Letters from Leaders: Personal Advice for Tomorrow's Leaders from the World's Most Influential People

219 Pages·2009·3.13 MB·English

by  Dormann

LETTERS
FROM
LEADERS

LETTERS
FROM
LEADERS
Personal Advice for Tomorrow's Leaders from
the World's Most Influential People
Compiled by HENRY O. DORMANN
Chairman and Editor in Chief, LEADERS Magazine

CONTENTS
xiii Introduction
I Leading Off with "The Greatest"
Muhammad Ali Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World.-
THE GREATER THE OBSTACLE, THE MORE GLORIOUS THE
MOMENT OF SUCCESS
5 Optimism/Overcoming Challenges
Vahid Alaghband Chairman, Balli Klockner.• LOOK FOR THAT SILVER
LINING
T. Boone Pickens Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Oficer,BPCapital.:TO BE UP AGAINST THE WALL
Peter G. Peterson Senior Chairman, the Blackstone Group: AN
EXUBERANT CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE
E. Marie McKee Senior Vice President, Corning Incorporated and President
and Chief Executi'e Officer, Steuben Glass: WHEN A DOOR CLOSES,
ANOTHER OPENS
ig To Be or Not To Be
Walter Cronkite journalist: B E PREPARE D
William Harrison Jr. Former Chairman and ChiefExecuti'e Oficer,
jPMorgan Chase: B E A L E A D E R
27 Presidential Advice
Gerald R. Ford Thirty-eighth President of the United States: OPPONENTS,
NOT ENEMIES
Jimmy Carter Thirty-ninth President of the United States: EXPAND YOUR
HEARTS AND MINDS
George H. W. Bush Forty-first President of the United States: THE
FORTY-FIRST PRESIDENT'S TOP TEN LIST
George W. Bush Forty-third President of the United States: SAY WHAT
YOU BELIEVE AND STAND BY IT
41 Letters and Numbers
Sumner Redstone Chairman, Viacom: T H E T H R E E C S
John Teets-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,] ]. W. Teets Enterprises
and Former Chairman, Dial Corporation: P M A
Muriel "Mickie" Siebert Founder, Chairwoman, and Chief Executive
Officer, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.: THE FIRST WOMAN OF FINANCE'S
TOP TEN
Jean-Pierre Garnier Former Chief Executive Officer,
GlaxoSmithKline.:EIGHT KEYS TO THE GOOD LIFE
OswaldJ. Grubel Former Chief Executive Officer, Credit SuisseGroup:75
PERCENT ABOUT THE FUTURE
James D. Robinson, III General Partner, RRE Ventures: LEADERSHIP,
ONE THROUGH TEN
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. Director, National Institutes of Health: THE 50/50
RULES
Cathie Black President, Hearst Magazines: LIVE A 360-DEGREE LIFE
HowardJ. Rubenstein President, Rubenstein Associates, Inc.: A
FRAMEWORK
Joseph H. Flom Senior Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, MeagherlFlom: NO
MAGIC FORMULA
73 Passion andJob Satisfaction
John E. Welch Jr. Former Chief Executive Officer, General
Electric:SOMETHING THAT REALLY TURNS YOUR CRANK
Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, G.
V. Starr & Co.: PASSION ASS
Joseph R. Gromek President and Chief Executive Officer, Warnaco
Group:THE FIRST PLACE TO START
81 A Global Summit
The Dalai Lama: LOVE AND COMPASSION
Mikhail Gorbachev Former President, USSR and President, Green Cross
International: ALL PEOPLE ARE BRETHREN
Vladimir Putin Former President, Current Prime Minister of Russia:
DILIGENCE IS THE MOTHER OF SUCCESS
Roh Tae Woo Former President of the Republic of Korea.:
AUDACIOUSLY REALIZE FORMULATED DECISIONS
King Abdullah II King ofjordan: PROVIDE LEADERSHIP THROUGH
COURAGE
Mohamad Mahathir Former Prime Minister of Malaysia: IT'S WORTH
TRYING
Nursultan NazarbayevPresident of Kazakhstan: DID I LIVE THIS DAY
RIGHT?
Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister, Singapore: TO BUILD A COUNTRY
FROM SCRATCH
iog Globalization
G. Allen Andreas Former Chairman and Chief Executive Oficer,ADM.-
THE GREATEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE
Lee Kuan Yew Minister Mentor, Singapore: THE OPPORTUNITIES OF
GLOBALIZATION