The CEO
The Role, the Reality, the Responsibility
Will be published approx. on 29. September 2026
Book
Hardback
256 pages
979-8-89279-312-4 (ISBN)
Description
From the former dean of Harvard Business School comes a richly researched examination of the CEO role-and a pathway to succeeding in the job.
Millions of ambitious professionals aspire to lead a company and one day hold the title of chief executive officer, not just for the prestige but because they know the impact they can make from that role. If you've worked in a company led by a great CEO, you may have experienced the way a gifted leader can energize an organization and bring a sense of joy, meaning, and momentum to our workdays.
Yet despite the hold the role has on popular imagination, relatively few people have a solid understanding of what CEOs actually do all day, and what behaviors differentiate those who perform the job well from those who do it poorly.
Nitin Nohria, distinguished professor and former dean of Harvard Business School, pulls back the curtain on the top role and helps aspirants understand what it's really like to lead a company. Drawing from a quarter century of biannual HBS New CEO Workshops that thousands have attended, and a deep reservoir of research, Nohria distills what he and his colleagues have learned about how the best CEOs approach their work. Topics include how those executives allocate their time, communicate, drive strategy and execution, infuse purpose, shape culture, manage stakeholders, and so much more.
The CEO is an accessible, enduring instruction manual filled with timeless principles that will prepare leaders for the ultimate success.
Millions of ambitious professionals aspire to lead a company and one day hold the title of chief executive officer, not just for the prestige but because they know the impact they can make from that role. If you've worked in a company led by a great CEO, you may have experienced the way a gifted leader can energize an organization and bring a sense of joy, meaning, and momentum to our workdays.
Yet despite the hold the role has on popular imagination, relatively few people have a solid understanding of what CEOs actually do all day, and what behaviors differentiate those who perform the job well from those who do it poorly.
Nitin Nohria, distinguished professor and former dean of Harvard Business School, pulls back the curtain on the top role and helps aspirants understand what it's really like to lead a company. Drawing from a quarter century of biannual HBS New CEO Workshops that thousands have attended, and a deep reservoir of research, Nohria distills what he and his colleagues have learned about how the best CEOs approach their work. Topics include how those executives allocate their time, communicate, drive strategy and execution, infuse purpose, shape culture, manage stakeholders, and so much more.
The CEO is an accessible, enduring instruction manual filled with timeless principles that will prepare leaders for the ultimate success.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
979-8-89279-312-4 (9798892793124)
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Person
Nitin Nohria is the George F. Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration and University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard Business School. He served as its tenth dean, from 2010 to 2020, and has served on its faculty since 1986. He currently serves as the executive chairman of Thrive Capital, a New York City?based venture capital firm, and on the boards of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Mass General Brigham, The Bridgespan Group, and Rakuten Medical.