The outsiders : eight unconventional CEOs and their radically rational blueprint for success /

The outsiders : eight unconventional CEOs and their radically rational blueprint for success /

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What makes a successful CEO? Most people call to mind a familiar definition: "a seasoned manager with deep industry expertise." Others might point to the qualities of today's so-called celebrity CEOs--charisma, virtuoso communication skills, and a confident management style. But what...

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Main Author: Thorndike, William N., Jr
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Review Press, ©2012
Subjects:
Chief executive officers > Biography
Executive ability
Industrial management
Success in business
Aptitude pour la direction
Chefs de direction > Biographies
Gestion d'entreprise
Succès dans les affaires
Actionnaires
Affaires
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Leadership
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Strategic Planning
Chefs d'entreprise > Biographie > États-Unis
Chefs d'entreprise > Biographie > États-Unis
Chief executive officers
Gestion d'entreprises
Investissements
Leadership
Management
Succès dans les affaires
Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Biographies
Biography
collective biographies
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface: Singletonville
  • Introduction: an intelligent iconoclasm
  • A perpetual motion machine for returns : Tom Murphy and Capital Cities Broadcasting
  • An unconventional conglomerateur : Henry Singleton and Teledyne
  • The turnaround : Bill Anders and General Dynamics
  • Value creation in a fast moving stream : John Malone and Tele-communications (TCI)
  • The widow takes the helm : Katherine Graham and the Washington Post Company
  • A public LBO : Bill Stiritz and Ralston Purina
  • Optimizing the family firm : Dick Smith and General Cnema
  • The investor as CEO : Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway
  • Radical rationality : the outsider's mind-set
  • Epilogue: an example and a checklist
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface: Singletonville
  • Introduction: an intelligent iconoclasm
  • A perpetual motion machine for returns : Tom Murphy and capital cities
  • Broadcasting
  • An unconventional conglomerateur : Henry Singleton and teledyne
  • The turnaround : Bill Anders and General Dynamics
  • Value creation in a fast moving stream : John Malone and tele-communications (TCI)
  • The widow takes the helm : Katherine graham and the washington post
  • Company
  • A public LBO : Bill Stiritz and ralston Purina
  • Optimizing the family firm : Dick Smith and general cinema
  • The investor as CEO : Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway
  • Radical rationality : the mind of the outsider
  • Epilogue: an example and a checklist
  • Acknowledgements

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