A collection of letters--filled with advice on leadership, goal achievement, public service, and life journeys--to youths from many of the worlds most influential leaders, including four U.S. Presidents, Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Gorbachev, Donald Trump, Muhammad Ali, Cathie Black, Doreen Toben, Theodore Forstmann, and Walter Cronkite. Each letter is introduced with commentary by publisher of Leaders magazine Henry O. Dormann. The biggest-name leaders in the worlds of government, business, religion, charitable organizations, and institutes of learning dispense their advice in a beautifully packaged collection that will be the most elegant and inspiring book on Graduation Day tables.
Possibly no one on Earth personally knows as many people at the helms of nations, businesses, religions, charitable organizations, and institutes of learning as Henry O. Dormann--founder, chairman, and editor-in-chief of LEADERS magazine, whose circulation is limited to such leading figures. Here, he brings together the first-ever exclusive collection of wisdom and inspiration addressed to young people from the world's most influential people--advice on leadership, goal achievement, public service, and life journeys. Letters from Leaders is a beautifully designed book comprising nearly eighty letters from those who have done so much to shape our world today--from Muhammad Ali to four U.S. Presidents, Mikhail Gorbachev, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and King Abdullah II of Jordan, and the Dalai Lama; from Cathie Black to T. Boone Pickens, Muriel Siebert, and Donald Trump. The letters, some as facsimile reproductions of handwritten originals, are each introduced with a biographical note by Dormann. As put so aptly by Dormann in his introduction, "All kings and queens, presidents, Nobel Laureates, chairmen and chairwomen, CEOs, and world leaders have one thing in common: They want what they have achieved to be useful and to be handed over to a younger generation. . . . The leaders in these pages have 'lived' and now offer their experiences as a treasure to ambitious and open minds--those who want to be something in life."
Contents
The Road to Success
Introduction
Leading Off With The Greatest”
1) Muhammad Aliformer Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World: The
Greater the Obstacle, The More Glorious the Moment of Success
Letters and Numbers
2) Sumner RedstoneChairman, Viacom: The Three Cs
3) John TeetsFormer Chairman, Dial Corporation: P.M.A.
4) Muriel Mickie” SiebertFounder, Chairwoman & Chief Executive Officer, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.: The First Woman of Finances Top Ten
5) Jean-Pierre GarnierCEO, GlaxoSmithKline: Eight Keys to the Good Life
6) Oswald GruebelFormer CEO, Credit Suisse Group: 75% About the Future
7) James D. Robinson, IIIGeneral Partner, RRE Ventures: Leadership, One through Ten
8) Elias Zerhouni, M.D.Director, National Institutes of Health: The 50/50 Rules
9) Cathie BlackPresident, Hearst Magazines: Live a 360-degree Life
10) Howard J. RubensteinPresident, Rubenstein Associates, Inc.: A Framework
11) Joseph H. FlomSenior Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: No Magic Formula
Presidential Advice
12) Gerald R. Ford38th President of the United States: Opponents, Not Enemies
13) Jimmy Carter39th President of the United States: Expand Your Hearts and Minds
14) George H.W. Bush41st President of the United States: The 41st Presidents Top Ten List
15) George W. Bush43rd President of the United States: Say What You Believe and Stand By It
A Global Summit
16) King Abdullah, IIKing of Jordan: Provide Leadership Through Courage
17) The Dalai Lama: Love and Compassion
18) Mikhail GorbachevFormer President, U.S.S.R., President of Green Cross International: All People Are Brethren
19) Vladimir PutinFormer President, Current Prime Minister, Russia:
Diligence Is the Mother of Success
20) Nursultan NazarbayevPresident of Kazakhstan: Did I Live This Day
Right?
21) Lee Hsien LoongPrime Minister, Singapore: To Build a Country From
Scratch
22) Mohammed MahathirFormer Prime Minister, Malaysia: Its Worth Trying
23) Roh Tae WooFormer President, Republic of Korea: Audaciously Realize
Formulated Decisions
Globalization
24) G. Allen AndreasFormer Chairman & CEO, ADM: The Greatest
Education Possible
25) Lee Kuan YewSenior Minister, Singapore: The Opportunities of
Globalization
26) Donald TrumpChairman, President, & CEO, Trump Organization: The
World Is a Big Place
27) Richard S. FuldChairman & CEO, Lehman Brothers: Connect the Dots
Claiming Your Place In the World
28) Lord E. John P. BrowneFormer Group CEO, British Petroleum: Build a
Strong Core
29) Tony HallCEO, Royal Opera House, London: Many Different Roles
30) Thomas HovingFormer Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York:
Everybody Wants You
31) David KeoughChairman of the Board, Allen & Company: A Little
Decision
32) David Rockefeller, Jr.Member of the Board, Rockefeller Financial
Services: Dig In
33) David TangChairman, D.W.C. Tang Development: A King in Every Job
34) James TischPresident & CEO, Loews Corporation: Go Against the Grain
Passion and Job Satisfaction
35) John F. WelchFormer CEO, General Electric: Something That Really
Turns Your Crank
36) Maurice (Hank) GreenbergChairman & CEO, C.V. Starr & Co.: Passion
37) Joseph R. GromekPresident & CEO, Warnaco Company: The First Place
to Start
Focus/Dedication
38) Henry KaufmanPresident, Henry Kaufman Company: Persistence
39) Gary MirabelleSculptor, Stricoff Gallery: Absurdly Dedicated
40) Ray KellyCommissioner, NYPD: Devote Yourself Totally
41) Leon LedermanNobel Prize Laureate in Physics 1988, Director Emeritus,
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: Total Obsessive Dedication
42) Dean KamenPresident, DEKA Research: You Make the Choice
43) Richard LeFrakPresident & CEO, LeFrak Organization: For Lack of an
Epiphany
Renaissance People
44) Giampiero BodinoCreative Director, Richemont S.A.: Be Generous With
Your Creativity
45) John BrennanChairman & CEO, Vanguard Group: Values Match and
Adventurousness
46) Jeremy IsaacsCEO, Lehman Brothers Europe & Asia: A Virtual Helicopter
View
47) Stephan RojahnChairman of the Board of Management, Dürr Group: Ask
for Greater Responsibilities
48) Doreen TobenEVP & CFO, Verizon Communications Inc.: Broaden Your
Outlook
Mentors and Role Models
49) Dr. Josef AckermanChairman of Deutsche Bank: Stay Focused
50) Robert Keith GrayChairman, Gray & Company II: Your Mothers
Expectations
51) Jurgen HambrechtChairman of the Board of Directors, BASF: Somebody
to Help
52) Stephen Joel TrachtenbergPresident Emeritus, George Washington
University: Integrity, Bred in the Bone
53) Warren WashingtonSenior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric
Research: Read About the Lives of Great Contributors
Working with Others
54) Kathryn WyldePresident & CEO, New York City Partnership: Partnerships
that Change the World
55) James TurleyChairman & CEO, Ernst & Young LLP: Integrity, Respect,
and Teaming
56) Li Ka-shingChairman, Cheung Kong Holdings: Fairness
57) Charles HollidayChairman & CEO, DuPont: Not a Beauty Contest
58) Maria Razumich-ZecRegional Vice President and General Manager, The
Peninsula Hotels: Your Reputation and Integrity are Everything
59) Farooq KathwariChairman, President & CEO, Ethan Allen: Shape the
Debate
60) Dr. Bernd PischetsriederFormer Chairman, Volkswagen: Listen Up!
61) Shelly LazarusChairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy & Mather
Worldwide: Id Rather Ask For Forgiveness Than Permission.”
62) Sanford I. WeilChairman Emeritus, Citigroup Inc., New York: Surface
That Mistake
63) Beth BrookeGlobal Vice Chair, Ernst & Young: Use Your Platform
Working for Others
64) His Majesty King Bhumibol AdulyadejKing of Thailand: The Pure Soul
65) Ambassador William HolbrookeVice Chairman, Perseus: To Public
Service
66) John D. NegroponteUndersecretary of State, United States of America: A
Life in Public Service
67) Diana DeGetteMember of Congress: The Benefit of Changing Lives
Optimism/Overcoming Challenges
68) Vahid AlaghbandChairman, Balli Klockner: Look for That Silver Lining
69) T. Boone PickensChairman, BP Capital: To Be Up Against the Wall
70) Peter PetersonChairman, Blackstone Group: An Exuberant Confidence in
the Future
71) Marie McKeePresident & Chief Executive Officer, Steuben Glass: When a
Door Closes, Another Opens
Wisdom Inherited
72) Dr. Anton RupertFounder, Rembrandt Group: Proverbs
73) Gerhard SchroderFormer Chancellor, The Federal Republic of Germany:
The Categorical Imperative
74) Leo Hindrey, Jr.Managing Partner, InterMedia Partners: Meteors Who
Light Our world
75) Leslie E. BainsVice Chairman Modern Bank, N.A.: A Why to Live
76) Jean AftermanVice President and Assistant General Manager
New York Yankees: The Final Forming of Your Character
To Be or Not To Be
77) Walter Cronkite Journalist: Be Prepared
78) William HarrisonFormer Chairman & CEO, J.P. MorganChase & Co.: Be
a Leader
A Final Note on Real Success
79) Theodore ForstmannGeneral Partner, Forstmann Little & Company: Real
Wealth Is Not Physical
Acknowledgments