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The leadership moment : nine true stories of triumph and disaster and their lessons for us all / Michael Useem.

Useem, Michael. (Author).

Summary:

A study of leadership in action focuses on nine real-life accounts of leaders who faced a moment of crisis and what they did to succeed or fail.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780812929355
  • ISBN: 0812929357
  • Physical Description: vi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Times Business, ©1998.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-301) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : the leadership moment -- Roy Vagelos attacks river blindness -- Wagner Dodge retreats in Mann Gulch -- Eugene Kranz returns Apollo 13 to Earth -- Arlene Blum ascends Annapurna -- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain defends Little Round Top -- Clifton Wharton restructures TIAA-CREF -- John Gutfreund loses Salomon Inc. -- Nancy Barry builds Women's World Banking -- Alfredo Cristiani ends El Salvador's civil war -- Conclusion: vision plus action -- A leader's guide.
Subject:
Leadership > Case studies.
Elite (Social sciences) > Case studies.
Executive ability > Case studies.
Elite (Social sciences)
Executive ability.
Leadership.
Genre:
Case studies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library HM 141 .U84 1998 265210 Stacks Available -

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