21 Leaders for the 21st Century : How Innovative Leaders Manage in the Digital Age
by Trompenaars, Alfons; Hampden-Turner, CharlesFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-09-30
Publisher(s): MCG
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Summary
With a client list that includes Motorola, Daewoo, AT&T, and Volvo, Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner are considered today’s most knowledgeable, innovative management consultants. In 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, they tap into the wisdom of high-performing leaders from around the globe—from Michael Dell to Richard Branson—who candidly discuss their own views and experiences in analyzing and solving business dilemmas. More than just a prescriptive list of leadership skills, this invaluable guide uses case studies, examples, charts, tables, and graphs to show today’s business leaders how to: Understand—and act upon—the 7 major dilemmas of leadership Identify major business dilemmas in the transnational community Implement strategies for sustaining emerging entrepreneurship
Author Biography
Fons Trompenaars, Ph.D., and Charles Hampden-Turner, DBA, are coauthors of Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business and Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth from Conflicting Values. Trompenaars is managing director of Trompenaars Hampden-Turner (THT) Intercultural Management Consulting, an international management and training consultancy and KPMG Network affiliate that lists Motorola, Mars, Shell, Bombardier, and Heineken among its clients. Hampden-Turner is a management consultant with THT and author based at the University of Cambridge's Judge Institute of Management Studies. He has taught at Harvard University, Brandeis, and the University of Toronto, and is a past recipient of Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and Ford Foundation fellowships. Find out more about THT at www.7d-culture.nl.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Introduction to the Metatheory of Leadership | p. 1 |
| Transcultural Competence: Learning to Lead by Through-Through Thinking and Acting, Part I | p. 11 |
| Transcultural Competence: Learning to Lead by Through-Through Thinking and Acting, Part II | p. 39 |
| New Vision of Capitalism: Richard Branson, Virgin | p. 67 |
| Creating a Hyperculture: Martin Gillo, Advanced Micro Devices | p. 89 |
| Recipe for a Turnaround: Philippe Bourguignon, Club Med | p. 107 |
| Recapturing the True Mission: Christian Majgaard, Lego | p. 125 |
| The Balance between Market and Product: Anders Knutsen, Bang and Olufsen | p. 141 |
| Private Enterprise, Public Service: Gerard Mestrallet, Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux | p. 153 |
| Leading One Life: Val Gooding's, British United Provident Association (BUPA) | p. 173 |
| Pioneering the New Organization: Jim Morgan, Applied Materials | p. 193 |
| The Internet as an Environment for Business Ecosystems: Michael Dell, Dell Computers | p. 215 |
| Global Brand, Local Touch: Stan Shih, Acer Computers | p. 233 |
| Weathering the Storm: Sergei Kiriyenko, former Russian Prime Minister | p. 253 |
| Toward a New Spirit: Edgar Bronfman, Seagram's | p. 271 |
| Change within Continuity: Karel Vuursteen, Heineken | p. 293 |
| The Challenge of Renewal: Hugo Levecke, ABN AMRO | p. 305 |
| Keeping Close to the Customer: David Komansky, Merrill Lynch | p. 315 |
| Managing the Internationalization Process: Kees Storm, AEGON | p. 331 |
| A Corporate Dynasty: Rashmi M. Koc, Koc Group | p. 341 |
| Leading through Transformation: Mark Moody-Stuart, Royal Dutch Shell | p. 355 |
| Keeping the Family in Business or Keeping the Business in the Family: Stuart Beckwith, Tim Morris, and Gordon Billage | p. 373 |
| Transcultural Competence through 21 Reconciliations | p. 397 |
| Afterword: "Things Come Apart ..." | p. 433 |
| Accumulating and Assessing the Evidence | p. 435 |
| About Trompenaars Hampden-Turner (THT) Intercultural Management Consulting | p. 450 |
| App. C: Short Biographies of the Contributors | p. 453 |
| References | p. 457 |
| Index | p. 462 |
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