Secrets of greatness : advice from the world's top CEO's and entrepreneurs

Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Fortune Books, ©2006Description: 240 pISBN: 1933405902 ; 9781933405902Subject(s): Chief executive officers -- United States -- Anecdotes | Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Anecdotes | Business enterprises -- United States -- Anecdotes | Success in business -- United States -- Anecdotes | Business enterprises | Chief executive officers | Entrepreneurship | Success in business | United StatesDDC classification: 650.1
Contents:
Great beginnings: How some of America's best-known entrepreneurs got started : Introduction by Joshua Hyatt ; Software by the numbers by Scott Cook ; Building the perfect machine by Michael Dell ; A twist on timeless toys by Pleasant Rowland ; Visionary Earl Graves on Black Enterprise ; Visionary Les Vexner on Limited brands ; Putting a stop to mom and pop by Tom Stemberg -- Great ways to work: Techniques and tips from the masters : Introduction by Jerry Useem ; Best-kept secrets of the world's best companies ; How I work by Bill Gates ; Super-achievers: How they stay ahead in the fast lane -- Great decisions: Making the right choice at the right time : Introduction by Jerry Useem ; Decisions that made history by editors at Fortune ; Jim Collins on tough calls by Jerry Useem ; In the heat of the moment by Michael Useem -- Great role models: Let leaders who break the mold be your inspiration : Introduction by Geoffrey Colvin ; Mastering the art of disruption by Fred Vogelstein ; What makes GE great by Geoffrey Colvin ; Genentech: The best place to work now by Betsy Morris ; The education of Andy Grove by Richard S. Tedlow -- Great teams: How the best make it happen : Introduction by Jerry Useem ; From Wharton to war by Jim Vesterman ; Lincoln's genius by Jia Lynn Yang ; Biting the apple by Ellen McGirt ; This car saved Ford by Ellen McGirt ; RAZR'S edge by Adam Lashinsky; research associate Susan Kaufman ; Why dream teams fail by Geoffrey Colvin -- Great advice: Words that made a difference to the world's best managers : Advice from the master by Peter Drucker ; The best advice I ever got by 28 business luminaries ; Follow these leaders by Christopher Tkaczyk; Matthew Boyle.
Summary: Features anecdotes and personal stories which capture the advice, wisdom and guiding principles of today's top CEO's and entrepreneurs.
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Includes Index.

Great beginnings: How some of America's best-known entrepreneurs got started : Introduction by Joshua Hyatt ; Software by the numbers by Scott Cook ; Building the perfect machine by Michael Dell ; A twist on timeless toys by Pleasant Rowland ; Visionary Earl Graves on Black Enterprise ; Visionary Les Vexner on Limited brands ; Putting a stop to mom and pop by Tom Stemberg --
Great ways to work: Techniques and tips from the masters : Introduction by Jerry Useem ; Best-kept secrets of the world's best companies ; How I work by Bill Gates ; Super-achievers: How they stay ahead in the fast lane --
Great decisions: Making the right choice at the right time : Introduction by Jerry Useem ; Decisions that made history by editors at Fortune ; Jim Collins on tough calls by Jerry Useem ; In the heat of the moment by Michael Useem --
Great role models: Let leaders who break the mold be your inspiration : Introduction by Geoffrey Colvin ; Mastering the art of disruption by Fred Vogelstein ; What makes GE great by Geoffrey Colvin ; Genentech: The best place to work now by Betsy Morris ; The education of Andy Grove by Richard S. Tedlow --
Great teams: How the best make it happen : Introduction by Jerry Useem ; From Wharton to war by Jim Vesterman ; Lincoln's genius by Jia Lynn Yang ; Biting the apple by Ellen McGirt ; This car saved Ford by Ellen McGirt ; RAZR'S edge by Adam Lashinsky; research associate Susan Kaufman ; Why dream teams fail by Geoffrey Colvin --
Great advice: Words that made a difference to the world's best managers : Advice from the master by Peter Drucker ; The best advice I ever got by 28 business luminaries ; Follow these leaders by Christopher Tkaczyk; Matthew Boyle.

Features anecdotes and personal stories which capture the advice, wisdom and guiding principles of today's top CEO's and entrepreneurs.

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