The Conference Board Challenge to Business: Industry Leaders Speak Their Minds

Demanding Issues and Compelling Answers--from 36 Top Business Minds The Conference Board Challenge to Business contains ideas both stimulating and provocative from today's top business leaders--Warren Buffett, Tom Peters, Katherine Graham, Akio Morita, and others. With thirty-six essays, interviews, and speeches representing the best from The Conference Board's renowned publications and seminars, this thought-provoking anthology covers a wide range of issues:
* Robert Townsend discusses what effective, can-do corporate leadership is--and is not
* Peter Drucker describes why, in today's society, sharing knowledge is the key to power and success
* Charles Wang explains how, in order to flourish, American business executives must continually expand their techno-literacy
Thirty-six business leaders, representing the accomplishments of today and the promise of tomorrow, take the podium to say what they really think. Whatever your business, The Conference Board Challenge to Business will inspire you, entertain you, and provide you with the tactics, strategies, and knowledge you need to compete and win in today's turbulent business environment.