Beyond the charismatic gurus, quick-fixers, and pie-in-the-sky theorists lay a breed of leaders whose talents enable their team to thrive in any economy…

Imagine a forum where fifty of these top leaders – from a wide range of companies, organizations, and business schools – sit down with a team from Heidrick & Struggles, the world’s premier provider of executive search and leadership services consulting, and roll-up their sleeves to talk about issues that matter most to them as leaders and as people. They share their hard-learned lessons from years of experience including what keeps them up at night, what shaped their leadership style, and likewise, the people and values that inspire them to face challenges head-on.

Leaders Talk Leadership: Top Executives Speak Their Minds features the leaders who are successfully navigating today’s difficult and changing market environment including:

• A.G. Lafley, CEO of Procter & Gamble
• Craig Conway, CEO of Peoplesoft, Inc.
• David S. Pottruck, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Charles Schwab Corporation
• Edward Tian, CEO of China Netcom
• Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx Corporation
• Hank McKinnell, CEO of Pfizer
• Heinrich von Pierer, CEO of Siemens
• Ken Chenault, CEO of American Express
• Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America
• Klaus Zumwinkel, Chairman of the Board of Management of
• Deutsche Post World Net
• Larry Weinbach, CEO of Unisys
• Linda Sanford, SVP of IBM
• Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Computer
• Pat Mitchell, CEO of PBS Corporation
• Stephen Kerr, Chief Learning Officer of Goldman Sachs
• Steve Reinemund, CEO of PepsiCo
• William Haseltine, CEO of Human Genome Sciences

Leaders Talk Leadership is a critical collection of leadership intellect from top people across industries and around the globe on a variety of strategic issues. The assembled talent dives into timeless issues such as:

• The qualities of a leader
• The strategies for balancing the needs of all of the stakeholders
• How to institute learning in an organization
• Leading through strategic change and transformation
• How to make the most of a company’s most important asset –human capital –to achieve competitive advantage and long-term value in today’s economy.

An invaluable resource for managers who believe that people are the strength of an organization, Leaders Talk Leadership yields valuable insights into the critical issues facing the executives today…and the leaders of tomorrow.