WHAT THEY'RE READING.

• Position: Brief article - Recommended readings

Jim Andrews, president, North Carolina State AFL-CIO Fourth Down & Goal to Go by Pat Taylor

Pat Taylor is a former lieutenant governor of North Carolina, and his book is partly autobiography. It's a narrative--storytelling--that looks at the history and events of North Carolina, going back to the Depression.

J. Donald deBethizy, CEO, Targacept Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani

Giuliani's premise is that the leadership he demonstrated during and after 9/11 was the result of the commitment to leadership and the process and philosophy he'd been putting in place most of his career. I'd highly recommend it for CEOs...