David Novak
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David Novak is Co-Founder, retired Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, the world’s largest…

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  • How Leaders Lead

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  • Take Charge of You: How self-coaching can transform your life and career

    IdeaPress

    Host of the How Leaders Lead podcast, NYT best-selling author & Co-Founder and Former CEO of Yum! Brands, David Novak, teams up with Jason Goldsmith, globally recognized Sports Performance Coach to some of the world’s best athletes, to bring you a groundbreaking new concept in leadership development: self-coaching. Your life is too important to leave your growth to chance.

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  • O Great One! A Little Story About the Awesome Power of Recognition

    Portfolio/Penguin

    Jeff Johnson, the new CEO of The Happy Face Toy Company, has one year to save his family’s famous toy company, which has fallen on hard times following the death of his father. If Jeff fails, the whole company will fail. As he races to save his family’s legacy by getting the company back on track, Jeff encounters downtrodden factory workers and an uninspired executive team. Then a birthday gift from his grandson gives Jeff an important insight into why business is suffering: the secret…

    Jeff Johnson, the new CEO of The Happy Face Toy Company, has one year to save his family’s famous toy company, which has fallen on hard times following the death of his father. If Jeff fails, the whole company will fail. As he races to save his family’s legacy by getting the company back on track, Jeff encounters downtrodden factory workers and an uninspired executive team. Then a birthday gift from his grandson gives Jeff an important insight into why business is suffering: the secret ingredient to making people happy and engaged is missing.

    With thirty years of marketing experience, David offers his unique personal and professional insights on the positive effects of delivering well-deserved recognition, and he should know. He’s also the founder of, and the original, “OGO”.

    Uncover your ability to recognize the contributions of those around you so that everyone can reach new heights
    Learn about the original OGO J.A.R.
    Be inspired by the ten principles of OGO.

    100% of the profits from sales of this book go to fight Type 1 Diabetes.

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  • Taking People with You: The Only Way to Make Big Things Happen

    Portfolio/Penguin

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  • The Education of an Accidental CEO: Lessons Learned from the Trailer Park to the Corner Office

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Honors & Awards

  • Horatio Alger Award

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    I received the 2015 Horatio Alger Award for my commitment to philanthropy and higher education and became a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.

  • 2012 UN World Food Program Leadership Award for Yum!

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    Recipient of the 2012 UN World Food Program Leadership Award for Yum! Brands World Hunger Relief effort that raises awareness, volunteerism and funds to address this global problem

  • Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship

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  • 100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World

    Harvard Business Review

  • 2012 CEO of the Year

    Chief Executive Magazine

  • One of the world’s “30 Best CEOs"

    Barron's

  • Top People in Business”

    FORTUNE

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