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Authors: Harvard Business School Press (Compiler), Richard S. Tedlow
ISBN-13: 9781591392750, ISBN-10: 1591392756
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Date Published: July 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Harvard Business School Press

Book Synopsis

This volume of the ongoing series collects eight papers taken from the pages of the Harvard Business Review. Dedicated to the theme of executive leadership, the topics discuss the impact of CEO firings, the "inevitable pros" and "inevitable cons" of narcissistic leaders, the dangers of executive coaching, and other topics. The articles are also available as individual reprints from the Review. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Table of Contents

The Curse of the Superstar CEO1
Holes at the Top: Why CEO Firings Backfire19
A Letter to the Chief Executive39
The Very Real Dangers of Executive Coaching55
Narcissistic Leaders: The Incredible Pros, the Inevitable Cons73
The Leadership Journey99
What Titans Can Teach Us115
Where Leadership Starts133
About the Contributors149
Index153

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