Before I Was CEO (eBook)

Life Stories and Lessons from Leaders Before They Reached the Top

Peter Vanham (Autor)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
240 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-119-27812-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Have you always known what you wanted to be in life?

What are some 'watershed moments' that made you who you are?

When did you get on track to become a successful CEO?

It started with three questions at Davos. The younger Peter Vanham looked to the answers from the elite leaders he asked to validate his own career choice, and the rich, private wisdom he received revealed more about building a career than he'd found anywhere else. He shares it all with you in Before I Was CEO.

For everyone who lays awake at night wondering if they're heading up or down the corporate ladder, this collection of personal stories from a remarkable group of the most accomplished men and women in business today proves everyone can put themselves in the C-suite by taking a variety of different paths-it's all how you do it. Some found opportunity through adversity and others came by their big-break moments through serendipity. A group of them walked away from corporate life and lived in other ways and all of them made calculated moves to advance their careers. In their own words, read how it all unfolded, the tough decisions they wrestled, the risks and rewards they saw, and how it all came together. You don't need a royal pedigree or Ivy League education to reach the top as long as you:

• Value family, leave home, and make informed decisions based on your dreams

• Take the first thirty-five years of your life to discover what you're interested in and don't rush to be a CEO

 • Strategically deal with failure, remember the lessons you learned, and adapt to situations you can't change

You aren't the first person to be at the crossroads you're standing in, and with the motivating and instructive stories in Before I Was CEO, you may be answering a young journalist's questions at Davos one day.

PETER VANHAM is a business writer and media strategist. He is the U.S. media lead and a global leadership fellow at the World Economic Forum, as well as a contributor to Financial Times, Business Insider, and Forbes. Prior to working in media, he was a management consultant at Bain & Company in Brussels. He holds an M.A. in Business & Economics from Columbia Journalism School and an M.S. in Commercial Engineering from the University of Leuven.

Inhalt

Cover 1
Title Page 5
Copyright 6
Dedication 7
Contents 9
Foreword 13
Introduction 17
Part I: Adversity 23
Chapter 1: Finding True North 25
The Story of Orit Gadiesh, Bain & Company
The Story of David Kenny, IBM 31
Lessons Learned 36
Endnotes 40
Chapter 2: The Dot-Com Crisis 41
The Story of Kris Gopalakrishnan, Infosys 44
The Story of David Kenny, IBM (cont'd) 48
The Story of Raf Keustermans, Plumbee 50
The Unraveling & Lessons Learned
Part II: Opportunities 61
Chapter 3: Living the American Dream 63
The Story of Alberto Vitale, Random House 63
Lesson Learned 77
Endnotes 79
Chapter 4: Serendipity 81
The Story of Geoffrey Garrett, The Wharton School 83
The Story of Peter Henry, NYU Stern 90
Lessons Learned 97
Endnotes 98
Part III: Off the Beaten Track 99
Chapter 5: A Shining Path 101
The Story of Paul Bulcke, Nestle 102
Lessons Learned 112
Chapter 6: Brewing in the Brousse 114
The Story of Jean-Francois van Boxmeer, Heineken 114
Lessons Learned 126
Endnotes 131
Part IV: Breaking Free and Coming Home 133
Chapter 7: Breaking Free 135
The Story of Rick Goings, Tupperware Brands 136
The Story of Susan Cameron, < Reynolds American Inc.>
Lessons Learned 151
Endnotes 153
Chapter 8: Coming Home 154
The Story of Barry Salzberg, Deloitte 155
The Story of Johan Aurik, A.T. Kearney 161
The Story of Steve Davis, PATH 166
Lessons Learned 171
Endnotes 172
Part V: Role Models 173
Chapter 9: Father's Footsteps 175
The Story of Richard Edelman, Edelman 177
The Story of Andrew Likierman, London Business School 181
The Story of Chris Burggraeve, Vicomte 165 187
Lessons Learned 196
Endnotes 198
Chapter 10: Practical Advice 200
The Story of Gail McGovern, American Red Cross 201
The Story of Patrick De Maeseneire, Jacobs Holding 206
What They Didn't Need 217
Conclusions 217
Building a Career from Interests 218
Climbing the Ladder 220
Learning to Deal with Failure 220
Leaving Home 221
Making Informed Choices 222
Valuing the Importance of Family 223
Surfing the Waves of History 224
Setting Aside Your CEO Ambitions 226
Remembering Lessons Learned 227
Endnote 228
About the Author 229
Acknowledgments 230
Index 233
EULA 243

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.10.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• ISBN-10: 1-119-27812-0 / 1119278120
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-27812-2 / 9781119278122