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Sydney Finkelstein

Bestselling Author, Recognized Professor and Thought Leader on Leadership, Strategy and Corporate Governance

Bestselling Author, Recognized Professor and Thought Leader on Leadership, Strategy and Corporate Governance

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Sydney Finkelstein Biography

Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, where he teaches courses on Leadership and Strategy. He is also the Faculty Director of the flagship Tuck Executive Program, and has experience working with executives at a number of other prestigious universities around the world. He holds degrees from Concordia University and the London School of Economics, as well as a Ph.D. from Columbia University in strategic management.

Professor Finkelstein has published 20 books and 80 articles, with several bestsellers, including the #1 bestseller in the U.S. and Japan, Why Smart Executives Fail. Based on a six-year study of 51 companies and 200 interviews of business leaders, the book identifies the fundamental reasons why major mistakes happen, points out the early warning signals that are critical for investors and managers alike, and offers ideas on how organizations can develop a capability of learning from corporate mistakes. On Fortune Magazine’s list of Best Business Books, the Wall Street Journal called it “a marvel – a jargon-free business book based on serious research that offers genuine insights with clarity and sometimes even wit … It should be required reading not just for executives but for investors as well.” It has also been featured in media around the world and has been translated into 12 languages.

His latest bestselling book is SUPERBOSSES: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent. Once again he has undertaken extensive research over a ten year period of some of the most intriguing business leaders in the world who all have one thing in common – they helped develop the best talent in their industry sectors, who in turn helped them become the legendary successes they are today. What they did, and how they did it, is shared via fascinating profiles and seven management practices that separate the best bosses from the merely good ones. LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls it “a leadership guide for the Networked Age,” while Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE, says “Superbosses gives leaders a playbook to bring out the best in their people.”

Professor Finkelstein is a Fellow of the Academy of Management, and has had three books nominated for the Academy of Management’s Terry Book Award, the most prestigious such honor in the field. His other awards include Finalist for the Academy of Management Executive Best Paper Award (2004), the McKinsey & Company Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize Honorable Mention (2002), the Best Paper Award from the Academy of Management Executive for his article “Leveraging Intellect” (1997), two Citations of Excellence from ANBAR, the world’s leading guide to management journal literature (1997 & 1998), the Cenafoni Prize for research in Entrepreneurial Strategy (1991), and finalist for the A.T. Kearney award for the best research in strategic management (1988).

Professor Finkelstein is a recognized thought leader on leadership, strategy, and corporate governance, and is listed on the “Thinkers 50,” the most prestigious ranking of management thinkers in the world. He is well known for his keynote speeches and television appearances, and is a regular columnist for the BBC. He has worked as a consultant and speaker for major companies around the world, including Aetna, American Express, Bank of Montreal, Barclays, BlackRock, Boeing, Cerberus, Chevron, Comcast, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Eaton, Freddie Mac, GE, General Dynamics, Glaxo, Heinz, Hitachi, ING, ITT, J&J, JP Morgan Chase, Mayo Clinic, Korn-Ferry, McGraw-Hill, McKinsey, Merrill Lynch, Monsanto, Morgan Stanley, Novartis, PwC, Raytheon, Roche, Rollins, Russell Reynolds, UBS, and United Technologies.

Sydney Finkelstein Speaking Topics

  • SUPERBOSSES: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent

    Larry Ellison. Lorne Michaels. Ralph Lauren. Robert Noyce. George Lucas. Miles Davis. And a dozen others. Business leaders and creative icons with tremendous track records who all have something else in common: they helped develop the best talent in their industries, who in turn helped them become the legendary successes they are today. Based on ten years of research and hundreds of interviews, Superbosses describes what these exceptional leaders did, and how they did it. In his keynote, Sydney will describe the “superboss playbook”, the key management practices that separate the best bosses from the merely good ones, and the pathway to becoming a better leader yourself. LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls it “a leadership guide for the Networked Age,” while Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE, says “Superbosses gives leaders a playbook to bring out the best in their people."

    Other Topics/Speech Titles: • Why Talent Retention Can Kill You • Not Built to Last, But Built to Change • HR Like You Never Saw It Before • A New Model of Leadership: Masters and Apprentices • The Secret to Unleashing Innovation • Why Smart Executives Fail • Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Change management

  • Leadership

Sydney Finkelstein Videos

  • Sydney Finkelstein: Renowned Thought Leader on Strategy ...
    Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he teaches courses on ...
  • Sydney Finkelstein | Leadership Speaker - YouTube

Sydney Finkelstein Books

  • Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent
    Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent
  • Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions and How to Keep it From Happening to You
    Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions and How to Keep it From Happening to You
  • Breakout Strategy: Meeting the Challenge of Double-Digit Growth
    Breakout Strategy: Meeting the Challenge of Double-Digit Growth
  • Why Smart Executives Fail: And What You Can Learn from Their Mistakes
    Why Smart Executives Fail: And What You Can Learn from Their Mistakes

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Sydney Finkelstein is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as SUPERBOSSES: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, Mergers & Acquisitions, Change management and Leadership. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sydney Finkelstein for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Sydney Finkelstein generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Marcus Buckingham, Julian Birkinshaw, Stephen M.R. Covey, Mark C. Thompson and Peter Senge. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sydney Finkelstein for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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