CEO Road Rules: Right Focus, Right People, Right Execution

Whether fighting off competitors or tackling time challenges that strain even the best personal and business relationships, the 50 top private company CEOs profiled in "CEO Road Rules" defined success on their own terms and moved from simple success to significance. No longer satisfied with the external trappings of success, these CEOs found balance and fulfillment in all areas of their lives while building a lasting legacy that has made a profound difference to their employees, their friends and family, their community, and the world. Zeroing in on the three key areas of leadership that mattered most in these leaders' transformation - focus, people, and execution - "CEO Road Rules" brings together a wealth of real-world examples, dozens of techniques and tools, and a fictional tale of one CEO's journey of self-discovery to explore the vision, mission, and meaning that drive individual happiness and fulfillment. Pragmatic yet inspiring, authors Key and Stearns take readers step-by-step through a dynamic learning process that translates strategies into an individual significance plan and demonstrates how any CEO or executive can build a full and integrated life that has lasting significance beyond money, fame, and power.

About the Author Mary Key, Ph.D. heads Mary Key & Associates, Inc., whose clients have included Ericsson, Nokia, Nissan, Bausch & Lomb, and Georgia-Pacific. Consulting with leaders across Europe, Asia, and North and Latin America, she also partners with Renaissance Executive Forums, where she facilitates monthly roundtables with participating CEOs. Formerly an executive director of Inc. magazine's Eagles CEO Program, she is author of several books, including The Entrepreneurial Cat: 13 Ways to Transform Your Work Life. Dennis Stearns president of Stearns Financial Services Group, is an award-winning Certified Financial Planner[trademark] Practitioner and wealth management expert. A noted expert in scenario building, he has conducted advanced planning workshops for Charles Schwab & Co., and has been providing financial planning and investment management services to public and private company CEO-level clients for more than 25 years.