Named to The Washington Postâs 2011 List of Best Leadership Books
In this illuminating expanded edition of the bestselling Leaderâs Checklist, world-renowned leadership expert Michael Useem deepens his examination of 15 mission-critical principles for leaders
Based on the lessons from astonishing stories, solid research, and years of leadership development work with a wide array of companies and organizations in the United States and abroad, Useem presents todayâs leaders with 15 guiding principles that form the core of the Leaderâs Checklist, which will help you develop your ability to make good and timely decisions in unpredictable and stressful environmentsâfor those moments when leadership really matters.
To illustrate how the Leaderâs Checklist can assist leaders, Useem zeroes in on accounts of extraordinary leaders who rose to the challenge, including Laurence Golborneâs role in the triumphant rescue of 33 miners in Chile, Joseph Pfeiferâs remarkable heroism as the first FDNY Fire Chief to take command at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and Union officer Joshua Lawrence Chamberlainâs transformative actions after the Confederate armyâs surrender. He also explores the colossal failure of AIG, one of the greatest corporate collapses in business history.
This updated and expanded edition features a new preface by the author and three new Knowledge@Wharton interviews with Laurence Golborne, Chileâs Minister of Mining, on leading the rescue operation of 33 miners trapped in the San JosĂ© Mine; Joseph Pfeifer, New York City Fire Departmentâs Chief of Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness, on being the first Battalion Chief to take command at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001; and the author on why he wrote The Leaderâs Checklist and what he has learned about the most vital items on the checklist from his recent leadership development work with more than a dozen companies and organizations.
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