Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberto, Michael A., Author.

Contributor:

Roberto, Michael A.

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Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 278 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Wharton School Publishing 2005

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Harvard Business School's Michael Roberto draws on powerful decision-making case studies from every walk of life, showing how to promote honest, constructive dissent and skepticism; use it to improve decisions; and align organizations behind those decisions. Learn from disasters like the Space Shuttle Columbia and JFK's Bay of Pigs Invasion, from successes like Sid Caesar and Bill Parcells, from George W. Bush's decision-making after 9/11. Roberto complements his compelling case studies with extensive new research on executive decisionmaking. Discover how to test and probe a management team; when 'yes' means 'yes' and when it doesn't; and how to build real consensus that leads to action. Gain important new insights into managing teams, mitigating risk, promoting corporate ethics, and much more.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-270) and index.

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ISBN:

1-281-06819-5

9786611068196

0-13-204507-9

OCLC:

1027168650