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Before I Was CEO: Life Stories and Lessons from Leaders Before They Reached the Top

Before I Was CEO: Life Stories and Lessons from Leaders Before They Reached the Top


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Have you always known what you wanted to be in life? What are some “watershed moments” that made you who you are? When did you get on track to become a successful CEO? It started with three questions at Davos. The younger Peter Vanham looked to the answers from the elite leaders he asked to validate his own career choice, and the rich, private wisdom he received revealed more about building a career than he’d found anywhere else. He shares it all with you in Before I Was CEO. For everyone who lays awake at night wondering if they’re heading up or down the corporate ladder, this collection of personal stories from a remarkable group of the most accomplished men and women in business today proves everyone can put themselves in the C-suite by taking a variety of different paths—it’s all how you do it. Some found opportunity through adversity and others came by their big-break moments through serendipity. A group of them walked away from corporate life and lived in other ways and all of them made calculated moves to advance their careers. In their own words, read how it all unfolded, the tough decisions they wrestled, the risks and rewards they saw, and how it all came together. You don’t need a royal pedigree or Ivy League education to reach the top as long as you: • Value family, leave home, and make informed decisions based on your dreams • Take the first thirty-five years of your life to discover what you’re interested in and don’t rush to be a CEO  • Strategically deal with failure, remember the lessons you learned, and adapt to situations you can’t change You aren’t the first person to be at the crossroads you’re standing in, and with the motivating and instructive stories in Before I Was CEO, you may be answering a young journalist’s questions at Davos one day.

Table of Contents:
Foreword xi Introduction xv Part I: Adversity 1 Chapter 1: Finding True North 3 The Story of Orit Gadiesh, Bain & Company 4 The Story of David Kenny, IBM 9 Lessons Learned 14 Endnotes 18 Chapter 2: The Dot-Com Crisis 19 The Story of Kris Gopalakrishnan, Infosys 22 The Story of David Kenny, IBM (cont’d) 26 The Story of Raf Keustermans, Plumbee 28 The Unraveling & Lessons Learned 30 Part II: Opportunities 39 Chapter 3: Living the American Dream 41 The Story of Alberto Vitale, Random House 41 Lesson Learned 55 Endnotes 57 Chapter 4: Serendipity 59 The Story of Geoffrey Garrett, The Wharton School 61 The Story of Peter Henry, NYU Stern 68 Lessons Learned 75 Endnotes 76 Part III: Off the Beaten Track 77 Chapter 5: A Shining Path 79 The Story of Paul Bulcke, Nestle 80 Lessons Learned 90 Chapter 6: Brewing in the Brousse 92 The Story of Jean-Francois van Boxmeer, Heineken 92 Lessons Learned 104 Endnotes 109 Part IV: Breaking Free and Coming Home 111 Chapter 7: Breaking Free 113 The Story of Rick Goings, Tupperware Brands 114 The Story of Susan Cameron, Reynolds American Inc. 121 Lessons Learned 129 Endnotes 131 Chapter 8: Coming Home 132 The Story of Barry Salzberg, Deloitte 133 The Story of Johan Aurik, A.T. Kearney 139 The Story of Steve Davis, PATH 144 Lessons Learned 149 Endnotes 150 Part V: Role Models 151 Chapter 9: Father’s Footsteps 153 The Story of Richard Edelman, Edelman 155 The Story of Andrew Likierman, London Business School 159 The Story of Chris Burggraeve, Vicomte 165 165 Lessons Learned 174 Endnotes 176 Chapter 10: Practical Advice 178 The Story of Gail McGovern, American Red Cross 179 The Story of Patrick De Maeseneire, Jacobs Holding 184 Conclusions 195 What They Didn’t Need 195 Building a Career from Interests 196 Climbing the Ladder 198 Learning to Deal with Failure 198 Leaving Home 199 Making Informed Choices 200 Valuing the Importance of Family 201 Surfing theWaves of History 202 Setting Aside Your CEO Ambitions 204 Remembering Lessons Learned 205 Endnote 206 About the Author 207 Acknowledgments 208 Index 211

About the Author :
PETER VANHAM is a business writer and media strategist. He is the U.S. media lead and a global leadership fellow at the World Economic Forum, as well as a contributor to Financial Times, Business Insider, and Forbes. Prior to working in media, he was a management consultant at Bain & Company in Brussels. He holds an M.A. in Business & Economics from Columbia Journalism School and an M.S. in Commercial Engineering from the University of Leuven.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781119278085
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Life Stories and Lessons from Leaders Before They Reached the Top
  • Width: 155 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1119278082
  • Publisher Date: 30 Dec 2016
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 472 gr


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