True Leaders: How Exceptional CEOs and Presidents Make a Difference by Building People and Profits
Bette Price and George Ritcheske





Format: Hardcover, 256pp.
ISBN: 9780793148264
Publisher: Dearborn Trade
Pub. Date: December 2001

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From The Publisher:

At a time when companies are facing a shrinking workforce and a limited pool of highly skilled employees, leadership is everything. To achieve low turnover, high productivity, and sustained financial success, leaders in companies of all sizes must adopt proven leadership characteristics that build people and profits.

Drawing on interviews with more than 25 CEOs and presidents-including Irv Hockaday from Hallmark Cards, Len Roberts from RadioShack, Linda Huett from Weight Watchers International, and Jim Copeland from Deloitte & Touche-authors Bette Price and George Ritcheske outline ten leadership characteristics that can make a difference in an era when profits alone are no longer the sole measure of success.

True Leaders provides:

• A model for defining success as a leader
• Real-life examples of what true leaders do to make a difference in their organizations
• Critical leadership characteristics necessary to attract and retain talented employees
• A reference gauge for assessing your own leadership development process

About the Authors 
Nationally recognized speaker and consultant, Bette Price is president and CEO of The Price Group, an organization dedicated to assessing and developing strategic planning and performance issues and to building leadership teams in business environments. George Ritcheske is president and CEO of CoachWorks Leadership Group, which specializes in leadership development and leadership team effectiveness.


Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
1	True Leaders Defined	1
2	Passion Is a Prerequisite	27
3	See What Is Not Yet Visible	47
4	Care Enough to Connect and Convey	63
5	Treat Learning Like Dirty Dishes	88
6	Do What's Right and Tell the Truth	102
7	Trust Is a Must	115
8	Recognize and Build People	129
9	Trust Your Intuition	149
10	Risk to Respond and Grow	156
11	Respect the Importance of Balance	167
12	So What? Predictions for the Future	177
	Appendix A	191
	Appendix B	195
	Appendix C	200
	Appendix D	202
	Appendix E	204
	Index	213
	About the Authors	221

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