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How to Act Like a CEO: 11 Rules for Getting to the Top and Staying There »
Authors: D. A. Benton
ISBN-13: 9780071412940, ISBN-10: 0071412948
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: January 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: D. A. Benton
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.
Book Synopsis
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.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: The 1,000 Percent Solution | ix | |
| CEOs are different in how they can and need to act | ||
| You need to do what the good ones do if you want to become one yourself | ||
| 1. | Be Yourself, Unless You're a Jerk | 1 |
| Why integrity is so important | ||
| How to improve yours | ||
| The test--a crisis | ||
| 2. | See Around Corners | 29 |
| Vision is ... | ||
| How to improve yours | ||
| Now, change it | ||
| 3. | Make Dust or Eat Dust | 53 |
| Strategic thinking | ||
| Decision making | ||
| Planning | ||
| 4. | Make the Big Play: The CEO's role in operations | 71 |
| Delegate | ||
| Communicate | ||
| Plan for the mistakes | ||
| 5. | Keep Good Company | 93 |
| What makes for good company | ||
| How to attract good company | ||
| How to keep good company | ||
| 6. | Be the Number One Fund-Raiser and Protector | 117 |
| The CEO's financial responsibility | ||
| 7. | Act Like a CEO Even When You Don't Feel Like It | 131 |
| Leadership on the inside | ||
| Leadership on the outside | ||
| 8. | Evangelize the World | 151 |
| The CEO is the number one salesperson | ||
| How to get better at it | ||
| 9. | Go Big or Go Home | 159 |
| The CEO's role as a community leader | ||
| 10. | Cut Through the Junk | 167 |
| How to achieve balance in your life for complete success | ||
| Do something toward that end every day | ||
| Wrap-Up | 183 | |
| It's up to you, sorry to say | ||
| Special Thanks | 191 | |
| Index | 199 |
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