Few individuals bring to their audiences the wealth of experience and  accomplishment that has made Larry Bossidy one of the most respected CEOs in recent history. Former CEO and chairman of Honeywell International Inc., Bossidy learned the art of execution through his decades as a successful leader. In his 34-year career at General Electric, he rose to vice chairman and brought the company back to double-digit growth. He turned AlliedSignal into one of the world’s most admired organizations and successfully shepherded it into the historic merger with Honeywell. During his tenure as CEO, AlliedSignal achieved outstanding results, highlighted by 31 consecutive quarters of earnings-per-share growth of 13% or more.

The lessons of his exemplary career have made his book Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done a business classic. In his new book, Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right, he makes a caveat: successful execution does not depend on the recipe but on the leader. Bossidy now serves on the boards of directors and CEOs of several major corporations to help them improve their companies’ performance.