As corporations increase in complexity, the role of the business leader has changed dramatically, such that "giving orders" is no longer sufficient. This guide draws on the lessons of the leaders of some of the most successful companies, in order to advise others on how to move with the times.

21 Leaders for the 21st Century redefines leadership. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner tap into the wisdom of high-performing leaders from around the globe, from Michael Dell to Acers Stan Shih and from Richard Branson to Russian politician and banker, Sergei Kiriyenko. These business giants candidly reveal their personal experiences of business dilemmas. 21 Leaders for the 21st Century uses these important insights into the nature of leadership to show todays managers how to understand and use the seven dilemmas of leadership.

Preface (Peter Woolliams)
Introduction to the Metatheory of Leadership (Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Transcultural Competence: Learning to Lead by Through-Through Thinking and Acting, Part I (Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Transcultural Competence: Learning to Lead by Through-Through Thinking and Acting, Part II (Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner)
New Visions of Capitalism Richard Branson, Virgin (Charles Hampden-Turner, Naomi Stubbe -de-Groot and Fons Trompenaars)
Creating a Hyperculture Martin Gillo, Advanced Micro Devices (Charles Hampden-Turner)
Recipe for a Turnaround Philippe Bourguignon, Club Med (Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Recapturing the True Mission Christian Majgaard, Lego (Dirk Devos and Charles Hampden-Turner)
The Balance between Market and Product Anders Knutsen, Bang and Olufsen (Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Private Enterprise, Public Service Ge rard Mestrallet, Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux (Peter Prud'homme van Reine, Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Leading One Life Val Gooding's, British United Provident Association (BUPA) (Charles Hampden-Turner)
Pioneering the New Organization Jim Morgan, Applied Materials (Fons Trompenaars et el)
The Internet as an Environment for Business Ecosystems Michael Dell, Dell Computers (Maarten Nijhoff Asser and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Global Brand, Local Touch Stan Shih, Acer Computers (Peter Prud'homme van Reine)
Weathering the Storm Sergei Kiriyenko, former Russian Prime Minister (Allard Everts and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Towards a New Spirit Edgar Bronfman, Seagram's (Todd Jick, Charles Hampden-Turner and Fons Trompenaars)
Change within Continuity Karel Vuursteen, Heineken (Dirk Devos and Charles Hampden-Turner)
The Challenge of Renewal Hugo Levecke, ABN AMRO (Dirk Devos and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Keeping Close to the Customer David Komansky, Merrill Lynch (Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Managing the Internationalization Process Kees Storm, AEGON (Fons Trompenaars)
A Corporate Dynasty Rahmi M. Koc , Koc Group (Jo Spyckerelle and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Leading through Transformation Mark Moody-Stuart, Royal Dutch Shell (Jo Spyckerelle and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Keeping the Family in Business or Keeping the Business in the Family Stuart Beckwith, Tim Morris, and Gordon Billage (Peter Woolliams and Charles Hampden-Turner)
Transcultural Competence through 21 Reconciliations (Fons Trompennars and Peter Woolliams)
Afterword: "Things Come Apart.." (Charles Hampden-Turner)
Appendices
References
Index