Forbes® Great Minds of Business

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Summary: Understand the minds of five great business leaders
Review: At its most fundamental, the key to business success has always been leadership. Understand the mind of the top executive of a business and you will get a clearer sense of that company's prospects that from its balance sheet, profitability, cash flow, market share, and market capitalization. The drama of business lies in the leaders who make it happen. The chapters of this book each feature a profile and an interview with one of the five Great Minds of Business-Andy Grove, Fred Smith, Peter Lynch, Pleasant Rowland and Paul Volcker.

They have all made enormous direct contributions to American business and economy. They have endured adversity and had the strength to learn from it and move forward. At moments when others might have faltered and given in to pessimism and despair, they did not. They embody ideas and ideals that we can all learn from.

A world-class journalist, Gretchen Morgenson is a Senior Editor at Forbes magazine, universally recognized as one of the world's foremost business publications.

Reviewed by Azlan Adnan. Formerly Business Development Manager with KPMG, Azlan is currently managing partner of Azlan & Koh Knowledge and Professional Management Group, an education and management consulting practice based in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. He holds a Master's degree in International Business and Management.