Go Long Av Dennis Carey, Brian Dumaine, Michael Useem, Rodney Zemmel

<p><b><i>800-CEO-READ BESTSELLER<br/>Featured in</i> Fortune, Harvard Business Review, <i>and</i> Entrepreneur, Go Long <i>is "mandatory reading for the CEOs and boards of all public companies," according to David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group.</b><br/>The lifespans of companies are growing shorter each day. Why do some companies thrive and grow, while others fail?</i><br/>Inspired by the CEO Academy, the annual off-the-record gathering of chief executives organized by the authors, reveals how some of the world''s most prominent business leaders resisted short-term pressures to successfully manage their organizations for the long term, and in turn, aim to create more jobs, more satisfied customers, and more shareholder wealth.<br/>In <b><i>Go Long</b></i>, authors Dennis Carey, Brian Dumaine, Michael Useem, and Rodney Zemmel take you behind the scenes to witness the business decisions that are enabling leading organizations to outsmart and