MAXIMUM LEADERSHIP THE WORLD'S LEADING CEOS SHARE THEIR FIVE STRATEGIES FOR SUCC: The World's Leading CEOs Share Their Five Strategies for Success [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Charles M. Farkas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1996

An inside look at the world's most powreful business leaders.

From Charles M. Farkas and Philippe De Backer, directors of the internationally renowned consulting firm Bain & Co., comes "Maximum Leadership"-- a fascinating report that answers the question: What in the world do CEOs do all day to make those multi-million-dollar salaries?

Coca-Cola, Gilette, Nestle, Canon: from computers to health care, from banking to advertising, these are some of the biggest names in business, ringing up billions of dollars in sales each year-- and behind each corporation is a CEO. Like the Wizard of Oz behind his curtain, these men and women at the top inspire both awe and skepticism.

In the summer of 1994, Farkas and De Backer began to interview the heads of 163 multinational companies. Instead of stock answers and puffery, they found CEOs willing to spend hours providing details, honesty, and reams of data. Here are the five management approaches the authors discovered not as quick remedies for success, but instead to show you the range of ways CEOs choose to contribute to their companies.

No matter where you are in the corporation, this riveting study will provide unique insight into how organizations are run and how you can add value to them.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

For people who wonder what the CEOs of the world's largest corporations do to earn their multimillion-dollar salaries?and for those who would walk in their footsteps?here is an inside glimpse of life at the top. Farkas and De Backer, directors of an international consulting firm, trekked across North America, Europe and Japan, interviewing the heads of 157 multinational companies to learn how they define their jobs and what they do with their time. They found that those high-ranking macro-managers are expected to add discernible value to their companies and deliver consistently or get out. They work in distinct ways the authors have narrowed to five strategies. Stories told by the CEOs (how Ogilvy & Mather manages IBM's worldwide advertising, for instance) paint vivid pictures of the companies and their leaders. 75,000 first printing.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

The results of a major survey of international businesses are reported here showing five approaches to management followed by successful CEOs. The strategic approach is to think long-term and plan well. The human-asset approach is to cultivate employee abilities and bring out the best in people. Adding expertise is a way that CEOs can add value to their companies. A so-called box style of leadership is to set up policies, procedures, and controls that will create superior business results. Lastly, some managers make their key contribution by bringing real, productive change to an organization. The discussion of the five leadership styles is insightful. Reader Eric Conger narrates well. Recommended for most business collections.?Mark Guyer, Stark Cty. Dist. Lib., Canton, Ohio
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Audioworks (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671562576
• ISBN-13: 978-0671562571
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,075,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An informative, entertaining review of effective management., January 20, 1998

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A.Bulkley ([e-mail]) (Northampton, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maximum Leadership: The World's Leading Ceo's Share Their Five Strategies for Success (Hardcover)

The authors present an interesting, thoroughly researched summary of effective management styles in practice. The interviews are personal and the individuals interviewed are not only successful, but fascinating.The authors' use of humor and gentle irony lends an amusing tone to the voice of this book, which is pretty rare in business tomes. I recommend Maximum Leadership to anyone in business school, or for "light" professional reading...it is easy to put down and pick up again. Even those of us who don't wear business suits can apply most of the principles to our interactions with associates and family.

I did wonder, however, after absorbing the authors' summary of the five effective management styles...what other styles could there be? Management by cattle prod? by hypnosis? by bribery? I didn't waste too much time pondering this: given the credentials of the authors, I'm sure they would know.

Makes a good professional gift, too.