Book description
The essays in How I Did It teach and inspire. Pulled directly from the pages of one of the most popular columns in Harvard Business Review, these essays offer firsthand accounts of the most difficult management challenges faced by the men and women who occupy the corner office. It’s the next best thing to sitting down and talking face-to-face with these corporate leaders. You’ll hear from renowned global leaders including:
• Kevin Ryan, Gilt Groupe
• Mindy Grossman, HSN
• Kevin Plank, Under Armour
• Daniel P. Amos, Aflac
• Pramod Bhasin, Genpact
• Eric Schmidt, Google
• Ellen Kullman, DuPont
• Patrizio Bertelli, Prada
• Pierre Omidyar, Omidyar Network
• Jorge Cauz, Encyclopaedia Brittanica
• Richard Gelfond, IMAX
Let these potent stories of strategic thinking—and often bold and unconventional action—be your guide as you step into your own future as a leader.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Picking the Right People
- Building the Right Culture
- Telling the Right Story
-
Growing Around the World
- Turning an Aging British Icon into a Global Luxury Brand
- Building a Company Without Borders
- Turning a Failed Sale into a Huge Opportunity
- Building an Industry in India from Scratch
- Powering Growth in Emerging Markets
- Reinventing the Business to Succeed in China
- Building a Business on the World’s Poorest Continent
- Doing Smart Deals
- Finding a Strategy That Works
- About the Editors
Product information
- Title: How I Did It: Lessons from the Front Lines of Business
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2014
- Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
- ISBN: 9781625272218
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