Secrets of a CEO Coach: Your Personal Training Guide to Thinking Like a Leader and Acting Like a CEO - Softcover

Benton, D. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071360751 ISBN 13: 9780071360753

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2000

Synopsis

Fortune magazine called it "a fascinating book." Harvey MacKay said, "Benton knows what it takes to take you to the top." Executives at companies such as Nabisco, McKinsey, AT&T, and Colgate have found Debra Benton's advice so invaluable that they have paid thousands of dollars for just one coaching session. Editors at magazines from Glamour to Entrepreneur's Business Start-ups, to Working Woman have featured Secrets of a CEO Coach and its practical guidance on moving up the corporate ladder.

Now, the advice that was worth millions to the heads of today's top companies is available in an affordable paperback. It includes timeless advice on how to:

• Control your attitude.
• Align your speech patterns with your intentions.
• Build the self-esteem of people around you.

About this title

From the Publisher:

D. A. Benton is founder of Benton Management Resources, Inc., a firm specializing in raising executive performance. She has been featured in Time, BusinessWeek, Fortune, The New York Times, and USA Today, and appears on national television.

From the Back Cover:

"This is D.A. Benton's best book yet. She leverages years of personal CEO coaching experience to help the reader uncover insightful and practical solutions to the everyday leadership challenges encountered in the real world. Bravo Debra!"

­­Douglas R. Conant, President, Nabisco, U.S. Foods Group.

"Secrets of a CEO Coach is a play book for leadership, a practical guide for making sure you're not left on the bench. A must read for anyone who aspires to lead in the information age."­­Sol Trujillo, President and CEO, US West.

"Benton's coaching fine-tunes your best personal qualities. Her book will teach many vital skills that can make you a better leader: how to be stronger, more persuasive, more articulate and in the end, a more effective CEO."

­­Peter A. Georgescu, Chairman and CEO, Young & Rubicam, Inc.

"Benton is one of the best! She now only shows us how it's done; she equips us to do it for ourselves. Such 'secrets' are not only for CEO's, but for all of us who are committed to helping people and institutions to reach the top of their potential."

­­The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Senior Minister, The Riverside Church.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0071360751
• ISBN 13: 9780071360753
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 211