Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-183) and index.
Contents
Introduction: what takes a CEO? -- The problem, and how we got there -- The few. The proud. The brave -- Deregulation, concentration, and worm juice -- Putting democracy on the block -- CEO compensation: what's wrong, what's right -- A tale of three boards -- Outsourcing and offshoring -- Wal-Mart nation? -- Putting the health back in health care -- The CEO checklist.
Summary
One of America's most prominent corporate leaders illuminates the need for more integrity and less greed among executives. In a scathing examination of why leaders have lost their way, Leo Hindery speaks out on the role of the CEO.