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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, N abisco, and American Express, and her interviews with 100 CEOs worldwide reveal:
Praise for How to Act Like a CEO
"A wonderful blend of Dale Carnegie and the 10 Commandments."--Reuben Mark, Chairman, CEO and President, The Colgate Palmolive Company
"With this book, Debra Benton has uniquely leveraged her lifetime study of CEOs into an insightful, clear and compelling primer for aspiring executives."--Doug Conant, President, Nabisco Food Company
"An insightful tour d'horizon of how CEOs approach decision-making and leadership...this book demonstrates that although no two CEOs think alike, there are certain habits of mind and a disposition to decide and to act that most leaders have in common."--William Stavropoulos, CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
"A most insightful guide for those who yearn to run a major enterprise in this era of hypercompetition. Highly recommended for anyone with an eye towards great career success--especially the young and hungry go-getters who need Benton's advice more than they'll ever know."--Jeff Cunningham, Chairman of the Board, iLIFE.com
"Benton has managed to get some of the top people to share their insight and advice, and the result is a highly readable book that would benefit anyone trying to succeed in an organization today."--Solomon D. Trujillo, President, Chairman and CEO, US West, Inc.
D.A. Benton founded Benton Management Resources in 1976 to provide executive development and career counseling. She has worked in seventeen countries and her numerous media appearances around the world have brought her wide acclaim. Her clients include AT&T, American Express, Pepsi, United Airlines, Nabisco, Mobil Oil, PricewaterhouseCoopers & Lybrand, and NASA. Benton is also the bestselling author of How to Think Like a CEO and Secrets of a CEO Coach.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Where is the beef?,
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This review is from: How to Act Like a CEO: 10 Rules for Getting to the Top and Staying There (Paperback)
I did get one soundbite that I hope I can use in my life from this book, "Be yourself, unless you're a jerk". However, I got so tired of: be nice, have integrity, be an example, on page after page I was only able to make it through half of the book. All of that is important, but they covered that quite well in kindergarten. If you pick it up to read on the plane bring a backup book; you will need it.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
No startling revelations,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Act Like a CEO: 10 Rules for Getting to the Top and Staying There (Hardcover)
This book is dull and does not unravel anything that the average person who can rise to the top cannot derive on its own - if you are just graduating from college, this may seem appropriate, if you've been around in the business world - seek other material. One reading suggestion, which is light and very simple, but a good reminder of what's required is the book by Lencioni: " The 5 temptations of a CEO" - worth an hour while waiting at the airport between flights.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
CEO's: Walking the talk and talking the walk,
By Richard Corbett (Plainsboro, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Act Like a CEO: 10 Rules for Getting to the Top and Staying There (Hardcover)
In How to Act Like a CEO, Debra Benton interviews CEO's from a broad range of industries, and then sets out the common elements that brought their power and success. In ten chapters - reflecting the ten rules for getting to the top - she intersperses her own assessment of how those success secrets work. Included are insights, advice and quotes from CEO's on everything from integrity to the CEO as number one salesman for the company.Although the title suggests that "acting" is a CEO focus, and the book includes a chapter full of advice on just that, much broader leadership territory is covered. The chapter on integrity - "Be Yourself, Unless You're a Jerk" - is the first chapter and also the most compelling. You can act like a CEO, but the act will collapse without the continous practice of the highest integrity. As leadership books go, How to Act Like a CEO comes down heavily on the side of long hard work in every aspect of your career. You must work at getting better every day. You must be passionate about your career. You must act like a leader and be of good cheer - even when you don't feel like it. This is a demanding book! Fortunately, some of the ten rules - "Cut Through the Junk" and "Keep Good Company" - call for maintaining a healthy balance between work and play, and delegating effectively to take the pressure off. The CEO's interviewed come across as somewhat harried, but insisting on having fun, looking for opportunities, and emerging as the heroes of of any crisis - with many a war story to tell. How to Act Like a CEO is an energizing work. It tells you how hard it is, but then gets you to see how you can meet the challenges that you think you can't. It belongs on the bookshelves of leaders everywhere.
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