The management gurus: lessons from the best management books of all time

290 Pages·2008·2.283 MB·English

by  Soundview Executive Book Summaries.;Lauer, Chris

THE
M A N A G E M E N T
G U R U S
LESSONS FROM THE BEST
MANAGEMENT BOOKS OF ALL TIME
CHRIS LAUER
AND THE EDITORS AT SOUNDVIEW
EXECUTIVE BOOK SUMMARIES
PORTFOLIO

THE
M A N A G E M E N T
G U R U S

THE
M A N A G E M E N T
G U R U S
LESSONS FROM THE BEST
MANAGEMENT BOOKS OF ALL TIME
CHRIS LAUER
AND THE EDITORS AT SOUNDVIEW
EXECUTIVE BOOK SUMMARIES
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A
lthough my name appears on the cover of this remarkable management
book, there are many other people behind the scenes who also deserve
credit for making The Management Gurus possible.
First, special appreciation needs to be given to Soundview Executive Book
Summaries chairman George Y. Clement, the man who interviewed and hired me
as a writer and editor more than seven years ago. Guided by his vision and the
leadership of Soundview’s president Josh Clement and publisher Rebecca Clem-
ent, the company has evolved from a publisher of book summaries to a world-
class multimedia resource for executives and businesspeople around the globe.
Sincere thanks go to the Clements for creating the fertile foundation from which
this book grew.
Soundview’s Sabrina Hickman must also be given thanks for her outstanding
work with the publishers of the books summarized in The Management Gurus. With-
out her ceaseless efforts, the book you are now reading would not exist. Thanks
also go to Soundview’s senior graphic designer, Christine Wright, for her valuable
artistic input.
I would also like to give a personal thank-you to Jillian Gray at Penguin for
her outstanding work throughout the writing and editing of this book. Working
with the professionals at Penguin Portfolio, including Adrian Zackheim, Adrienne
Schultz, and Courtney Nobile, has been both a pleasure and a rewarding learning
experience.
And fi nally, a sincere thank-you goes to each of the publishers who allowed the
words and works of their authors to be featured in The Management Gurus, includ-
ing the helpful people at Wharton School Publishing, Jossey-Bass, AMACOM, Pen-
guin Group, Portfolio, Hyperion, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill, Oxford University
Press, and Thomas Nelson Publishers.
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