Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-410) and index.
Contents:
Part I: A family affair. "Fiddling with other people's faces" ; "Telephone. Telegraph. Tell-a-woman." ; "Beauty is your duty" ; Saks appeal ; "She's giving away the whole business!" ; "You should be a chemist" ; "The Navy gave me a Ph.D. in hands-on leadership" -- Part II: Follow the Lauder. "I have so many good ideas" ; "The Evie and Lenny show" ; First to market always wins ; The Revlon wars ; "It takes a thief" -- Part III: The metamorphosis of beauty. The golden decade ; The Lancôme wars ; "A family business" ; A controversial decision -- Part IV: The collector's art. The three 'O's'" ; "Trees don't grow to the sky" -- Part V: "I could make a difference". The pied piper of playgrounds ; Preparing for a global future ; Validating visions for medical breakthroughs ; Transforming museums ; My legacy: transforming people -- Afterword.
Summary:
"Former CEO of Estée Lauder, Leonard Lauder, shares the business and life lessons he learned while turning the company his mother founded into a multi-billion dollar enterprise"-- Provided by publisher.
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