Indispensable : when leaders really matter / Gautam Mukunda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mukunda, Gautam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Leadership--History.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 301 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Review Press, [2012]

Summary:

Mukunda (organizational behavior, Harvard Business School) states in his preface that his book is an answer to the question: Can a person truly be indispensable?" As a consequence, he offers a new way to determine how and when leaders can actually make a difference, whether it's a president, military official, or company CEO. He analyzes the not so obvious patterns of their careers as well as the environments and systems that steered them to power. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Preface

Stalking the high impact leader

Enter the presidents

"It is the whole colony" : Jefferson and the Louisiana purchase

"The best of us" : Lincoln and the Civil War

"We can always depend on Mr. Wilson" : Wilson, the Senate, and the Treaty of Versailles

"Crashed into ruins" : Chamberlain and appeasement

"We shall never surrender" : Churchill and the choice to fight

Beyond politics

The royal navy, business, and non-normal science

The tragedy and potential triumph of leadership

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781422186701

1422186709

OCLC:

778420950