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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778738003321

Autore

Perkins Dennis N. T. <1942->

Titolo

Leading at the edge [[electronic resource] ] : leadership lessons from the  extraordinary saga of Shackleton's Antarctic expedition / / Dennis N.T. Perkins ; with Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Kessler, and Catherine McCarthy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Amacom, c2000

ISBN

0-8144-2496-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/092

Soggetti

Leadership

Strategic planning

Survival

Explorers - Antarctica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-249) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; The Shackleton Saga; 1 Vision and Quick Victories; 2 Symbolism and Personal Example; 3 Optimism and Reality; 4 Stamina; 5 The Team Message; 6 Core Team Values; 7 Conflict; 8 Lighten Up!; 9 Risk; 10 Tenacious Creativity; 11 Introduction to the Case Studies; 12 Business Communication Systems (AT&T/Lucent Technologies); 13 Rice Health Systems; 14 Weyerhaeuser Company; 15 Malden Mills: Rising from the Ashes; 16 Learning to Lead at The Edge; 17 Epilogue: A Perspective on Success and Failure; Resources; Critical Leadership Skills Survey

Your Leadership ExpeditionYour Leadership Expedition Map; Further Readings from The Edge; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Leadership expert Dennis N.T. Perkins reveals how Shackleton's vision, actions, and philosophy of leadership provide a compass to executives and managers in today's climate of fierce competition, economic uncertainty, and constant change.