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CEO School

Insights from 20 Global Business Leaders

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Authors:
  1. Stanislav Shekshnia

    1. INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France

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  2. Kirill Kravchenko

    1. Gubkin Oil and Gas University, Moscow, Russia

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  3. Elin Williams

    1. Oxford, United Kingdom

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  • Includes insights by business superstars, and leaders of household-name organisations with a global reach
  • Isolates the key personality traits, education, experience, skills, roles and “style” required to reach the top in business
  • Written in a friendly, accessible, non-academic style for a non-specialist audience

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Class 1: Introduction—Getting Ready for School

    • Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams
    Pages 1-10

  3. Class 2: Personality—The Three Essential Traits of the CEO

    • Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams
    Pages 11-23

  4. Class 3: Education—Three Academic Proverbs for Future CEOs

    • Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams
    Pages 25-36

  5. Class 4: Experience—Three Dilemmas for Would-Be CEOs

    • Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams
    Pages 37-52

  6. Class 5: Meta-Skills—a C, E and O Taxonomy

    • Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams
    Pages 53-79

  7. Class 6: Roles—The Four Essential Functions of the CEO

    • Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams
    Pages 81-108

  8. Class 7: Style—Five Ways to Project Yourself as a CEO

    • Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams
    Pages 109-121

  9. Class 8: Staying at the Top (But Not Too Long)—The Five Challenges All CEOs Must Master

    • Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams
    Pages 123-132

  10. Conclusion: Lessons for Future CEOs, Their Parents and Educators

    • Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams
    Pages 133-139

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 141-154
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About this book

This book focuses on what makes a successful CEO and the paths to becoming one in today’s global economy. Chapters in the book include insights by 20 top CEOs – one from each G20 country – gathered from an extensive global qualitative research project.
 
Through seven easy-to-digest “master classes” that demystify the role of the 21st century CEO, the authors present their findings in an accessible, conversational style that serves as a step-by-step guide for those who aspire to become CEOs, and develop essential character traits, experience, and skills required of the role.



Reviews

“CEO School is the kind of concise, focused look at what works, and what doesn’t, that busy leaders will appreciate. Invaluable lessons from those who’ve lived it.” (General Stanley McCrystal, former Commander, US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), author of the New York Times bestseller Team of Teams)

“Reading through the book made me feel: I’ve been there, I have done that, but I wish I had read this book before.” (Arzu Aslan, CEO of Tat Food, Turkey)

“This thought-provoking book challenges some fundamental assumptions about what makes business leaders effective. Fascinating read!” (Marshall Goldsmith – Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Triggers)

Authors and Affiliations

  • INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France

    Stanislav Shekshnia

  • Gubkin Oil and Gas University, Moscow, Russia

    Kirill Kravchenko

  • Oxford, United Kingdom

    Elin Williams

About the authors

Stanislav Shekshnia is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at INSEAD and a senior partner at Ward Howell International. He provides advice and coaching to senior executives, holds several board memberships, and was previously CEO of Alfa-Telecom and Millicom International Cellular. This is his ninth book. Professor Shekshnia was educated at Moscow State University (master’s and PhD) and Northeastern University (MBA).


Kirill Kravchenko is Deputy CEO for Organizational Affairs of Gazprom Neft. For eight years, until March 2017, he was CEO of Serbian multinational oil company, NIS, where he remains on the board of directors. He previously worked as a consultant, and for YUKOS and Schlumberger in Europe and Latin America. He has a degree in sociology (Moscow State University) and PhD in economics (Russian University of Chemical Technology).


Elin Williams is a freelance writer specialising in business, careers and higher education. She holds a BA and doctorate from the University of Oxford and is a qualified teacher.







Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: CEO School

  • Book Subtitle: Insights from 20 Global Business Leaders

  • Authors: Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko, Elin Williams

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7865-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7864-4Published: 26 February 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7865-1Published: 15 February 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 154

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Coaching

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