Memos to the President: Management Advice from the Nation's Top CEOs

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2000. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. xxvi, 237 p. Illustrations. America has always been and remains the hotbed of management theory. This text provides managers with the opportunity to eavesdrop on high-level information its top CEOs would only tell the President. Compiled by the CEO of Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the memos featured address the ultimate management challenge-that of running the largest organization in the world-but relay wisdom relevant to the general business audience. Issues discussed include how to leverage technology to: improve performance; guide, stimulate, and measure innovations; create new programs for managing and developing people; improve labour relations; manage large-scale organizational change; promote ethical behaviour; and much more. High-profile CEOs share some useful management strategies and leadership insights-and reveal their top success secrets. It includes contributions from the CEOs of UPS, Lycos, Xerox, Novell, Heinz, Eastman Chemical and Motley Fool.