Summary

The ambitious young CEO was apprehensive on the eve of the annual board meeting, because of the companys lackluster performance during his first year at the helm. But that night he met a wise old man on a train. The stranger proved to be an unlikely guide, and distilled the myriad pitfalls of leadership into the Five Temptations of a CEO. This intense and sometimes combative exchange showed the CEO where he had failed in the past and taught him some valuable lessons.

The Author

Patrick Lencioni has written other bestsellers: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Death by Meeting and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive. He is president of the Table Group, a management consulting firm, and has held key positions at Sybase and Oracle.