Bill Diffenderffer
Author, A Bank of Last Resort
The CEO of Skybus Airlines, Diffenderffer is one of the leading figures in the global travel industry.


Beginning his airline and travel career as a lawyer for Eastern Airlines, Diffenderffer left Eastern after six years to join SystemOne Corporation, a worldwide travel reservation and information management systems provider, as General Counsel and Secretary. He rose to CEO and President of SystemOne, a subsidiary of Continental Airlines, and its successor, SystemOne Amadeus.

After departing SystemOne, Diffenderffer became Chairman and CEO of EXTRA On-Line, a developer and provider of Internet-based travel planning and reservation software and services. After selling the company, he joined IBM as a Partner in its Global Travel and Transportation division, where he lead their strategic travel vision and provided consulting to several of the world�s leading airlines.

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The Samurai Leader: Winning Business Battles with the Wisdom, Honor, and Courage of the Samurai Code
The Samurai Leader: Winning Business Battles with the Wisdom, Honor and Courage of the Samurai Code
"The Samurai Leader is a brilliant guide for succeeding in today's very complex business environment. Its unique vision offers both help on winning the battles a manager faces in business but also a way of being that will empower an ethical, creative and productive career." -Gordon Bethune, Chairman and CEO, Continental Airlines


In the wake of Enron and the rash of corporate scandals, ethics and integrity are two of the biggest topics in business. Can you be ethical and aggressive, honorable and accomplished? You can.


The Samurai Leader provides business managers with the lessons of courage, honor and integrity from one of the most ancient, respected and successful sources: the samurai code. The book is filled with both samurai and business stories that gives examples of samurai principles and how to apply them to business, including:


--Honor

--Courage

--Rectitude

--Loyalty

--Compassion

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