CHAPTER 12

Leadership

What Can Leaders Do throughout an Organization to Make the Right Things Happen?

How many of the ten most-admired companies on Fortune’s 2018 list can you match with their founders or top leaders? See if you can fill in the blanks in table 12-1. Table 12-2 presents the most-admired firms in China in 2018 and their leaders. Can you match up any of these companies and leaders?

TABLE 12-1

Fortune’s ten most-admired companies and their leaders or founders, 2018

How many leaders can you match with their companies?

Company

Answer

Leaders and founders

1. Apple

A. Kevin Johnson and Howard Schultz

2. Amazon

B. Satya Nadella and Bill Gates

3. Alphabet

C. Jamie Dimon

4. Berkshire ...

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