A collection of articles previously published in the Harvard business review.

Includes index.

The Curse of the Superstar CEO by Rakesh Khurana; Holes at the Top: Why CEO Firings Backfire by Margarethe Wiersema; A Letter to the Chief Executive by Joseph Fuller; The Very Real Dangers of Executive Coaching by Steven Berglas; Narcissistic Leaders: The Incredible Pros, the Inevitable Cons by Michael Maccoby; The Leadership Journey by Leonard D. Schaeffer; What Titans Can Teach Us by Richard S. Tedlow; Where Leadership Starts by Robert A. Eckert

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