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I am still in process of reading it, but in every chapter I get the same thought in my mind - why the original sources of the business models (or very similar ones) that they are talking about are not being mentioned. A few examples, in the first chapter the key elements are very close to Blue Ocean Strategy ideas. S curve model that they describe in the second chapter is linked to Charles Handy's concepts on using Sigmoid curve. Overall it is a collection of well known business best practices w...
Stopped 11% the way through. Not sure if it’s just to general for me or if I am not in a position to understand what is being talked about. Either way I couldn’t find value in continuing on.
I really liked "CEO Excellence" by Carolyn Dewar. It can be thought of as a mini-MBA course, as its value extends beyond the C-suite and contains valuable lessons for everyone in corporate America. Dewar, and her writing partners, sought to create a book which details the difference between okay-CEO's, and those that are truly great. Dewar strikes a good balance between statistics and stories. Dewar weaves together the data (did CEO's have measurable impact on EBITDA) with the stories (CEO's who...
2.5 stars for this. While I am not, and really never plan on being a CEO, the book did offer plenty of leadership and management tips in general. There are large parts of the book that focus specifically on the CEO role as it relates to the board of directors and shareholders, but I just skipped over those chapters as I did not think I would get anything out of those chapters. Like I said, don't be scared away from the book if you are not or never intending to be a CEO, the people management tip...
A well researched book with rigor applied in choosing the leading CEO's for review, discussion, and interviews. The authors do a great job of boiling down what I am sure was a mountain of data to an easily readable format that is informative for leaders everywhere not just in the top spot of organizations. Worth the time investment to read and digest.
