Testosterone Inc: Tales of CEOs Gone Wild

Acknowledgments vii

Prologue ix

1 “Is That a Gun in Your Pocket, or are You Just Happy to See Me?” 1

2 “I Want to Play in the Band!” 17

3 A Course for New Providence, or the Drowning Pools of Narcissism? 35

4 GE Loves Me! 43

5 Al and Dennis in the Passing Lane 67

6 Foolish Faith and the Case of Suzie Cream Cheese 85

7 Question From the Chairman: How Much Do I Weigh? 97

8 Stretch Role Time for Gary and the Preacher’s Daughter 117

9 Fitzy Comes Out of the Closet 133

10 Champagne Kisses and Caviar Dreams 145

11 Jack Meets Celebrity’s Dark Side 157

12 The Shiksa Goddess of Wall Street 173

13 Jane Beasley and the Spoor of An Older Man 201

14 Marvin Hamlisch Meets the World of Six Sigma 215

15 CEQo in Banjo-Land 231

16 Big Al Goes AWOL 249

17 Ron’s Next Democrat 265

18 Hugs and Kisses and Bouts of Nostalgia 281

19 Big Al and Ron Exit Fighting 295

20 Life Is a Cabaret 305

21 Let’s Party Like It’s 1999 321

22 That Pesky Neck Waddle 333

23 Suzy Hotstuff and the Case of Juan Dangeroso 349

24 Sonata for Soul Mates 359

Notes 377

Index 393