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Debra A. Benton
How to Think Like a CEO
The 22 Vital Traits You Need to Be the Person at the Top
Warner Books, 1996
What's inside?
CEO behavior can be learned, so the job can be earned. Here's how to walk, talk, think, and act like you're already the boss.
Recommendation
Author Debra A. Benton discusses how chief executive officers succeed. She bases her information on interviews with hundreds of major corporations’ CEOs and with well-known leaders and public figures. The experiences of so many CEOs make the book fascinating. Readers will be intrigued by the many success stories. Benton also extrapolates and explains the key principles behind the success of these executives. The book is an excellent, well-written guide that includes some well-known success principles and some that may be less well-known. The short, snappy, easy-to-read style is accessible. A helpful summary at the end of each chapter captures the major principles covered. getAbstract recommends this book to those on the way up in management, those interested in getting into management, and those who wish to apply these principles of success in their own careers.
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About the Author
Debra A. Benton , the head of Benton Management Resources, provides advice and expertise in professional development to CEOs and their managers. She previously wrote Lions Don’t Need to Roar: Using the Leadership Power of Professional Presence to Stand Out, Fit In and Move Ahead, a book about how effective people think about themselves, others, and life.
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