Smash the Pyramid: Secrets of America's Fastest-Rising Executives

100 secrets of success from top executives who have made it to the top before the age of 40. The executives profiled come from a broad cross section of large, medium and small industries, including banking, investment and corporate law.

Authors Doyle and Perkins, both former advertising executives, have written a book-length version of what might have been an interesting article in an airline magazine. It is the kind of article you read because it looks mildly diverting and not because you expect to learn important truths about organizational life. Sixty anonymous young, upwardly mobile corporate whizzes were interviewed to learn the secrets of their success. The simplistic advice they offer is not related to specific organizational cultures, so the reader cannot be sure that their "secrets" will work in other situations. In these days of corporate downsizing, readers are understandably interested in learning survival skills. They will learn precious few from this book.
Andrea C. Dragon, Coll. of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.