Nightly Business Report Presents Lasting Leadership (Digital Print Edition)

Paths to greatness:Actionablelessons from today's most remarkable business leaders Incisive profiles from Knowledge@Wharton and Nightly Business Report Andy Grove, Mary Kay Ash, Lou Gerstner, Richard Branson, Herb Kelleher, Charles Schwab...and 19 more In this book, two of the world's most respected sources of business insight come together to select and profile the 25 most influential businesspeople of the past quarter century. These incisive profiles teach specific lessons you can use to discover, refine, and nurture your own leadership style... achieve breakthrough results...and accelerate your career progress. The team:Nightly Business Report, the United States'#1 daily TV business news program, andKnowledge@Wharton, The Wharton School's online journal of research and business analysis. Together, they offer powerful new insights into familiar faces--and reveal the passion and brilliance that allowed less-well-known leaders to achieve the extraordinary. From corporate culture to brand management, risk-taking to pricing, this book's insights won't justhelpyou: they'llinspireyou. What outstanding leaders do, andhowthey do it Actionable insights for achievingyour ownform of greatness Building corporate culture that can withstand anything What you can learn from Southwest's Herb Kelleher and J&J's James Burke Key attributes of lasting leadership Giving voice tocustomers, giving voice totruth Getting smarter,faster Case studies in building organizations that learn--and act Reinventing your business: when it's time, how to do it Lessons from the master: Steve Jobs Discovering underserved markets--and serving them profitably Mohammed Yunus: Profiting from entrepreneurship in the world's poorest communities The greatest business leaders of our generation How they achieved the impossible What you can learn from them How to use those lessons to superchargeyourcareer 25 compelling profiles from two of the world's leading sources of business insight: Nightly Business Reportand The Wharton School'sKnowledge@Wharton 25 extraordinary leaders, 25 incisive profiles: Andy Grove,Intel Bill Gates,Microsoft John Bogle,The Vanguard Group Steve Jobs,Apple & Pixar Warren Buffett,Berkshire Hathaway Herb Kelleher,Southwest Airlines Sam Walton,Wal-Mart Jack Welch,GE Jeff Bezos,Amazon Mary Kay Ash,Mary Kay Michael Dell,Dell Peter F. Drucker Alan Greenspan Oprah Winfrey,Harpo, Inc. George Soros,Soros Fund Management[read more]