New Global Leaders

MANFRED F.R. DE VRIES is a professor at INSEAD, the world's leading global business school, as well as a practicing psychoanalyst and consultant. Author of fifteen books, including the award-winning Life and Death in the Executive Fast Lane (Jossey-Bass, 1995), he has been featured in the New York Times, Fortune, The Economist, Harper's, and the Financial Times. He lives in Paris, France. ELIZABETH FLORENT-TREACY is a research affiliate in management and leadership at INSEAD. She lives in Fontainebleau.

• Preface: Role Models for Tomorrow. Introduction: Global Leadership. RICHARD BRANSON. Richard Branson: The Builder. Branson's Virgin. An Interview with Richard Branson. PERCY BARNEVIK. Percy Barnevik: The Integrator. Percy Barnevik and ABB. An Interview with Percy Barnevik. DAVID SIMON. David Simon: The Transformer. Transformational Leadership at British Petroleum. An Interview with David Simon and John Browne. Conclusion: Practices of Vanguard Companies.

"Brilliant portraits of three exemplary global leaders with important lessons for all leaders." -Warren Bennis, professor, University of Southern California, and author, Organizing Genius "A masterful work that gives us insights into the key issues, fears, and decisions of three global leaders. The analyses, case studies, and interviews by Kets de Vries and Florent-Treacy reveal more about these men than they might have realized." -Ron Bolger, chairman, Telecom Eireann