THE CORNER OFFICE

Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed

Adam Bryant

St. Martin's Griffin

Dozens of top CEOs reveal their candid insights on the keys to effective leadership and the qualities that set high performers
 apart

What does it take to reach the top in business and to inspire others? Adam
 Bryant of The New York Times decided to answer this and other questions
by sitting down with more than seventy CEOs and asking them how they do
their jobs and the most important lessons they learned as they rose through
 the ranks. Over the course of extraordinary interviews, they shared
memorable stories and eye-opening insights.

The Corner Office draws together lessons from chief executives such as Steve Ballmer (Microsoft), Carol Bartz (Yahoo), Jeffrey Katzenberg (DreamWorks), and Alan Mulally (Ford), from which Bryant has crafted an original work that reveals the keys to success in the business world, including the five essential personality traits that all high performers exhibit—qualities that the CEOs themselves value most and that separate the rising stars from their colleagues. Bryant also demystifies the art of leadership and shows how executives at the
top of their game get the most out of others.

Leadership is not a one-size-fits-all skill, and these CEOs offer different perspectives that will help anyone who seeks to be a more effective leader
 and employee. For aspiring executives—of all ages—The Corner Office
offers a path to future success.