How to get on
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The Johnsons, de Gaulles and Maos of the World War I generation still hold the top positions in government, business, science or trade union. But the youngest of them is 60 and the reins are therefore about to fall into the hands of the World War II generation. Or so thinks Walter Guzzardi Jr., the author of “The Young Executives’’.
He’s a member of the board of editors of American “Fortune”.
His book is based on confid ential interviews with “key men in dozens of blue-chip companies” and presents a profile of the youngish men who will soon be occupying the top executive positions. In exploring the field of corporate environment Mr.
Guzzardi also reveals how and why successful managers get ahead. Published by Mentor Executive Library. 75 cents.