The Four Dilemmas of the CEO: Mastering the make-or-break moments in every executive’s career - Hardcover

Tom Biesinger, Ross Wall and Clifford Herbertson are founding partners of Teallach, an exclusive consulting firm that works with mid-large cap CEOs, their boards and executive committees. They specialize in shaping executives and creating breakthrough organizations through the application of their specialized and experience-based skill set to help unlock the true 'human capital' potential of an organization.

Tom, Ross and Clifford have each lived and worked extensively in the Americas, Australasia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East; developed their own business portfolios; and been intimately involved, as peers and advisors, at the senior-most levels of industry. Using their 'human capital' predictive analytics, they have brought disruption, transparency and breakthrough to the areas of retail, technology, communications, healthcare and financial services, to name just a few. As seasoned professionals, whose knowledge has been forged in the crucible of experience, they offer decades of learned, refined, practised and proven methodologies, tools and insights, applicable to executives everywhere.

"If you insist on remaining a CEO, then do yourself a favor and read this book. It will reveal the dilemmas you will face during your tenure, provide you sage advice on how to overcome them, and help you achieve sustainable success." - Clayton M. Christensen, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, and author of 'The Innovator's Dilemma'

"The authors' breadth of experience in both consulting and operations make them uniquely qualified to discuss the many challenges that the CEOs of today face. This will be an enlightening read for current CEOs and anyone who will someday have the challenging opportunity of leading a business or charitable organization." - Richard E. Marriott, Chairman of the Board, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

"I think every CEO and aspiring CEO should read this book. They will learn from it and be challenged. It presents an insightful and compelling framework on how to be a CEO from day one to retirement." - John Allan, Chairman Tesco PLC, Barratt Developments and London First

"If only I could have read this book years ago, I could avoided many of the mistakes I made in my years as a CEO. Even when I eventually got things to the right place, I could have reached the destination much sooner and on a straighter path." - Jim McCurry, Former Partner of Bain & Company and CEO of multiple companies