The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All

The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us AllAre you ready for the leadership moment? "Gripping adventure and actionable advice." Fast Company Merck's Roy Vagelos commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it Eugene Kranz struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft Arlene Blum organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most dangerous mountains Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leads his

Are you ready for the leadership moment?

"Gripping adventure and actionable advice."--Fast Company

Merck's Roy Vagelos commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it - Eugene Kranz struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft - Arlene Blum organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most dangerous mountains - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leads his tattered troops into a pivotal Civil War battle at Little Round Top - John Gutfreund loses Salomon Brothers when his inattention to a trading scandal almost topples the Wall Street giant - Clifton Wharton restructures a $50 billion pension system direly out of touch with its customers - Alfredo Cristiani transforms El Salvador's decade-long civil war into a negotiated settlement - Nancy Barry leads Women's World Banking in the fight against Third World poverty - Wagner Dodge faces the decision of a lifetime as a fast-moving forest fire overtakes his firefighting crew.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Currency
Published: 11/02/1999
ISBN: 9780812932300
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d