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Jeffrey Krames

The Dean of Leadership

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Jeffrey Krames
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JEFFREY KRAMES Jeffrey A. Krames is the CEO and president of JK Literary Services, a publishing & literary agency that specializes in leadership, management, and other business-related works. In a career that has spanned more than 33 years, Jeffrey Krames served as editor-in-chief of Portfolio, the business book division of Penguin, and Vice President and Publisher of McGraw-Hill's trade business books division. Jeffrey Krames published more than 400 business books, including titles by Jack Welch, Michael Ovitz, Ross Perot, William Paley, Michael Dell, Bill Gates, Herb Kelleher and Lou Gerstner among others.

Jeffrey Krames is also a best-selling author, having authored such international bestsellers as The Welch Way, Inside Drucker's Brain & Jack Welch and the 4E's of Leadership. His other titles include What The Best CEO's Know, The Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership and The Rumsfeld Way: The Leadership Wisdom of a Battle-Hardened Maverick.

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Featured Keynote Program

12 Ways to Lead Your Company Like Pope Francis

Jeffrey A. Krames explores the 12 lessons business leaders can learn from Pope Francis and how to apply them in their own organizations. From tackling adversity to avoiding insularity and promoting inclusivity, this keynote offers insight into how Pope Francis’s early career has shaped his duties as Pontiff. Other principles include: don’t stand over your employees—sit down with them; don’t judge—assess; take care of people, not lobbies; go where you’re needed; temper ideology with pragmatism; don’t change—reinvent!; and the boldest course can be the most prudent.

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How to Apply the Pope's Philosophies for Business Success

Jeffrey Krames: The Dean of Leadership
By Jeffrey Krames
The Dean of Leadership
Written by Vicki Salemi Ask business author Jeffrey A. Krames about lessons learned from Pope Francis and he’ll give you one. Or two. Or 12. His recently released book, “Lead...
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