1000 CEOs

Preface Andrew Davidson

This book has two aims. Drawing on input from every continent on the globe, we chart the rise to success of the world’s most influential business leaders, as well as bosses of charity, arts, and health bodies. And we present their stories in a form that enables readers to draw practical lessons from the narrative of their success—less about theory, and more about the hands-on examples of what it takes to make the tough decisions. Hence our tagline: “Proven Strategies for Success”.

  Here you’ll find it all: rags to riches, rescues, luck, pluck, bloodbaths, feuds, and sheer hard endeavor. The structure is simple: a mix of long and short profiles, analyzing each individual’s success and style, set against the sector in which ...