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Leading at the edge : leadership lessons from the extraordinary saga of Shackleton's Antarctic expedition / Dennis N.T. Perkins ; with Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Kessler, and Catherine McCarthy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perkins, Dennis N. T., 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leadership.
- Strategic planning.
- Survival.
- Explorers--Antarctica.
- Explorers.
- Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
- Shackleton, Ernest Henry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Amacom, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Leadership expert Dennis N.T. Perkins reveals how Shackleton's vision, actions, and philosophy of leadership provide a compass to executives and managers in today's climate of fierce competition, economic uncertainty, and constant change.
- Contents:
- Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; The Shackleton Saga; 1 Vision and Quick Victories; 2 Symbolism and Personal Example; 3 Optimism and Reality; 4 Stamina; 5 The Team Message; 6 Core Team Values; 7 Conflict; 8 Lighten Up!; 9 Risk; 10 Tenacious Creativity; 11 Introduction to the Case Studies; 12 Business Communication Systems (AT&T/Lucent Technologies); 13 Rice Health Systems; 14 Weyerhaeuser Company; 15 Malden Mills: Rising from the Ashes; 16 Learning to Lead at The Edge; 17 Epilogue: A Perspective on Success and Failure; Resources; Critical Leadership Skills Survey
- Your Leadership ExpeditionYour Leadership Expedition Map; Further Readings from The Edge; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-249) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814424964
- 0814424961
- OCLC:
- 123107746
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