02133oam 2200493 450 991078266210332120170523091548.01-282-34143-X97866123414340-313-35663-7(OCoLC)234236534(MiFhGG)GVRL2MFM(EXLCZ)99100000000070730520080305d2008 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrAdvice from the presidents the student's guide to reaching the top in business and politics /G. Scott Thomas1st. ed.Westport, Conn. Greenwood Press2008Westport, Conn. :Greenwood Press,2008.1 online resource (xxv, 236 pages)Gale eBooksDescription based on print version record.0-313-35662-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-226) and index.Deciding -- Developing -- Polishing -- Organizing -- Controlling -- Maneuvering -- Succeeding.The same skills and strategies can propel an aspiring executive to the top of any organization, be it the Podunk High School Student Council, the Acme Xylophone Corporation, or the government of the United States of America. The student council president may be an unpaid volunteer, and the Acme CEO may bark out orders in an office that is rectangular, not oval. But the paths that lead to those positions are remarkably similar to the trail that ends so gloriously at the front door of the White House. Author G. Scott Thomas spent two years examining the lives of nearly two hundred presidential cExecutive abilityLeadershipPresidential candidatesExecutive ability.Leadership.Presidential candidates.658.4/09Thomas G. Scott1509364MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910782662103321Advice from the presidents3828706UNINA