Leading in the Top Team

Figures; Tables; Contributors; Editor's acknowledgments; 1. Introduction - leading within and across the functions Preston Bottger and Jean-Louis Barsoux; Part I. The Business Imperatives: 2. The leadership imperative - driving wealth creation Preston Bottger; 3. The talent imperative - all CXOs must strengthen the company's talent pool Jean-Louis Barsoux and Preston Bottger; 4. The learning imperative - going offline to improve performance Jean-Louis Barsoux and Preston Bottger; Part II. The CXOs: Within the Functions: 5. The Chief Marketing Officer - creating, delivering and communicating value to customers Dominique Turpin and George Rädler; 6. The Chief Sales Officer - sell, sell, sell! Jonathan Lachowitz and Preston Bottger; 7. The Chief Supply Chain Officer - designing and managing lean and agile supply chains Carlos Cordón and Kim Sundtoft Hald; 8. The Chief Manufacturing Officer - process execution, improvement and design Kim Sundtoft Hald; 9. The Chief Financial Officer - a capital position Leif Sjoblom; 10. The Chief Technology Officer - corporate navigator, agent of change and entrepreneur Jean-Philippe Deschamps; 11. The Chief Information Officer - achieving credibility, relevance and business impact Donald A. Marchand; 12. The Chief Human Resources Officer - delivering people who can deliver Preston Bottger and Paul Vanderbroeck; 13. The Corporate Governance Officer - from company secretary to manager of governance processes Ulrich Steger and Preston Bottger; 14. The Chief Communications Officer - leading strategic communications Gordon Adler; 15. The SBU President - perhaps the best job for the CEO-in-training Jonathan Lachowitz and Preston Bottger; 16. CXOs and the Line - serving the internal customer Preston Bottger, Paul Vanderbroeck and Jean-Louis Barsoux; Part III. The CEO and the Leadership Team - Pulling it all Together: 17. From CXO to CEO - the weight of accountability Jean-Louis Barsoux and Preston Bottger; 18. The Chief Executive Officer - orchestrating the whole Peter Lorange; 19. Relations among CXOs - competing priorities spell trouble Jean-Louis Barsoux; 20. The top team - from executive group to executive team Jean-Philippe Deschamps; Part IV. Conclusion: 21. Summary: the CXO challenge - wealth creation by the executive team Preston Bottger and Jean-Louis Barsoux; Index.