Morton Mandel, John ByrneIt's All about Who You Hire, How They Lead...and Other Essential Advice from a Self-Made Leader
Sprecher: Souer, Bob
MORTON L. MANDEL is a self-made billionaire, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. With his brothers, Jack and Joseph, he cofounded Premier Industrial Corporation in 1940, eventually merging it with Farnell Electronics in a $3 billion deal. The three Mandel brothers also established the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation (www.mandelfoundation.org), which funds numerous social leadership initiatives all over the world. JOHN A. BYRNE is former executive editor of BusinessWeek, former editor in chief of Fast Company, and author of ten books, including the New York Times best seller Jack: Straight from the Gut with Jack Welch. For more on effective leadership, visit www.MortonMandel.com.
Editor's note by Warren Bennis xiii Foreword by John A. Byrne xv Prologue
xxi 1 It's All About Who 1 2 The ABC's of People 11 3 Building a Rich,
Deep, and Ethical Culture 21 4 What Happens When You Ignore Culture,
People, and Values 33 5 What I Learned from Peter Drucker 51 6 Killing
Yourself for Your Customer 69 7 Principles Make a Difference 79 8
Factbooks: Key to Personal Discipline 89 9 Why We Swung Our Acquisitions
Bat to Hit Singles, Not Home Runs 95 10 Lighting Candles 103 11 A Gospel of
Wealth 115 12 Using Business Ideas in the Social Sector 121 13 An Olive
Tree 129 14 Yes, I Can! 137 15 Some Beacons to Steer By 147 16 If I Could
Do It Over Again . . . 157 Appendix 163 Acknowledgments 173 The authors 179
Index 181
