vi C O N T E N T S
3 Why the Right Partnership Matters 30
Leadership Style 30
Driver Leadership 34
Expressive Leadership 36
Amiable Leadership 37
Analytical Leadership 39
Th 41 e Right Alignment, the Right Partnership
4 Leadership Metrics 45
Mea sur ing Leadership Practices46
Applying the Integrated Leadership Model 49
Diagnostics: Th Metrics 54 e Use of Soft
5 How the Partnership Can Go Wrong:
TTWO 58
Th 58 e Gamer Generation
Leadership in the Beginning and Early Stages 59
Changes in 1998 and 1999 61
Th 62 e First Signs of Trouble
New York Times Exposé, May 12, 2003 64
Shareholder Activism 65
Hindsight: How the ILM Could Have Helped 66
6 What Directors Need to Know
Before Committing to a CEO 69
CEO Alignment 70
Step 1: Strategic Context and Intent 71
Step 2: CEO’s Agenda, Practices, and Style 73
Step 3: Th 77 e Alignment of the Business System
Step 4: Th e Congruence Between Strategy, CEO,
and Business System 79