The Corner Office
Adam Bryant
Aspirational business book based on interviews with over 75 leading American CEOs.
What does it take to succeed in business and to inspire others? Adam Bryant of The New York Times sat down with more than seventy-five CEOs and asked them how they do their jobs and the most important lessons they learned as they rose through the ranks.
The Corner Office draws together lessons, memorable stories, and eye-opening insights from chief executives like Steven Ballmer (Microsoft), Carol Bartz (Yahoo), Jeffrey Katzenberg (DreamWorks), and Alan Mulally (Ford), as Bryant reveals the keys to success in the business world, including the five qualities CEOs value most in their employees, and shows how executives at the top of their game get the most out of others.
For aspiring executives, of any age, The Corner Office offers perspectives that will help anyone who seeks to be a more effective leader and employee, and a path to future success.
Adam Bryant
THE CORNER OFFICE
How Top CEOs Made It and How You Can Too
To Jeanetta, Anna, and Sophia
LIST OF INTERVIEWS
Daniel P. Amos, CEO, Aflac
Richard Anderson, CEO, Delta Air Lines
Steven A. Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft
George S. Barrett, CEO, Cardinal Health
Carol Bartz, CEO, Yahoo
Gordon M. Bethune, former CEO, Continental Airlines
Greg Brenneman, chairman, CCMP Capital
Bobbi Brown, founder, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO
Ursula M. Burns, CEO, Xerox
Bill Carter, partner and co-founder, Fuse
Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman, Wal-Mart Stores
John T. Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems
Cristóbal Conde, CEO, SunGard
Andrew Cosslett, CEO, InterContinental Hotels Group
Susan Docherty, vice president, General Motors
John Donahoe, CEO, eBay
Brian Dunn, CEO, Best Buy
Deborah Dunsire, CEO, Millennium
Jana Eggers, CEO, Spreadshirt
Drew Gilpin Faust, president, Harvard University
William D. Green, CEO, Accenture
Mindy Grossman, CEO, HSN
Omar Hamoui, founder and CEO, AdMob
Steve Hannah, CEO, The Onion
Linda Heasley, CEO, The Limited
Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos
Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO, Nvidia
Linda Hudson, CEO, BAE Systems
Robert Iger, CEO, Disney
Judith Jamison, artistic director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO, DreamWorks Animation
Guy Kawasaki, co-founder, Alltop, and managing director, Garage Technology Ventures
Lawrence W. Kellner, CEO, Continental Airlines
Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO, Teach for America
Jacqueline Kosecoff, CEO, Prescription Solutions
Barbara J. Krumsiek, CEO, Calvert Group
Debra L. Lee, CEO, BET Networks
Niki Leondakis, chief operating officer, Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants
Dawn Lepore, CEO, Drugstore.com