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The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition

16 Mission-Critical Principles

by Michael Useem ...

Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission ... Read more

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Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission
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The Edge

How Ten CEOs Learned to Lead--And the Lessons for Us All

by Michael Useem ...

“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” —Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Mt. EverestA leader’s job—in a radically changing world—is standing on the cliff edge, getting a grip on unfamiliar landscapes, and acquiring the skills for leading the enterprise into new territory. In a world facing the unprecedented challenges of global pandemic and economic distruption, ... Read more

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“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” —Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Mt. EverestA leader’s job—in a radically changing world—is standing on the cliff edge, getting a grip on unfamiliar landscapes, and acquiring the skills for leading the enterprise into new territory. In a world facing the unprecedented challenges of global pandemic and economic distruption,
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The Leadership Moment

Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All

by Michael Useem ...

Are you ready for the leadership moment?“Gripping adventure and actionable advice.”—Fast CompanyMerck’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 ... Read more

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Are you ready for the leadership moment?“Gripping adventure and actionable advice.”—Fast CompanyMerck’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
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Leading Up

Managing Your Boss So You Both Win

by Michael Useem ...

Eight true stories show that Leaders today aren’t just bosses, they’re self-starters who take charge even when they haven’t been given a charge. Upward leaders get results by helping their superiors lead. They make sure that good ideas don’t die on the vine because a boss’s understanding doesn’t reach down deep enough into the organization. Upward leadership assures that advice arrives from all ... Read more

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Eight true stories show that Leaders today aren’t just bosses, they’re self-starters who take charge even when they haven’t been given a charge. Upward leaders get results by helping their superiors lead. They make sure that good ideas don’t die on the vine because a boss’s understanding doesn’t reach down deep enough into the organization. Upward leadership assures that advice arrives from all
... Read more
The Go Point

How to Get Off the Fence by Knowing What to Do and When to Do It

by Michael Useem ...

The Go Point—the moment of truth when you have to say “yes” or “no” when it’s time to get off the fence.Michael Useem—through dramatic storytelling—shows how to master the art and science of being decisive. He places you smack in the middle of people facing their go point, where actions—or lack of them—determined the fates of individuals, companies, and countries.• Why on earth did Robert E. Lee ... Read more

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The Go Point—the moment of truth when you have to say “yes” or “no” when it’s time to get off the fence.Michael Useem—through dramatic storytelling—shows how to master the art and science of being decisive. He places you smack in the middle of people facing their go point, where actions—or lack of them—determined the fates of individuals, companies, and countries.• Why on earth did Robert E. Lee
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Upward Bound

Nine Original Accounts of How Business Leaders Reached Their Summits

by Michael Useem, Jerry Useem, Paul Asel ...

Your team has faltered at a critical moment. A key member says he can’t continue, requiring you to make a snap decision: Do you write him off? Or do you risk the whole venture by trying to get him back on his feet?It could be a scenario straight from the business world.Yet this one occurred high on the slopes of the world’s deadliest mountain, K2, where lives, not just livelihoods, depended on the ... Read more

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Your team has faltered at a critical moment. A key member says he can’t continue, requiring you to make a snap decision: Do you write him off? Or do you risk the whole venture by trying to get him back on his feet?It could be a scenario straight from the business world.Yet this one occurred high on the slopes of the world’s deadliest mountain, K2, where lives, not just livelihoods, depended on the
... Read more
Fortune Makers

The Leaders Creating China's Great Global Companies

by Michael Useem, Harbir Singh, Liang Neng, Peter Cappelli ...

Fortune Makers analyzes and brings to light the distinctive practices of business leaders who are the future of the Chinese economy. These leaders oversee not the old state-owned enterprises, but private companies that have had to invent their way forward out of the wreckage of an economy in tatters following the Cultural Revolution.Outside of brand names such as Alibaba and Lenovo, little is ... Read more

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Fortune Makers analyzes and brings to light the distinctive practices of business leaders who are the future of the Chinese economy. These leaders oversee not the old state-owned enterprises, but private companies that have had to invent their way forward out of the wreckage of an economy in tatters following the Cultural Revolution.Outside of brand names such as Alibaba and Lenovo, little is
... Read more
Leadership Dispatches

Chile's Extraordinary Comeback from Disaster

by Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, Erwann Michel-Kerjan ...

Series series High Reliability and Crisis Management
On February 27, 2010, Chile was rocked by a violent earthquake five hundred times more powerful than the one that hit Haiti just six weeks prior. The Chilean earthquake devastated schools, hospitals, roads, and homes, paralyzing the country for weeks and causing economic damage that was equal to 18 percent of Chile's GDP. This calamity hit just as an incumbent political regime was packing its bags ... Read more

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On February 27, 2010, Chile was rocked by a violent earthquake five hundred times more powerful than the one that hit Haiti just six weeks prior. The Chilean earthquake devastated schools, hospitals, roads, and homes, paralyzing the country for weeks and causing economic damage that was equal to 18 percent of Chile's GDP. This calamity hit just as an incumbent political regime was packing its bags
... Read more
Harvard Business Review Board Member's Handbook

How to Win Your Seat, Build Value, and Lead with Impact

by Dennis Carey, Michael Useem, Maggie Wilderotter ...

Series series HBR Handbooks
Become the best board member you can be—and build a high-performing board around you.Boards have become increasingly vital in this era of transformation, and you feel called to serve as a director. But high performance in the boardroom is a unique challenge—building and leading a governing board are skills you must develop.The Harvard Business Review Board Member's Handbook is a practical, ... Read more

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Become the best board member you can be—and build a high-performing board around you.Boards have become increasingly vital in this era of transformation, and you feel called to serve as a director. But high performance in the boardroom is a unique challenge—building and leading a governing board are skills you must develop.The Harvard Business Review Board Member's Handbook is a practical,
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The India Way

How India's Top Business Leaders Are Revolutionizing Management

by Peter Cappelli, Harbir Singh, Jitendra Singh, Michael Useem ...

Exploding growth. Soaring investment. Incoming talent waves. India's top companies are scoring remarkable successes on these fronts - and more.How? Instead of adopting management practices that dominate Western businesses, they're applying fresh practices of their ownin strategy, leadership, talent, and organizational culture.In The India Way, the Wharton School India Team unveils these companies' ... Read more

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Exploding growth. Soaring investment. Incoming talent waves. India's top companies are scoring remarkable successes on these fronts - and more.How? Instead of adopting management practices that dominate Western businesses, they're applying fresh practices of their ownin strategy, leadership, talent, and organizational culture.In The India Way, the Wharton School India Team unveils these companies'
... Read more
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Boards That Lead

When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way

by Ram Charan, Dennis Carey, Michael Useem ...

Narrated by Todd McLaren ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

Is your firm's board creating value—or destroying it?Change is coming. Leadership at the top is being redefined as boards take a more active role in decisions that once belonged solely to the CEO. But for all the advantages of increased board engagement, it can create debilitating questions of authority and dangerous meddling in day-to-day operations. Directors need a new road map—for when to lead ... Read more

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Is your firm's board creating value—or destroying it?Change is coming. Leadership at the top is being redefined as boards take a more active role in decisions that once belonged solely to the CEO. But for all the advantages of increased board engagement, it can create debilitating questions of authority and dangerous meddling in day-to-day operations. Directors need a new road map—for when to lead
... Read more
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The Leadership Moment

Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All

by Michael Useem ...

Narrated by Suzie Althens, Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

Are you ready for the leadership moment? Learn valuable lessons from the stories of:● Merck's Roy Vagelos, who commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it● Eugene Kranz, who struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft● Arlene Blum, who organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most ... Read more

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Are you ready for the leadership moment? Learn valuable lessons from the stories of:● Merck's Roy Vagelos, who commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it● Eugene Kranz, who struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft● Arlene Blum, who organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most
... Read more

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