The outsiders eight unconventional CEOs and their radically rational blueprint for success
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 really matters...
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Harvard Business Review Press,
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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.
