Henry Dormann

Letters from Leaders

Personal Advice for Tomorrow's Leaders from the World's Most Influential People
Dormann, Henry O. (COM).

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Produktbeschreibung

Possibly no one on Earth personally knows as many people at the helms of nations, businesses, religions, charitable organizations, and institutes of learning as Henry O. Dormann - founder, chairman, and editor-in-chief of LEADERS magazine, whose circulation is limited to such leading figures. Here, he brings together the first-ever exclusive collection of wisdom and inspiration addressed to young people from the world's most influential people - advice on leadership, goal achievement, public service, and life journeys.
Letters from Leaders is a beautifully designed book comprising nearly eighty letters from those who have done so much to shape our world today - from Muhammad Ali to four U.S. Presidents, Mikhail Gorbachev, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and King Abdullah II of Jordan, and the Dalai Lama; from Cathie Black to T. Boone Pickens, Muriel Siebert, and Donald Trump. The letters, some as facsimile reproductions of handwritten originals, are each introduced with a biographical note by Dormann.
As put so aptly by Dormann in his introduction, All kings and queens, presidents, Nobel Laureates, chairmen and chairwomen, CEOs, and world leaders have one thing in common: They want what they have achieved to be useful and to be handed over to a younger generation... The leaders in these pages have lived and now offer their experiences as a treasure to ambitious and open minds - those who want to be something in life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 149mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9781599215013
• ISBN-10: 1599215012
• Artikelnr.: 25690762

Autorenporträt

By Henry Dormann

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
The Road to Success
Introduction
Leading Off With “The Greatest”
1) Muhammad Ali—former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World: The
Greater the Obstacle, The More Glorious the Moment of Success
Letters and Numbers
2)      Sumner Redstone—Chairman, Viacom: The Three C’s
3)      John Teets—Former Chairman, Dial Corporation: P.M.A.
4)      Muriel “Mickie” Siebert—Founder, Chairwoman & Chief
ExecutiveOfficer, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.: The First Woman of Finance’s
Top     Ten
5)      Jean-Pierre Garnier—CEO, GlaxoSmithKline: Eight Keys to the Good
Life
6)      Oswald Gruebel—Former CEO, Credit Suisse Group: 75% About the
Future
7)      James D. Robinson, III—General Partner, RRE Ventures: Leadership,
Onethrough Ten
8)      Elias Zerhouni, M.D.—Director, National Institutes of Health: The
50/50 Rules
9)      Cathie Black—President, Hearst Magazines: Live a 360-degree Life
10)  Howard J. Rubenstein—President, Rubenstein Associates, Inc.: A
Framework
11)  Joseph H. Flom—Senior Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom:
No       Magic Formula
Presidential Advice
12)  Gerald R. Ford—38th President of the United States: Opponents, Not
Enemies
13)  Jimmy Carter—39th President of the United States: Expand Your Hearts
and          Minds
14)  George H.W. Bush—41st President of the United States: The 41st
President’s         Top Ten List
15)  George W. Bush—43rd President of the United States: Say What You
Believe         and Stand By It
A Global Summit
            16) King Abdullah, II—King of Jordan: Provide Leadership
Through Courage
            17) The Dalai Lama: Love and Compassion
18) Mikhail Gorbachev—Former President, U.S.S.R., President of Green Cross
          International: All People Are Brethren
19) Vladimir Putin—Former President, Current Prime Minister, Russia:
Diligence Is the Mother of Success
            20) Nursultan Nazarbayev—President of Kazakhstan: Did I Live
This Day
Right?
            21) Lee Hsien Loong—Prime Minister, Singapore: To Build a
Country From
Scratch
            22) Mohammed Mahathir—Former Prime Minister, Malaysia: It’s
Worth Trying
            23) Roh Tae Woo—Former President, Republic of Korea:
Audaciously Realize
Formulated Decisions
Globalization
            24) G. Allen Andreas—Former Chairman & CEO, ADM: The Greatest
Education Possible
            25) Lee Kuan Yew—Senior Minister, Singapore: The Opportunities
of
Globalization
            26) Donald Trump—Chairman, President, & CEO, Trump
Organization: The
World Is a Big Place
            27) Richard S. Fuld—Chairman & CEO, Lehman Brothers: Connect
the Dots
Claiming Your Place In the World
            28) Lord E. John P. Browne—Former Group CEO, British Petroleum:
Build a
Strong Core
            29) Tony Hall—CEO, Royal Opera House, London: Many Different
Roles
            30) Thomas Hoving—Former Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York:
Everybody Wants You
            31) David Keough—Chairman of the Board, Allen & Company: A
Little
Decision
            32) David Rockefeller, Jr.—Member of the Board, Rockefeller
Financial
Services: Dig In
            33) David Tang—Chairman, D.W.C. Tang Development: A King in
Every Job
            34) James Tisch—President & CEO, Loews Corporation: Go Against
the Grain
Passion and Job Satisfaction
            35) John F. Welch—Former CEO, General Electric: Something That
Really
Turns Your Crank
            36) Maurice (Hank) Greenberg—Chairman & CEO, C.V. Starr & Co.:
Passion
            37) Joseph R. Gromek—President & CEO, Warnaco Company: The
First Place
to Start
Focus/Dedication
            38) Henry Kaufman—President, Henry Kaufman Company: Persistence
            39) Gary Mirabelle—Sculptor, Stricoff Gallery: Absurdly
Dedicated
            40) Ray Kelly—Commissioner, NYPD: Devote Yourself Totally
            41) Leon Lederman—Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics 1988,
Director Emeritus,
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: Total Obsessive Dedication
            42) Dean Kamen—President, DEKA Research: You Make the Choice
            43) Richard LeFrak—President & CEO, LeFrak Organization: For
Lack of an
Epiphany
Renaissance People
            44) Giampiero Bodino—Creative Director, Richemont S.A.: Be
Generous With
Your Creativity
            45) John Brennan—Chairman & CEO, Vanguard Group: Values Match
and
Adventurousness
            46) Jeremy Isaacs—CEO, Lehman Brothers Europe & Asia: A Virtual
Helicopter
View
            47) Stephan Rojahn—Chairman of the Board of Management, Dürr
Group: Ask
for Greater Responsibilities
            48) Doreen Toben—EVP & CFO, Verizon Communications Inc.:
Broaden Your
Outlook
Mentors and Role Models
            49) Dr. Josef Ackerman—Chairman of Deutsche Bank: Stay Focused
            50) Robert Keith Gray—Chairman, Gray & Company II: Your
Mother’s
Expectations
            51) Jurgen Hambrecht—Chairman of the Board of Directors, BASF:
Somebody
to Help
            52) Stephen Joel Trachtenberg—President Emeritus, George
Washington
University: Integrity, Bred in the Bone
            53) Warren Washington—Senior Scientist, NationalCenter for
Atmospheric
Research: Read About the Lives of Great Contributors
           
Working with Others
            54) Kathryn Wylde—President & CEO, New York City Partnership:
Partnerships
that Change the World
            55) James Turley—Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young LLP: Integrity,
Respect,
and Teaming
            56) Li Ka-shing—Chairman, Cheung Kong Holdings: Fairness
            57) Charles Holliday—Chairman & CEO, DuPont: Not a Beauty
Contest
            58) Maria Razumich-Zec—Regional Vice President and General
Manager, The
Peninsula Hotels: Your Reputation and Integrity are Everything
            59) Farooq Kathwari—Chairman, President & CEO, Ethan Allen:
Shape the
Debate
            60) Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder—Former Chairman, Volkswagen:
Listen Up!
            61) Shelly Lazarus—Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy
& Mather
Worldwide: “I’d Rather Ask For Forgiveness Than Permission.”
            62) Sanford I. Weil—Chairman Emeritus, Citigroup Inc., New
York: Surface
That Mistake
            63) Beth Brooke—Global Vice Chair, Ernst & Young: Use Your
Platform
Working for Others
            64) His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej—King of Thailand: The
Pure Soul
65) Ambassador William Holbrooke—Vice Chairman, Perseus: To Public
Service
            66) John D. Negroponte—Undersecretary of State, United States
of America: A
Life in Public Service
            67) Diana DeGette—Member of Congress: The Benefit of Changing
Lives
Optimism/Overcoming Challenges
            68) Vahid Alaghband—Chairman, Balli Klockner: Look for That
Silver Lining
            69) T. Boone Pickens—Chairman, BP Capital: To Be Up Against the
Wall
            70) Peter Peterson—Chairman, Blackstone Group: An Exuberant
Confidence in
the Future
            71) Marie McKee—President & Chief Executive Officer, Steuben
Glass: When a
Door Closes, Another Opens
Wisdom Inherited
            72) Dr. Anton Rupert—Founder, Rembrandt Group: Proverbs
            73) Gerhard Schroder—Former Chancellor, The FederalRepublic of
Germany:
The Categorical Imperative
            74) Leo Hindrey, Jr.—Managing Partner, InterMedia Partners:
Meteors Who
Light Our world
            75) Leslie E. Bains—Vice Chairman Modern Bank, N.A.: A Why to
Live
            76) Jean Afterman—Vice President and Assistant General Manager
New York Yankees: The Final Forming of Your Character
To Be or Not To Be
            77) Walter Cronkite—Journalist: Be Prepared
            78) William Harrison—Former Chairman & CEO, J.P. MorganChase &
Co.: Be
a Leader
A Final Note on Real Success
            79) Theodore Forstmann—General Partner, Forstmann Little &
Company: Real
Wealth Is Not Physical
Acknowledgments