What makes a successful company? This book provides the answer.It is the HOW of getting a company to extraordinary results-and getting extraordinary results consistently. And it is through the CEOs of the world's largest companies that we see the strategies behind the successes. The introduction is by Lord Sheppardof Grand Metropolitan. The authors met and interviewed the heads of 157 large multinational companies to find answers. They found that the CEOs were willing to talk in great detail and provide reams of data showing just exactly how they run their companies. The authors discovered that there are 5 approaches to success. They are not quick cures and they can be used individually or as a unit, but they demonstratethe range of the remedies for success that CEOs use to contribute to their companies.