"A wealth of distilled insights" - The Hindu Business Line

D. Murali reviewed The Secrets of CEOs for The Hindu Business Line. Read his online review here: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/manager/2008/10/13/stories/2008101350201000.htm

Fortune: "Global CEOs brace for the worst"

Steve Tappin featured as a guest panellist at the European gala launch of the latest Fortune500 list alongside Girish Paranjpe, co-CEO Wipro, Ann Moore, Chairman and CEO of Time Inc and Robert Corcoran, Head, GE Foundation. Steve gave his view on the CEO reaction to the capital crunch - you can read Fortune's write-up of what he said here: http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/08/news/economy/globalbummer_mehta.fortune

Director Magazine: "stimulating new book"

Writing in the October edition of Director Magazine, Richard Cree thinks that "this stimulating new book by Heidrick & Stuggles managing partner Steve Tappin and financial journalist Andrew Cave ... there is plenty of substance here to inform and inspire future bosses...Punchy case studies and pithy conclusions make this a good addition to those creaking bookshelves." Read the whole review here: http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2008/10%20October/books_secretsofCEOs_62_3.html

US ZDNET "Secrets“ is "a fascinating, thought provoking read.”

Writing for ZDNet, Oliver Marks found The Secrets of CEOs a "fascinating insight through extensive interviews of the large enterprise CEO lifestyle. ... a fascinating, thought provoking read.” Read the review here: http://blogs.zdnet.com/collaboration/?p=151

"one of the most interesting business books of the season": thebookdepository.co.uk

The Book Depository thinks that The Secrets of CEOs is "one of the most interesting business books of the season". Read the full review here: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/WEBSITE/WWW/WEBPAGES/viewarticle.php?type=bookonmedia&id=170

FT book review by Richard Donkin: "Teams hold the key to a leader's success"

Richard Donkin reviewed "The Secrets of CEOs" in the FT today. He concludes that "in a corporate world digging in for hard times ahead, a little bit of fellowship might go a long way. " Read the review here: http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto100120081442023726&page=1

The Times warns that half of CEOs find the role "intensely lonely" - drawing on research from "The Secrets of CEOs"

Carol Lewis of The Times today draws on research from The Secrets of CEOs to warn that, "You need to be sure you really want [to be a CEO]. About half of the 150 chief executive officers that were interviewed for the book The Secrets of CEOs said that they found the role “intensely lonely,” that the hours were long and that the responsibilities were huge, with international travel playing havoc with any social life that they might have had. More than half of those interviewed said they had little time for family or personal interests and passions." http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/executive_movers/article4855530.ece