After 25 years spent observing well-regarded chief executives and good managers further down the ladder, the authors conclude that those who are true to characteristics they already possess make the best bosses.
Characterised as a dispassionate strategist, Mr McGuinness became Sinn Fein's chief negotiator in the Good Friday Agreement talks.
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If this wind of change is not yet strong, most chief executives have a good idea which way it is blowing.
But, when Congress crosses the line into undermining the promise of the president's chief diplomat, the good-cop-bad-cop routine becomes a liability.
But I want a good Commission chief in London to clean up British reporting of Europe, which is too filled with easy, made-up or garbled stories.
Juliet Davenport, founder and chief executive officer of Good Energy, said she was well aware communities were becoming "increasingly restless" about having renewable energy on their doorstep.
Even such Cain-and-Abel types as Raymond Hood, a hard-drinking visionary architect, and John Todd, the authoritarian teetotaller that Rockefeller hired as his chief developer, became good business buddies.
Shareholders and board members increasingly expect the chief executive to set a good example.
Less than a day after touchdown, chief scientist Steve Squyres reported good news.
CBI's chief economist, there are good reasons to expect that the recent earnings boom is about to go into reverse.
If there is ever a national maker-in-training program for young people, Joe Hudy would be a good choice for chief evangelist.
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Still, putting the tax credits back on the books was good news for the company because it's a sign of good prospects, Chief Financial Officer Dan Ammann said.
Maybe a good reminder for NSA Chief Keith Alexander, who is a proud iPad owner.
Chief Justice Rehnquist wished him "Good luck" the way one does a hitchhiker after a lift, then drives away fast.
These chief ministers understand the connection between good politics and good economics.
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By most measures, the eBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) chief executive had a pretty darn good October.
"That theory falls down already if you have an ex-chief constable, no matter how good they are, the public perception is that they are in the wrong camp, " he said.
Yet Oppenheim has faith in management, suggesting Chief Executive Ara Hovnanian has a good nose for making acquisitions among the privately held home builders that still comprise 70% of the industry.
So it is good to hear the chief secretary setting out the UK Government's intention to implement Silk and we look forward to a formal announcement on the way forward as soon as possible.
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Like Mr. Stumpf, Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan spent a good five minutes and 729 words touting the bank's "progress, " "position, " "momentum, " and "leadership" only to see his balloon popped by finance chief Bruce R.
"It's basically a bike on steroids--in a good way, " says chief executive Chris Deyo.
"Our relationship with British troops here is very good, " the police chief tells me.
Chief MCCARDLE: So it's good that this has come about, because it actually helps us.
Jeremy Horwitz, Editor-in-Chief of iLounge, has had a good track record lately for Apple product predictions.
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But despite his concerns, the chief inspector found there to be a good relationship between staff and prisoners.
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The task of ensuring they do will fall mainly to Mr Corcostegui, the new chief executive, whose track record is good.
Mr. DAVID WESSELL (Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal): Good morning.
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