The leadership moment
nine true stories of triumph and disaster and their lessons for us all
by Michael Useem
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"Michael Useem believes that leadership, at its essence, is the act of making a difference, especially when the stakes are high - be they personal, professional, or organizational. By examining what others have done when a company, a life, or even the fate of a nation was on the line, Useem shows us what works and what fails, what hastens a cause or subverts a purpose, and what must be done when we have to decide and perform under great duress."--BOOK JACKET.
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The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All
November 2, 1999, Three Rivers Press
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in English
- New Ed edition
0812932307 9780812932300
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The leadership moment: nine true stories of triumph and disaster and their lessons for us all
1998, Times Business
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-301) and index.
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"ONE DAY IN NOVEMBER 1988, a chief and fourteen elders-all male, mostly in their fifties and sixties-welcomed a visitor to the village of Sikoroni in Mali, West Africa."
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Are you ready for the leadership moment? Merck's Roy Vagelos commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it. Eugene Kranz struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft. Arlene Blum organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most dangerous mountains. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leads his tattered troops into a pivotal Civil War battle at Little Round Top. John Gutfreund loses Salomon Brothers when his inattention to a trading scandal almost topples the Wall Street giant. Clifton Wharton restructures a $50 billion pension system direly out of touch with its customers. Alfredo Cristiani transforms El Salvador's decade-long civil war into a negotiated settlement. Nancy Barry leads Women's World Banking in the fight against Third World poverty. Wagner Dodge faces the decision of a lifetime as a fast-moving forest fire overtakes his firefighting crew. - Publisher.
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