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Leading up : how to lead your boss so you both win / Michael Useem.
Through vivid, compelling stories, Michael Useem reveals how upward leadership can transform incipient disaster into hard-won triumph. For example, U.S. Marine Corps General Peter Pace reconciled the conflicting priorities of six bosses by keeping them well informed and challenging their instructions when necessary. Useem also explores what happens when those who should step forward fail to do so--Mount Everest mountaineers might have saved themselves from disaster during a fateful ascent if only they had questioned their guides' flawed decisions. Leading Up is a call to action. It asks us to get results by helping our superiors lead and by building on the best in everybody's nature, and it offers a pragmatic blueprint for doing so.
Record details
- ISBN: 1400047005
- ISBN: 9781400047000
- ISBN: 0812933109
- ISBN: 9780812933109
- Physical Description: vi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Three Rivers Press, [2001]
- Copyright: ©2001
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in hardcover by Crown Business, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2001"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Informing your commander : General Robert E. Lee informed his Commander in Chief, but Generals Joseph E. Johnston and George B. McClellan did not, and their causes paid dearly -- 2. Convincing a company to turn inside out : David Pottruck of Charles Schwab & Co. knew his company had to go digital, but to get it there, he would need to convince his superiors to transform an industry leader -- 3. Begging your boss to untie your hands : U.N. Commander Roméo Dallaire warned of the coming genocide in Rwanda, but nobody listened -- 4. Retaining the confidence of your directors and investors : Chief executives at CBS, Compaq Computer, and British Airways entered their boardrooms with a plan for the future and left with their heads on a platter -- 5. Keeping your head when you have several superiors : General Peter Pace of the U.S. Marine Corp reported to six commanders and could disappoint none -- 6. Guiding your guide : Beck Weathers and Sandy Hill Pittman did not ask their climbing guides on Mount Everest what they should have asked -- 7. Designing a future your boss can't quite envision : Charlene Barshefsky negotiated the U.S. Trade Agreement with China on behalf of her boss, President Bill Clinton, and Domingo Cavallo stabilized the Argentine currency for his boss, President Carlos Menem -- 8. Persuading the ultimate authority : Prophets Abraham, Moses, and Samuel intercede with God Himself -- 9. The upward leader's calling. |
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| Subject: | Leadership. Management. Organizational behavior. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | 658.4 USEE (Text) | 34455006696955 | District Office | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | 658.4 U53ℓe (Text) | 31901004445807 | Professional Collection | Available | - |
