PHOTO AVAILABLE: Dr. Curtis J. Crawford, Internationally Respected CEO, Shares His Formula For Personal Success In His New Book Corporate Rise

The 11 principles of eXtreme personal success

Available in bookstores nationwide and online today, Dr. Curtis J. Crawford's book Corporate Rise details his philosophy and practice of eXtreme personal success by outlining a strategy for high aspiration individuals to become X-Leaders.

"I wrote Corporate Rise for people in the corporate world who are pursuing a great goal or who believe that they should be - these individuals are not embarrassed by their desire to lead their corporations. They want to be held responsible for delivering results. To earn the right to lead, they are willing to invest time and to pursue education, to make sacrifices and to compete hard," said Crawford.

Crawford's 30 years of senior management and board of directors leadership with, among other of America's most admired corporations, IBM, AT&T, DuPont, Lucent, ITT and helped mold his 11 principles of eXtreme personal success. "X-Leaders have a passion for developing people and find imaginative ways to inspire people to excel. They cultivate creativity; they are customer-centric, and they drive their companies with decisions grounded in facts. They are visionaries who anticipate the future and have confidence in the abilities of their people. X-Leaders convert the energy generated by chaos into better decisions; they believe that the company comes first and insist on teamwork. They are role models and expect greatness," says Crawford.

Written in a practical, how-to format, each Corporate Rise principle talks to five categories of readers - Aspiring X-Leaders, Senior Managers, Corporate Board Members, Professionals and Specialists, and Customers - detailing concrete steps each can take to create an environment of eXtreme personal leadership in corporations in which they are stakeholders. Concluding each chapter are suggestions to facilitate improvement in individuals interested in becoming great leaders. Principles at-a-glance, a section at the end of the book, provides quick reference to the principles for everyday use.

According to Crawford, the bottom line for X-Leaders is that they "want to win with a passion. They believe in creating their own opportunities rather than waiting in line for the next big break."

More information is available at www.corporaterise.com or by emailing corporaterise@xceo.net or by contacting Dr. Crawford via email at info@xceo.net, or by phone at 1-408-855-0000 or 1-888-855-XCEO.

About Dr. Curtis J. Crawford

Founder, president and CEO of XCEO, Inc., Crawford has been distinguished by honors, among which are being named to 1988 Black Enterprise Magazine's one of the "25 Hottest Black Managers in Corporate America," 1995 Upscale Magazine's one of the "African-American Corporate Visionaries," 1997 Upside Magazine's "Elite 100: 100 Executives Leading the Digital Revolution," and 1998 Ebony Magazine's one of the "12 Most Powerful Blacks in Corporate America."

In addition to his significant educational accomplishments including his doctorate in Organization and Management, Crawford has received Honorary Doctorate degrees from Governors State University and from DePaul University School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Services (CTI).

Crawford serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of DePaul University and as a member of the Board of Directors of Agilysys Corp, ITT Industries, Inc., ON Semiconductors and E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company.

About XCEO

Based in Santa Clara, Calif., XCEO, Inc. performs research, development, consulting and personal individual and corporate individual mentoring - implementing a set of principles and practices which encourage highly enlightened executives and high aspiration individuals to accelerate towards extraordinary levels of performance and success.

- XCEO mentoring programs assist high aspiration individuals and corporations in developing personal career and development plans to achieve senior executive level positions.

- XCEO's business consulting services range from organizational planning and new product development, to market execution, personal leadership development and new business venture review.

- XCEO Institute provides individual training in the principles of extreme personal leadership - "X-Leadership!"

For more information, visit www.xceo.net.

     
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