Table of Contents
Foreword vii
About the authors xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction xv
1 Selecting the Master CEOs 1
2 Tough medicine Dr Edmund Bateman, Primary Health Care 7
3 David to Goliath Andrew Reitzer, Metcash 31
4 The best mistake I ever made John Rubino, Monadelphous Group 57
5 Making the world Little Paul Little, Toll Holdings 79
6 The Hills are alive with the sound of music David Simmons, Hills Industries 105
7 SuperSonic Dr Colin Goldschmidt, Sonic Healthcare 131
8 Building a Kingdom Wal King, Leighton Holdings 161
9 Banks, boats and Bundy Ron Hancock, Wide Bay Australia 185
10 Soaring high Graham Turner, Flight Centre 211
11 A bloody miracle Brian McNamee, CSL 243
12 Out of Africa Pat Grier, Ramsay Health Care 269
13 Mining for values Owen Hegarty, Oxiana 295
14 Go Gerry, go, go, go Gerry Harvey, Harvey Norman 323
Conclusion 355
Index 359
