The clarity principle : how great leaders make the most important decision in business (and what happens when they don't) / Chatham Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Chatham, 1976- author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 227 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Turf wars, low morale, bad politics, and misguided strategies: these are issues that claim much of a leader's time. But this parade of dysfunctions and messy "people" problems actually points to an organization confused about its core business, torn between competing ideas about what it is and wants to be-an organization facing an identity crisis. Strategy and leadership expert Chatham Sullivan argues that when the purpose of a business becomes confused, it is the leaders' responsibility to restore clarity, especially in the face of tough strategic choices that have political, persona

Contents:

Proxy wars

The murky middle

Neither fish nor fowl

The shadow side of strategy

Taking a stand

The hunger for purpose.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118627273

111862727X

9781118630686

1118630688

OCLC:

858925964