The Leadership Moment: 9 True Stories of Triumph & Disaster & Their Lessons for US All

Brand: Crown Business

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UPC:
9780812929355
Binding:
Hardcover
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Publication Date:
9/15/1998
Release Date:
9/1/1998
Author:
Michael Useem
Language:
english
Edition:
1
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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


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