How to Think Like a CEO and Act Like a Leader: Practical Insights for Performance and Results! - Paperback

by Michael F. Andrew (Author), Michael Andrew (Author)

In How To Think Like A CEO and Act Like A Leader: Practical Insights for Performance & Results , author and businessman Michael Andrew dissects key strategies of successful leadership in the CEO arena. Using practical examples of day-to-day interpersonal and leadership behaviors, he provides insights that apply to anyone who wants to be more effective in dealing with people. With astonishing clarity, each chapter builds off of each other to address specific, relevant leadership insights. With a broad scope and clear language, the author introduces clues on interpersonal skills and how to surround one's self with smart people, all the while magnifying the manner and performance skills that distinguish successful business leaders. Going beyond the acumen of business, these pages are filled with commonsense knowledge and introduce the importance of strategy execution, which will always make the difference in becoming an effective leader who gets results.

Author Biography

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Michael Andrew received his MBA from Suffolk University and his Certificate in Advanced Management Studies from Babson College. A recognized thought leader who applies and offers practical insights for business professionals, he is the former head of the Leadership Institute with Rockwell Automation and regional head of Management and Leadership Development with Digital Equipment Corporation. Mike has consulted with and coached executives for a number of global and Fortune 100 firms such as Compaq, Prudential, Shell, Amoco, Lucent Technologies, Kohler, Hallmark, and Emirates Telecommunications Corporation in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Currently, he is a senior member of Enterprise Learning at Sun Microsystems and lives in New Hampshire.