Leaders of Dell, AmEx, FedEx—and forty-seven other companies—weigh in.
2/24/2003
How do leaders muscle forward in times of crisis or instability? That's just one of the questions the editors of this accessible compendium put to fifty CEOs and other top company figures in addition to a few choice academics. Here you'll find everyone from Orit Gadiesh, chairman of Bain & Company, to Steve Reinemund, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo. Each contributes a chapter; some are short essays while others take the form of mini-interviews. Some of the insights you'll come across? Writes Linda Sanford, a senior VP at IBM, "As we progress in our careers, there's a human tendency to believe that we are deemed successful only if we have the authority to run something. It's important to recognize that a person can lead from any position... It's all about your behavior and the leadership skills that you demonstrate on a particular project."