's Vice Chairman of Board Services to deliver cutting-edge thought lleadership on topics such as governance and human capital to clients worldwide. In addition, Ashby is a business development specialist in the firm's Office of the Chairmen and Miles is involved in the firm's Leadership Services Practice.
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Foreword by London Business School's Jay Conger, named the "Best Business School Professor to Teach Executives" and a "Top Management Guru" by BusinessWeek magazine.
| Product Details |
Title: Leaders Talk Leadership: Top Executives Speak Their Minds
Authors: Meredith D. Ashby and Stephen A. Miles
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pub. Date: September 23, 2002
Pages: 288
Edition Number: 1
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0195152838
ISBN-10: 0195152832
Product Dimensions: 8.4" x 5.5" x .6"
