Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Transparent Leader: How to Build a Great Company Through Straight Talk, Openness and Accountability
The Transparent Leader: How to Build a Great Company Through Straight Talk, Openness and Accountability
The Transparent Leader: How to Build a Great Company Through Straight Talk, Openness and Accountability
Ebook325 pages5 hours

The Transparent Leader: How to Build a Great Company Through Straight Talk, Openness and Accountability

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Drawing on his experience as a leader in some of the nation's largest corporations, Baum issues a convincing call for honest, ethical, "transparent" dealing throughout the business world. Baum outlines the management techniques he uses within and without the company to get outstanding results without skirting the rules or bending the truth. Baum maintains that by fostering trust, integrity and accountability at all levels within the corporation, managers can stop the erosion of employee loyalty, restore consumer trust in brands, products, and American business. Baum teaches executives fresh ways of managing Wall Street analysts, communicating with shareholders, and wading through the complex maze of social responsibility issues.

As a member of six corporate boards, Baum offers unique insight into transparent leadership, including the advantages and pitfalls of corporate governance, and the pressures executives face in reporting earnings. He also discusses the importance of setting standards for ethical business practices, yet highlights the dangers of government regulations that may result in excessive compliance costs at the expense of shareholders, creative risk taking, and innovation.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateMay 19, 2009
ISBN9780061914010
The Transparent Leader: How to Build a Great Company Through Straight Talk, Openness and Accountability
Author

Herb Baum

Herb Baum is the former president and CEO of the Dial Corporation and previously served as CEO of Quaker State Corporation, and president of Hasbro.

Related to The Transparent Leader

Related ebooks

Leadership For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for The Transparent Leader

Rating: 3.8333333 out of 5 stars
4/5

3 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Transparent Leader - Herb Baum

    bbook_preview_excerpt.html|ےȑ@/cY6nQVdW7K"Y\zhz"3B"OKw@ +[ff%.~=~~}oow\nXC/҅_WCbjrOwc2?V!L]a\ݍխVqU.:Lm׎Gúz}Ў;<`?V~[k[P]z؅j]En|bc5>gq|O~ Mϟ<ǏCF8Bxká]_mھYU֍XƄ%دʠ ǪG?lӊm?߼|C˷ z~nwue}ׇ7۽_cC cXsÝXCyu5S=? ׏Wxhm6ǓܹGgl.WCޟ׿͝suI䈻 W-Gl~8&SCtCZok7,dk<ϾƮl^ow;ܸ b{/۱qe^ * <)oU% ϯ.}p ܯ-2_1wxʍO2/w~w驿l~.+PXB|/iCzG0Խf|I/wP$^hQP#Pbhuih\i\J40xogCM뿀G5:;y\L&j=^2A9Xz'_av!ȧ ڔ|TI3[|v=`xQu*a]% !$eXrRC(@VpR"(#"E  q+L16C+ݗˠi.6"KK>$PajrYSm{Xta!ASE6TV ,*C56+"lш&EX/Hg^oNDPU]n=QX, d)yeVKzڇի)_U?С O[3$(H [凶 \"H~xe s$ @YZ$V ;N]R|IV_VO:˦bMٺ _Si`P$HTFÊӺCg۴'Yc}^&̒Н&־keFHX) ] OH?޼xE o:_X$02sWzr%\4D4m%U!]%z&T,H .ͨH[̱mmC*+Gb#pl'j`4 C? 7s mȑj597_u74 &[P;2! 4ީu^*M 4/vē~Jp!=r7 hP2  j\@oi"y}1:u͛ B "Ey jih1$7+-/w1@ 0A C.!Qtu흟~,RwQ@V\&q, $9Yo~"&_}#M_}@E/jUYĴ n88[: )~d\e5H; aX>1>22Fԥ>c4ȾSټ  sRgpFBhR,=\.=4~Kpnr/9E $i3˜ݵ؁_l|l5X`5)ECc=S'(4L9`s+${&6A]1wTXNK{f_N@5v]!gzHKmREA0* UبE,H=(_Y9KL*GN zMBNR"2,((oj30kQCv)^^-o10sㆣ;*8@咿>[?Q.*qlA Vo*٤4Bw+,qXUTm6>C7k4B5iK*T`wQ=$&/P'2o[c;#wqxN,iÒ:ӻYb-!o8 -_gDKP ! ka1\ ׹-CudJ|ɬe 36So@- Qk$D9@=HNljkծ@Ly'ojtw49]Z9mYe:55Qk<-Y_H-׳0e-} J͈ =ao ^DYY,lsgY N+M88RU|;ZCL@+i=켭:Q A[-$8hK#/FnYs|654< /T7wDf$t$1sdL:aSٔĭ7ܷ SOtNY,#'lɃҐsi/a<3>[a'=-Z?M$*jPq/+$"?fbC~:i@vfPb2%$mx)~l+Vk߇!}}10chHad#}a5gw\OOnN-ݧ![mBrc[\d8H.!֨?p+Wж4h#aT8<ėXIC>kgC@ά%CiwN!s1jv'%~CS3$ tتsm9A 1fl5Y8q#NDͳifl"a%LAKR Qw3$Gs`i-R!swzA1U T6ƅIK#Y,ZTu [ 6c6vBq-H|{ٔ6a̧9(JG#,M)9;xkH{;-R2W aCT?'rͶi \S"&r%fA[hie0\y;Ԡ-0.޿ HܰRgY5ˠgRl 3G+%<-5z#fâr,Nax.%YiF@m A/'.FGtA#W8Wiz 7}!;IN)ꩬ/32mZ6xk'̳jȘ'WTCGNG ro:kɮCD7M4z"dMxse׀_}E<SϤxd6?|bbqВIzNDy%,3k%\MS]6@b 6X=i!`=g|HQ}Λw#D #xҳ|i{Ye4J'~'Wn)>U3,Y 0;Nك5\y|I6c7i^ޛӘ;~D6es 3]/qަ_X{VlW>aڻӞQ*2"tReVB=ɥ7obv搻"mXxܷ"s#vRwO=|OB[%DMg`;3+]6 }8ɉ,G9V#O0._ Eh|B+WǕs;UGJjA|ŝqRi?"r2Dr5j -7-<;}e6
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1