Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

• 1. Greg Lucier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invitrogen - "Working with Your Executive Team to Develop a Plan";
• 2. Kathy Bardswick, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Co-operators - "Helping People Be the Best They Can Be in Management";
• 3. Howard P. Kern, President, Sentara Healthcare - "Managing toward a Strategic Vision";
• 4. Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis - "Leading People to Excellence:
• 5. Leerom Segal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Klick Communications - "Managing Expectations and Performance in an Organization";
• 6. Lauralee Martin, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle - "Working Together to Create Value";
• 7. F. Mark Gumz, President and Chief Operating Officer, Olympus America Inc. - "Challenging Status Quo in Management";
• 8. Githesh Ramamurthy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CCC Information Services Inc. - "Leading the Executive Team";
• 9. Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., M.B.A., President and Chief Executive Officer, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network - "Establishing a Successful Management Team";
• 10. Pat Tracy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dot Foods Inc. - "Planning for Growth";
• 11. Cass Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association - "Leading the Best";
• 12. William A. Owens, Retired Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, Nortel Networks - "Managing and Leading in the New World of Sarbanes-Oxley";
• 13. Alan B. Miller, President and Chairman of the Board, Universal Health Services Inc. - "Finding the Right People to Manage."

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