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Further,Townsend was the first corporate chief to practice what is just now being preached in the best-led corporations: no reserved parking spaces, no org. charts, no job descriptions, no short-term pandering to Wall Street, no company planes, no golf club memberships.

so Townsend was a bit controversial. But that’s a characteristic of great leadership, and Bob didn’t back down when critics turned up the heat. He didn’t care what people thought about him personally; what he cared about was creating an organization that was both profitable and an exciting place to work.

Gordon Forward, CEO of Chapparal Steel, introduced a Townsendian “management by adultery” (a previously X-rated concept in which Forward treated his employees like adults and then got out of the way as they set productivity records);

Townsend was the first true, modern corporate leader (def: one who manifests vision, integrity, and courage in a consistent pattern of behavior that inspires trust, motivation, and responsibility on the part of followers, who in turn become leaders themselves).

The Paper Millionaire, by some Arab-turned-Englishman named Roger Shashoua. He sat

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