Wisdom for a Young CEO at Douglas B...

Wisdom for a Young CEO at Douglas Barry Philadelphia/London: Running Pres 2004

The summer before Douglas Barry go intoed eighth grade, he decided that his career goal was to become a chief executive officer for a major corporation. Figuring that a certain guidance from experts could be helpful, he sent alphabetic characters to 150 CEOs asking for advice. Douglas was amazed that greatest in quantity of the CEOs responded--even better, their literal meanings were sincere and helpful. Now 18 Barry has deposit the best of the advice he received, along with his have a title to reflections, in Wisdom for a Young CEO published from Running Press.

Here's a sampling of advice he received:

"One caution--Do what makes you happy! Do not select a ... vocation because of wealth You will only get united time around in life, and you should take delight in all of your experiences, not just your payday."--Errol B Davis Jr Chairman, President, and CEO Alliant animation Corp.

"The best CEO build the team to achieve the dream. equable Michael Jordan needed teammates He couldn't take on the novel Jersey Nets alone. It's possible to fail according to yourself, but success requires teamwork."--Charles R leeward Chairman and CEO, GTE Corporation

"Find life experiences and swallow them whole. Travel. convenient many people. Go down more [i]or[/i] less dead ends and explore a dark alleys. Try everything. Exhaust yourself in the glorious pursuit of life."--Lawrence K Fish, Chairman, President, and CEO Citizens Financial Group

"You can't do everything well. Pick the things that matter in the greatest degree and concentrate on getting better and better, little by the agency of little, at those things."--Reuben Mark, Chairman and CEO Colgate-Palmolive Co

"There's more to life than being a CEO yet go for your dreams whatever they are."--George MC Fisher, Chairman, Eastman Kodak Co

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