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Useem, Michael.

The leadership moment : nine true stories of triumph and disaster and their lessons for us all / Michael Useem. - 1st ed. - New York : Times Business, c1998. - vi, 329 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-301) and index.

Introduction : the leadership moment -- Roy Vagelos attacks river blindness -- Wagner Dodge retreats in Mann Gulch -- Eugene Kranz returns Apollo 13 to Earth -- Arlene Blum ascends Annapurna -- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain defends Little Round Top -- Clifton Wharton restructures TIAA-CREF -- John Gutfreund loses Salomon Inc. -- Nancy Barry builds Women's World Banking -- Alfredo Cristiani ends El Salvador's civil war -- Conclusion: vision plus action -- A leader's guide.

A study of leadership in action focuses on nine real-life accounts of leaders who faced a moment of crisis and what they did to succeed or fail.

ISBN: 9780812929355 (alk. paper) 0812929357 (alk. paper)

LCCN: HM141.U83 1998

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Leadership--Case studies.
Elite (Social sciences)--Case studies.
Executive ability--Case studies.
Leiderschap.
Elite (Social sciences)
Executive ability.
Leadership.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Case studies.

LC Class. No.: HM141 / .U83 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 303.3/4