Who is he, the true leader? This is more than just a manager supervising the work of his employees. A leader expresses the company's philosophy through his actions; he inspires and inspires, he leads tens, hundreds of people. And sometimes, to achieve true leadership, you need to make unobvious decisions and act contrary to generally accepted logic. This book is the contribution of the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO to the study and application of leadership as a special management style that makes it possible to more effectively achieve goals and be more flexible in the changing world of business. The book consists of nine business cases that describe the events of 2009. This is an interview with top managers of Russian divisions of the world's largest companies. They reveal one or another key quality of a leader, depending on the task facing him. After each case, recommendations are given for discussing it in groups. Therefore “Success. Leadership. Action" will be especially useful and interesting to students of business schools, institutes and other educational organizations aimed at training personnel in the business field.