The world?s top CEOs tell how they overcame big challenges?so you can, too



From the pages of Harvard Business Review, How I Did It brings to life the real challenges faced in some of today?s best-known companies?straight from the CEOs who successfully met and overcame them.



Practical and eminently usable, this collection of first-person narratives by renowned CEOs?including GE?s Jeff Immelt, Xerox?s Anne Mulcahy, Prada?s Patrizio Bertelli, Google?s Eric Schmidt, and others?tells how each overcame a management or organizational challenge that had their company stumped. Engaging and entertaining, these powerful global business leaders explain how they solved the problem and share the lessons they learned in the process. From handling a difficult succession, succeeding in emerging markets, creating lean growth, and innovating business models to issues involving customers, employees, and partners, these stories illustrate how successful leaders manage complex issues while working in the trenches.



If you?re a manager, in any country, looking for guidance, inspiration, and a good read, Harvard Business Review?s How I Did It will help you make better decisions in the face of big problems in your own workplace.