The Corner Office

With his soothing vocal clarity and youthful-sounding changes in vocal pitch, narrator Oliver Wyman adds enormous appeal to this captivating book on leadership. The author, a business journalist who interviews CEOs for a Sunday NEW YORK TIMES column, has grouped the career stories and wisdom of 75 such people into three components of the CEO's job--succeeding, managing, and leading. Among the many substantial discoveries he made is that the leader of a large company is often someone who grew into power by listening, studying why people succeed, and connecting with others in a personal, candid way. Bryant has a wonderful ear for narrative. By letting his CEOs tell their own stories, his message takes the form of a tapestry of insights on personal leadership. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine