Here Forever: The Timeless Impact of John Smale on Procter & Gamble, General Motors and the Purpose and Practice of Business

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Here Forever: The Timeless Impact of John Smale on Procter & Gamble, General Motors, and the Purpose and Practice of Business takes readers on a journey of discovery into the life of John Smale, one of the most influential corporate leaders of the second half of the 20th century. Smale grew Procter & Gamble more than six-fold during his 21 years of leadership as President, CEO & Chairman of the board. He helped General Motors regain momentum and set a new standard for corporate governance that transformed the role that Boards of public companies are expected to play. He championed diversity and defined a corporate vision for the role of social responsibility in business that was decades ahead of his time.