Leadership Power Plays
BusinessWeek





Format: Paperback, 224pp.
ISBN: 9780071475594
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date: December 7, 2006

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Description and Reviews
From The Publisher:

The new Power Plays series from BusinessWeek analyzes the hard-hitting, highly focused insights from the biggest power players in business, such as Warren Buffett and Steve Jobs, on a range of topics essential for success in today's competitive market. Each book includes real case studies, proven strategies, and the keen industry insight that has made BusinessWeek the world's number-one authority.

• Each specialized playbook showcases the top industry leaders and headline-making success stories that everyone wants to know about-and learn from
• Features the wisdom of top business power players, including Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, Ken Chenault, and Bill Weldon
• Packed with best-practice sidebars, call-outs, how-to strategies, to-do lists, and insider advice in a breezy, no-nonsense style
• Arms managers and executives with tools they can put to work immediately
• Each book will include interactive features and downloads on BusinessWeek.com

This practical book shows how to adapt the winning strategies of the world's most successful leaders-including insights into figures like Jack Welch and A. G. Lafley.


About the Author

BusinessWeek is the world's number-one business magazine, famous for its award-winning coverage, inside information, and annual rankings of businesses. Established in 1929, the magazine set a new industry standard and ultimately expanded its enormous popularity through the website, BusinessWeek.com.


Table of Contents

	Introduction: Stephen J. Adler	vii
	Jack Welch: How to Run GE	1
	Steve Ballmer: Remaking Microsoft	23
	George David: UTC's Unsung CEO	37
	Alan G. Lafley: The P&G Revolution	51
	Carlos Ghosn: Nissan's Boss	65
	Norman Adami: It's Norman Time at Miller	75
	Dick Parsons: Rescuing AOL Time Warner	85
	Andy Stern: Can This Man Save Labor?	101
	Jamie Houghton: Back from the Brink at Corning	113
	T. K. Kurien: Wipro Takes a Page from Toyota's Playbook	125
	Howard Solomon: The Personal Business of Forest Laboratories	133
	Terry Semel: Yahoo! Act Two	145
	Arthur Levinson: Genentech's Medicine Man	157
	Fujio Mitarai: Putting the Flash Back in Canon	167
	Trends: The Man Who Invented Management	175
	Sources	187
	Contributors	189

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