If you think you have it all figured out, think again.
“R.J. King offers a masterful roadmap to unlocking your full potential. With vivid examples and deep insights, he takes you on a journey to reaching the highest levels of success.”
The road to the corner office is long, grueling, and full of pitfalls. And once you make it inside, there’s no guarantee you’ll stay. Even a simple oversight, such as a botched apology, can cause untold harm. Years from now, as you reflect back on your business career, will it resemble a glorious sunset or a Category 5 hurricane?
Passport to the Corner Office takes you on a journey with some of the world’s most accomplished corporate leaders, business experts, and change agents. Author R.J. King, an award-winning editor and writer, offers lessons on success and failure gleaned from more than 20 years of observing, interviewing, and writing about companies large and small.
The list of interviewees includes Bill Ford, chairman of Ford Motor Co., Dan Gilbert, founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, Cindy Pasky, president and CEO of Strategic Staffing Solutions, and Josh Linkner, managing member of Detroit Venture Partners. More than anything else, this book provides you with turn-by-turn navigation to reach and maintain your seat inside the corner office.
Everyone dreams about running a major corporation. But it isn’t easy. Change is constant, decisions can turn on a dime, and there’s always someone angling or conspiring to get your job. In Passport to the Corner Office, award-winning business editor and writer R.J. King offers turn-by-turn navigation for achieving success in the corporate, civic, and political worlds. Whether you’re charting a course to lead an executive team, a digital startup, a research laboratory, or a Hollywood studio, Mr. King offers proven methods for success, gleaned from hundreds of interviews with change leaders. By melding simple business principles with real-world applications, Mr. King explains how to continuously empower your career path — whether you’re a seasoned CEO, a newly minted executive, a young professional, or an aspiring student. You’ll also learn how to avoid embarrassing and potentially career-ending slip-ups like a botched apology, a badly mistaken assumption, or a misguided acquisition. What’s more, the book offers a Corporate Resource Guide that covers business etiquette skills, interview techniques, a formal dining diagram, and an organized listing of what to tip an executive driver, a five-star caterer, a hair salon stylist, a sommelier, and dozens of other service providers.
