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Corporate Black Belt

Rating 3.3
Word count
267K words
Chapters
47
ISBN
9787121001185

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Summary

The book's full title is Corporate Black Belt: The Leadership and Samurai Spirit of Fortune 500 CEOs. About the author: Jin Cuodao, originally named Ding Pengfei, graduated from the Henan University of Finance and Economics. Over the years he has worked in planning, the internet, newspapers, and magazines, and he is currently the managing editor of the management and IT sections of the Financial Times. He has long been devoted to the study of practical, hands-on management and its application in real business settings.

Editor's review

Taking "corporate black belt" as its entry point, this book juxtaposes the samurai spirit with leadership practices in Fortune 500 companies, attempting to distill a managerial temperament combining discipline, judgment, and execution in a highly competitive business environment. The author, Ding Pengfei, has long worked in management observation and writing in the finance and IT fields; the cases and discussions in the book have a clear practical management orientation and are suitable for readers interested in corporate leadership, organizational execution, and personal management cultivation. Its highlight is the metaphor of the "black belt," which carries a sense of training and discipline, reminding managers that true leadership is not conferred by a title but acquired through continuous training, review, and self-discipline. When reading, you can compare the book's views with your own team situations; don't copy conclusions mechanically—focus instead on its angles for analyzing problems and its practical methods. For middle and junior managers currently leading teams and seeking breakthroughs in management thinking, this book offers some discussion-worthy references.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Middle and junior managers who have just stepped into management and need to build team-leading approaches
  • Management readers interested in corporate leadership and organizational execution
  • Workplace readers who prefer distilling methods from practical cases rather than pure theory
  • Practitioners in finance and IT management who want to broaden their horizons

Not a good fit for

  • Readers looking for specific operational templates or ready-to-use tool forms
  • Beginners with no management experience and little familiarity with how business organizations operate
  • Management researchers expecting systematic academic theory or rigorous empirical research

Reading tips

  1. Read the table of contents and each chapter summary first to outline the author's core framework for judging leadership.
  2. After each chapter, write down one real problem in your own team and try applying the analysis.
  3. Organize three impressive points from the book into an action list and test them in the following week's work.
  4. Share and discuss with colleagues or a management reading group; use others' experience to fill in case background.

About the publisher

Publishing House of Electronics Industry China · Founded in 1982

The Publishing House of Electronics Industry is a comprehensive publisher distinguished by its focus on electronic information and related fields. Judging from the more than 3,000 titles in its catalogue, its publishing covers programming and design, artificial intelligence, computer science, finance and economics, photography, and social sciences, attending both to cutting-edge technology and to general readers. Representative titles include Factor Investing: Methods and Practice, x86 Assembly Language: From Real Mode to Protected Mode, The RISC-V Reader, Artificial Intelligence: Speech Recognition, Understanding and Practice, Phased Array Radar Technology, Radar Target Characteristics, and 100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, most of which centre on technical methods and engineering practice. Its authors include Shi Chuan, Li Zhong, Wang Xiaobo, David Patterson, Andrew Waterman, and Yu Zihao, among others from China and abroad. Owing to limited public information, no further publishing features are elaborated here.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 导言: 寻找“最后的武士”
  3. 代序一: 中国企业家需要强化“企业家精神”
  4. 代序二: CEO如何破解全球化难题
  5. 代序三: 在实战中感受领导力
  6. 引子
  7. 第一章 鹰派力量
  8. 第二章 杰夫?伊梅尔特:领导力就是一种反省
  9. 第三章 贝瑞特:惟身材高大者才能生存
  10. 第四章 卢庸岳:尊崇孙子兵法 信奉不战而胜
  11. 第五章 迈克·埃斯丘:再造UPS的伟大建筑师
  12. 第六章 乔·图斯:最沉默CEO的壮志雄心
  13. 第七章 陆思博:强悍风格纠错朗讯
  14. 引子
  15. 第一章 虎派CEO 新规则的创建者
  16. 第二章 戴尔:最独特战略
  17. 第三章 柯慈雷:“冒险思想”让飞利浦再度兴奋?
  18. 第四章 萨默·雷石东:我给他们一个舞台来表演
  19. 第五章 杜家滨:我不是教练,而是后卫
  20. 第六章 西曼:崇拜刘邦的德国总裁
  21. 第七章 孙大伟:星巴克的中国教父
  22. 引子
  23. 第一章 狼派CEO:强悍的执行派
  24. 第二章 唐佳敦3P“新政”再造伊莱克斯(中国)
  25. 第三章 杨旭的“偏执狂法则”:找准方向、抓结果
  26. 第四章 符标榜管理主张“业绩为王”
  27. 第五章 郭尊华:再造富士通(中国)从“执行力”入手
  28. 第六章 古尼拉:破解索爱“反败为胜”的三大疑问
  29. 第七章 刘允:以激情风格成为3G杀手
  30. 第八章 赵科林:诺基亚的冲锋战士
  31. 引子
  32. 第一章 象派领导者:柔性变革
  33. 第二章 贝殷思:西门子“神谕”未来的秘密武器
  34. 第三章 杨迈:像“战斗机”一样管理
  35. 第四章 平田信正:性喜知难而进的格斗高手
  36. 第五章 毛渝南:善用儒家思想的经理人
  37. 第六章 昆特·席曼:最重要的是倾听
  38. 第七章 博亚:首先不要把自己当作领导
  39. 第八章 杜福延:“凶猛”宜家的“柔道”功略
  40. 引子
  41. 第一章 像大雁一样成为“价值观领导”
  42. 第二章 钟彬娴:用中国特质再造领导力
  43. 第三章 周伟焜:笃信坚持就是胜利
  44. 第四章 孙礼达锋芒:我是一个挑战者
  45. 第五章 李亨道:像希丁克一样管理
  46. 第六章 孔翰宁:我不相信任何管理哲学
  47. 第七章 夏明伟:我不喜欢“吉普赛”职员

FAQ

What exactly does "corporate black belt" refer to?
"Black belt" borrows the image of an advanced rank in martial arts training; in this book's context it points to the judgment, discipline, and execution that managers develop through long practice. It is not an official certification but a metaphor for a state of leadership cultivation, emphasizing that managers need to train and review continuously like martial artists.
Can people without management experience read it?
They can, but the gains will vary with experience. Much of the book revolves around team leadership and organizational execution, so readers with management situations will find it easier to relate. Readers without management experience can treat it as an introductory read for understanding corporate leadership discourse, focusing on understanding the issues managers care about rather than rushing to apply methods.
Can the cases in the book be copied directly?
Direct copying is not recommended. Management situations and team conditions vary greatly; the cases and views in the book are better used as references for analyzing problems. Readers should judge in light of their own industry, team size, and culture, focusing on how the author breaks down problems and forms decisions rather than replicating specific practices.

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丁鹏飞 Author

Ding Pengfei is an author with limited publicly available information, and what can currently be verified centers mainly on his representative work, Corporate Black Belt. Judging from the title and its common classification, the book falls under the inspirational and personal-growth category, addressing individual development and skill-building in the workplace; its intended readers are largely ordinary employees who wish to improve themselves and seek a path forward within corporate organizations. Because the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, and professional record are not clearly documented, this profile makes no speculation about his personal experience and invents no details such as awards, positions, or sales figures. What is certain is that Ding Pengfei currently has only one work in the database, and his writing is practical and self-improvement oriented, aimed at general readers and centered on experience sharing and growth inspiration. For readers interested in workplace inspirational books, Corporate Black Belt can serve as an entry point for understanding his writing orientation, though a fuller picture of his work still awaits more public information.

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