Achieving Success as a CEO: Leading CEOs on Formulating a Leadership Plan, Identifying Success, and Working with the Management Team (Inside the Minds)

Achieving Success as a CEO is an authoritative, insider s perspective on the personal and professional qualities and characteristics imperative to CEO success, as well as the key strategies and tactics CEOs employ to put those qualities to use. Featuring chief executive officers representing some of the top companies in the nation, this book provides best practices for CEOs who are looking to bring their leadership skills to the next level by developing a personal management style. From motivating the team to capitalizing on individual employee strengths to creating a positive and productive environment in which to work, the authors explain what it takes to steer your company on a path toward success. This book provides valuable insight for those needing to learn how to overcome obstacles while believing in and remaining true to the mission and vision of the company. The different niches presented and the breadth of perspectives represented enable readers to get inside some of the leading executive minds of today, as these insiders offer up their thoughts around the keys to coming out on top as a CEO.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters include:

1. Penny Herscher, President and Chief Executive Officer, FirstRain - "Establishing and Executing a Shared Vision"

2. Mary J. Meehan, Ph.D., President, Alverno College - "The Path to Success for a College President"

3. David C. Joyce, President, Ripon College - "Carrying Out a Leader s Mission"

4. Robert W. Kraft, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PSA North America LLC - "Developing the Skills of a CEO: A Balancing Act"

5. Marion Luna Brem, President and Chief Executive Officer, Love Chrysler Inc. - "Setting Goals with Specificity"

6. Svend Hovmand, Chairman and Former President, Crossville Inc. - "CEO as a Change Agent"

7. Lynne Rosenberg Kidd, Chief Executive Officer, Innovative Solutions Insurance Services LLC - "Encouraging a Collaborative Culture"

8. Matthew Kearney, President and Chief Executive Officer, Screenvision - "Steering a Course to Success"

9. Joseph V.R. Micallef, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Allegro - "The Function of the CEO in a Family Business"

10. Stephen D. Minnis, President, Benedictine College - "The Importance of Mission, Vision, and Values in Contemporary Leadership"

11. Art Hopkins, President, Macquarium Intelligent Communications - "Zooming in on Successful Leadership Practices"

12. Donald M. Ervine, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Operating Officer, VSE Corporation - "Fostering a Collegiate Atmosphere for Sound Decision Making"

13. Joseph W. Gross, President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Elizabeth Medical Center - "Using Participative Management to Build a Reputation Based on Results"

14. Michael Kohlsdorf, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aderant Inc. - "Using Adaptive Management to Encourage Independence and Accountability"

15. James Mandell, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Children's Hospital Boston - "Leading a Major Pediatric Academic Health Center: Lessons Learned"