| Table of Contents |
| What the Best CEOs Know—7 Exceptional Leaders and Their Lessons for Transforming any Business |
| The Era of the CEO? |
| Part 1 - What Made Them Great |
| Chapter 1 | - | The Exceptional Seven and the Traits that Defined Them |
| Part 2 - Defining Strategies of Exceptional Leaders |
| Chapter 2 | - | Place the Customer at the Epicenter of the Business Model |
| Chapter 3 | - | Create an Authentic Learning Organization |
| Chapter 4 | - | Focus on Solutions |
| Chapter 5 | - | Prepare the Organization for Drastic Change |
| Chapter 6 | - | Harness the Intellect of Every Employee |
| Chapter 7 | - | Create a Performance-Driven Culture |
| Chapter 8 | - | Learn From Competitors, but Remain Faithful to the Vision |
| Sources and Notes |
| Index |
| List of Sidebars |