Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables vii
4. A New Century Requires New Types of Leaders ix
5. A New Century Requires New Types of Leaders 2
6. Attributes and Competencies of the Twenty-First Century Global Leader 18
7. John Chambers: Leading Cisco Systems, the World’s Largest Company 34
8. Ricardo Semler: Semco and the World’s Leading Maverick 46
9. Kofi Annan: Leading the United Nations into the Twenty-First Century 60
10. John Browne: Energizing BP Amoco toward World-Class Status 72
11. Carol Bartz: Taking AutoDesk to the Top 86
12. Felipe Alfonso: Visionary Director of the Asian Institute of Management 100
13. Ken Chenault: Designated Leader for Guiding American Express in the Twenty-First Century 112
14. Mary McAleese: Leading Ireland toward Peace and Prosperity 124
15. Cheong Choong Kong: Flying High with Singapore Airlines 134
16. William Carris: Servant Leader of the Carris Community of Companies 146
17. Nobuyuki Idei: Bridging Electronics and Entertainment at Sony 154
18. Jorma Ollila: Taking Nokia from the Twilight to the Leading Light in Telecommunications 164
19. Problems, Pathways, and Prospects for Twenty-First Century Global Leaders 176
20. References 192
21. Index 208