Steve spent the morning with aspiring Chinese CEOs figuring out how “The New Secrets of CEOs” types and fellowship model can help accelerate their careers.
Really looking forward to speaking at The Guanghua School of Management in Beijing on Friday afternoon.
Another inspirational session with a top CEO. Will certainly be examining how you balance building a global business performance model while at the same time innovating your business leadership in “The New Secrets of CEOs”.
9th/10th Oct : Global CEO series comes to London. Steve inaugurated and moderated the first ever Leaders in India business forum in Mumbai. Leaders included Steve Forbes (Forbes) ,Donald Trump (Trump Organization) , Adi Godrej (Godrej Group of Industries) , Keiran Mumus Bashor, Tejpreet Singh Chopra (GE India) , D Shivakumar (Nokia), Raman Roy (Quattro), Sushil Handar (Claris Lifesciences) and debated how to win in the coming years with Steve and a packed house.
Ajit Rangnekar and the team are running some really interesting experiments in how to build successful commercial business around India’s growing middle class and poor. Watch this space!
Fantastic week in India interviewing exceptional CEOs Mukesh Ambani ( Reliance Industries LTD) , Deepak Parekh (HDFC) and KV Kamath( ICICI Bank) for the forthcoming “The New Secrets of CEOs” .
No doubt: Important lessons for western CEOs coming out of the east.
Review below or reproduced on Jim's blog: http://www.essentialbusinessbooks.com/labels/leadership.htm
Wise words from the top: The Secrets of CEOs by Steve Tappin & Andrew Cave
Profile by Jim Ewan
How would you like the opportunity to quiz 150 leaders of major organisations about how they run their businesses? That's exactly what Tappin and Cave do in this 300-page encyclopaedia of expertise.
For the first time, claim the authors, 150 top chief executives reveal what it is really like to be a CEO; what it has taken them to succeed; what motivates them.
Published just before the world economy imploded, the book examines the trends shaping the world, the early stages of the 'credit crunch' and the resulting fundamental change; change that most agreed was inevitable- and now have been proved right.
Later in the book, the different types of leader and their unique approaches are put under the spotlight. There is some inevitable simplification - for instance reducing leadership behaviour to five 'types' - but the conclusions have the air of authenticity and will be most useful in helping the reader understand his/her own 'type' and consequent potential shortcomings.
There is sound advice for up and coming leaders, together with a dire health/happiness/relationships warning - just in case anyone believes the world of the CEO is one of endless milk and honey.
Not an 'easy' read but one well worth the effort.
PRESS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Secrets of CEOs and Leaders in India today confirm that Steve Tappin, CEO Confidant and CEO, The Secrets of CEOs, will be chairing and moderating the Leaders in India conference from 9-10th October in Mumbai.
Steve commented:
"Ever since we flagged up the new era of "hard globalization" in "The Secrets of CEOs", I've been spending as much time as possible in India. Indian businesses like Infosys and Wipro are great examples of smart CEOs creating global challenger businesses; the West is just starting to realize how much it has to learn from them.
The global "Leaders" series is definitely one of the few premier events for showcasing the latest in CEO thinking and I'm very pleased to be involved for the second year running and at the inaugural Leaders in India. We'll be taking the opportunity really to unpack how Indian businesses can exploit the global recession to steal a march in global markets and how you can best win at home in India. With an exciting mix of Indian and global speakers, it's going to a hell of a show."
Tanmay Modi, Forum Director of Leaders in India commented:
“Leaders in India attracts some of the sharpest minds in business. The forum’s agenda has been carefully designed to stimulate even the most seasoned professionals while leaving ample room for spontaneous discussions. Navigating this agenda requires a wide breadth of experience and intellect. Steve Tappin has interviewed over 150 senior business leaders at length and consults to many Fortune 500 CEOs, I am delighted he is anchoring the upcoming forum.”
More information and tickets to the event here.
Notes to editors
Steve is the first CEO confidant on both business and personal leadership for some of the world's most successful CEOs. He draws on 20 years' experience of working with Chairmen and CEOs and insights from his bestselling book, The Secrets of CEOs: 150 Global CEOs lift the lid on Business, Life and Leadership. Today, Steve and The Secrets of CEOs team are working with many of the most successful FTSE100 and Fortune500 businesses, including Tesco, RSA, Virgin and Deloitte
Steve is the most sought after Global CEO commentator and event host: recent events and media appearances include the BBC, CNBC, Sky News, Leaders in London, BusinessWeek, Fortune, FT, New York Times, Telegraph, Economic Times, Mint, Financial Express and Business Today.
Leaders in India
Leaders in India Business Forum 2009 is the inaugural Indian chapter of the world’s largest series of leadership and business events which have included speakers such as Richard Branson, Kofi Annan, and Philip Kotler. Leaders takes place annually in London, Dubai and Abu Dhabi and Informa is bringing this event to India for the first time this year, between 9th – 10th October.
This event is a must attend for any organizational head or CXO involved/interested in doing business in India, as it serves as a high-level gateway to and within, the Indian business community. Leaders in India Business Forum 2009 will be THE platform for you to network with highly respected Indian and International business leaders, who will speak in Mumbai over 2 days, to enhance your management thinking and share best practice.
Featuring Indian leaders such as Adi Godrej, Kishore Biyani and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, along with special guest speakers Abhinav Bindra and Narain Karthikeyan, the event will also host The “IIBAAs” (Indo-International Business Achievement Awards) on 9th October 2009 which is expected to be a highlight at the inaugural, high profile Leaders in India Business Forum. Nominees include Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani in ‘individual’ categories, and the Tata Group, GE and Google in the ‘organisation’ categories.
