Letters from Leaders: Personal Advice for Tomorrow's Leaders from the World's Most Influential People

Henry O. Dormann

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Possibly no one on Earth personally knows as many people at the helms of nations, businesses, religions, charitable organizations, and institutes of learning as Henry O. Dormann—founder, chairman, and editor-in-chief of LEADERS magazine, whose circulation is limited to such leading figures. Here, he brings together the first-ever exclusive collection of wisdom and inspiration addressed to young people from the world’s most influential people—advice on leadership, goal achievement, public service, and life journeys.

Letters from Leaders is a beautifully designed book comprising nearly eighty letters from those who have done so much to shape our world today—from Muhammad Ali to four U.S. Presidents, Mikhail Gorbachev, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and King Abdullah II of Jordan, and the Dalai Lama; from Cathie Black to T. Boone Pickens, Muriel Siebert, and Donald Trump. The letters, some as facsimile reproductions of handwritten originals, are each introduced with a biographical note by Dormann.

As put so aptly by Dormann in his introduction, “All kings and queens, presidents, Nobel Laureates, chairmen and chairwomen, CEOs, and world leaders have one thing in common: They want what they have achieved to be useful and to be handed over to a younger generation. . . . The leaders in these pages have ‘lived’ and now offer their experiences as a treasure to ambitious and open minds—those who want to be something in life.”

Henry O. Dormann is founder, chairman, and editor-in-chief of LEADERS magazine, and the editor of The Speaker’s Book of Quotations. Among his own numerous leadership roles, he was founder and the first executive director of the Library of Presidential Papers[p1] (now the Center for the Study of the Presidency), and served as president of the United States Technical Developments Company, a division of U.S. Banknote Corporation. He divides his time between Bath, New York, and New York City.

	The Road to Success
1	Introduction: Leading Off With “The Greatest”
1	Ali, Muhammad: The Greater the Obstacle, The More Glorious the Moment of Success Letters and Numbers
2	Redstone, Sumner: The Three C’s
3	Teets, John: P.M.A.
4	Garnier, Jean-Pierre: Eight Keys to the Good Life
5	Gruebel, Oswald: 75% About the Future
6	Zerhouni, Elias, M.D.: The 50/50 Rules
7	Black, Cathie: Live a 360-degree Life
8	Rubenstein, Howard J.: A Framework
9	Flom, Joseph H: No Magic Formula Presidential Advice
10	Ford, Gerald R.: Opponents, Not Enemies
11	Carter, Jimmy: Expand Your Hearts and Minds
12	Bush, George H.W.: The 41st President’s Top Ten List
13	Bush, George W.: Say What You Believe and Stand By It A Global Summit
14	Abdullah II, King: Provide Leadership Through Courage
15	Dalai Lama: Love and Compassion
16	Gorbachev, Mikhail: All People Are Brethren
17	Putin, Vladimir: Diligence Is the Mother of Success
18	Nazarbayev, Nursultan: Did I Live This Day Right?
19	Loong, Lee Hsien: To Build a Country From Scratch
20	Mahathir, Mohammed: It’s Worth Trying
21	Roh Tae Woo: Audaciously Realize Formulated Decisions Globalization
22	Andreas, G. Allen: The Greatest Education Possible
23	Yew, Lee Kuan: The Opportunities of Globalization
24	Trump, Donald: The World Is a Big Place
25	Fuld, Richard S.: Connect the Dots Claiming Your Place In the World
26	Browne, Lord E. John P.: Build a Strong Core
27	Hall, Tony: Many Different Roles
28	Hoving, Thomas:Everybody Wants You
29	Keough, David: A Little Decision
30	Rockefeller, David, Jr.: Dig In
31	Tang, David: A King in Every Job
32	Tisch, James: Go Against the Grain Passion and Job Satisfaction
33	Welch, John F.: Something That Really Turns Your Crank
34	Greenberg, Maurice (Hank): Passion
35	Gromek, Joseph R.: The First Place to Start Focus/Dedication
36	Kaufman, Henry: Persistence
37	Mirabelle, Gary: Absurdly Dedicated
38	Kelly, Commissioner Ray: Devote Yourself Totally
39	Lederman, Leon: Total Obsessive Dedication
40	Kamen, Dean: You Make the Choice
41	LeFrak, Richard: For Lack of an Epiphany Renaissance People
42	Bodino, Giampiero: Be Generous With Your Creativity
43	Brennan, John: Values Match and Adventurousness
44	Isaacs, Jeremy: A Virtual Helicopter View
45	Rojahn, Stephan: Ask for Greater Responsibilities
46	Toben, Doreen: Broaden Your Outlook Mentors and Role Models
47	Ackerman, Dr. Josef: Stay Focused
48	Gray, Robert Keith: Your Mother’s Expectations
49	Hambrecht, Jurgen: Somebody to Help
50	Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel: Integrity, Bred in the Bone
51	Washington, Warren: Read About the Lives of Great Contributors
	Working with Others
52	Wylde, Kathryn: Partnerships that Change the World
53	Turley, James: Integrity, Respect, and Teaming
54	Ka-shing, Li: Fairness
55	Holliday, Charles: Not a Beauty Contest
56	Kathwari, Farooq: Shape the Debate
57	Pischetsrieder, Dr. Bernd: Listen Up!
58	Lazarus, Shelly: “I’d Rather Ask For Forgiveness Than Permission.”
59	Weil, Sanford I.: Surface That Mistake
60	Brooke, Beth: Use Your Platform Working for Others
61	Holbrooke, Ambassador William: To Public Service
62	Negroponte, John D.: A Life in Public Service Optimism/Overcoming Challenges
63	Alaghband, Vahid: Look for That Silver Lining
64	Pickens, T. Boone: To Be Up Against the Wall
65	Peterson, Peter: An Exuberant Confidence in the Future
66	McKee, Marie: When a Door Closes, Another Opens Wisdom Inherited
67	Rupert, Dr. Anton: Proverbs
68	Schroder, Gerhard: The Categorical Imperative
69	Hindrey, Leo, Jr.: Meteors Who Light Our world To Be or Not To Be
70	Cronkite, Walter: Be Prepared
71	Harrison, William: Be a Leader A Final Note on Real Success
72	Forstmann, Theodore: Real Wealth Is Not Physical

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