Description: Product InformationEvery day, leaders around the world make decisions that affect millions of people. The results of these decisions are mixed. SometimesOColike when Nelson Mandela led the fight against apartheidOCoour leaders inspire positive change on a grand scale. But at other timesOColike when various leaders failed to respond adequately to Hurricane KatrinaOCopoor leadership yields disastrous outcomes. Anyone can claim to be a leader in times of calm, but crisis situations sift the true visionaries from the false ones. Recent events in global affairs make it increasingly apparent that nations must cultivate and encourage true leadersOCoand eschew false onesOCoif they hope to survive. Fortunately, effective leadership is a skill that can be taught, especially through the study of exemplary figures of the past. In each chapter of "On Leadership," Dr. Donald J. Palmisano cites an example of positive or negative action as a source from which to glean essential leadership lessons. Through guided analysis of each real-life situation, readers will learn detailed, practical methods and strategies for becoming true leaders. This second edition includes two new chapters which are highly applicable to todayOCOs issues: Leadership in Crisis: The British Petroleum Gulf Oil Spill, and Emerging Leaders in a Time of Crisis. "On Leadership" provides crucial advice for those who aspire to become effective leaders in any position."Product IdentifiersPublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, IncorporatedISBN-101628733276ISBN-139781628733273
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Topic: Business
Publication Year: 2011
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Language: English
