DO YOU DREAM OF BECOMING A CEO? FROM MBA TO CEO is a very special career book because the author is a practitioner: Waldemar Schmidt is the ex-CEO of ISS (with 250.000 employees then) and ex-Chairman of NAVISION (Acquired by Microsoft). And he is a noted lecturer on business education. The single most frequent question that MBA students raised to the author during his numerous lectures was "How do I become a CEO?". Not alone does FROM MBA TO CEO answer this question. It also addresses a wide range of career issues that 200 MBA students from ten of the world's leading business schools raised in a research project conducted by the author. And it tackles matters that students have not yet realised might affect them. I recommend that you visit the my website: www.editoravaldemar.com and download chapter 4 free of charge to carry-out the CEO self-assessment tests as I recommend. With the result in hand you should start using FROM MBA TO CEO as your life-long career guide. I wish you best of luck with your career! Waldemar Schmidt

1. Do you dream of becoming
a CEO?
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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2. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
If you dream of
becoming a CEO read:
”FROM MBA TO CEO
-THE JOB OF THE CEO
AND HOW YOU GET IT”
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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3. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
FROM MBA TO CEO IS ABOUT
INSPIRING
MBAs
WHO STRIVE TO BECOME GREAT LEADERS IN
ORDER TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS OF
BECOMING SUCCESSFUL CEOs
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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4. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
AVAILABLE FROM
amazon
PAPERBOOK $14.99
eBOOK $5.46
VISIT:
www.editoravaldemar.com
Editora Val de Mar
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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5. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
AUTHOR
WALDEMAR SCHMIDT
EX-CEO OF ISS
(250.000 EMPLOYEES)
AND EX-CHAIRMAN OF NAVISION
(ACQUIRED BY MICROSOFT)
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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6. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
EGON ZEHNDER
A LEADING GLOBAL
SEARCH FIRM
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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7. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
IN COOPERATION WITH 200 MBA STUDENTS FROM
10 OF THE WORLD’s LEADING BUSINESS SCHOOLS:
CBS, Denmark
CEIBS, CHINA
FUNDACAO GETULIO VAGAS, BRAZIL
GSM, CHINA
HKUST, HONG KONG
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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8. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
IN COOPERATION WITH 200 MBA STUDENTS FROM
10 OF THE WORLD’S LEADING BUSINESS SCHOOLS:
ISB, INDIA
IMD, SWITZERLAND
LBS, UK
SKOLKOVO, RUSSIA
UCT/GBS, SOUTH AFRICA
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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9. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
CONTENTS:
FROM LOCAL BOY TO GLOBAL CEO
THE JOB OF THE CEO
SELF-ASSESSMENT CEO-TESTS
CAREER PLANNING AND EXECUTION
HOW TO DEAL WITH CRITICAL ISSUES
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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10. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
FROM MBA TO CEO IS ABOUT HOW-TO(1):
ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM OF BECOMING A CEO
UNDERSTAND THE JOB OF THE CEO, HOW YOU
GET IT AND HOW YOU KEEP IT
CARRY OUT THE CEO SELF-ASSESSMENT TESTS
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT
THE CEO JOB IS RIGHT FOR YOU
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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11. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
FROM MBA TO CEO IS ABOUT HOW-TO(2):
PLAN AND EXECUTE YOUR CAREER
WORK WITH SEARCH FIRMS TO ENHANCE
YOUR CAREER POTENTIAL
LEVERAGE YOUR MBA
NURTURE YOUR PERSONAL BRAND
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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12. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
FROM MBA TO CEO IS ABOUT HOW-TO(3):
REINVENT YOURSELF IF NEEDED
DEAL WITH CRITICAL CAREER AND
LEADERSHIP ISSUES
PLAN A SECOND CAREER AS NON-EXECUTIVE
AFTER THE CEO CAREER
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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13. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
WHAT TO DO NEXT:
GET A FREE SAMPLE OF THE BOOK
VISIT www.editoravaldemar.com
DOWNLOAD CHAPTER 4
PERFORM THE CEO SELF-ASSESSMENT TESTS
REFLECT, EVALUATE AND DECIDE
READ FROM MBA TO CEO AND KEEP IT BY
YOUR SIDE ALL ALONG
FROM MBA TO CEO
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TO STAY IN TOUCH:
JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES AT LINKEDIN
TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND LEARN
FROM OTHERS AT:
”THE MBA TO CEO FORUM”
FROM MBA TO CEO
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15. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
AUTHOR
WALDEMAR SCHMIDT
CBS: ADJ. PROFESSOR
LBS: EX-MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN
ADVISORY BOARD
IMD: EX-MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION BOARD
AND EX-EXECUTIVE-IN-RESIDENCE
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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16. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
AVAILABLE FROM
amazon
PAPERBOOK $14.99
eBook $5.46
VISIT:
www.editoravaldemar.com
Editora Val de Mar
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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17. YOUR LIFE-LONG CAREER GUIDE
I WISH YOU BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR CAREER!
WALDEMAR SCHMIDT
”FROM LOCAL BOY TO GLOBAL CEO”
IF I CAN MAKE IT.............
FROM MBA TO CEO
Waldemar Schmidt CEO@editoravaldemar.com www.editoravaldemar.com
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