The Corner Office

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