Crucibles of Leadership by Robert J Thomas

Crucibles of Leadership by Robert J Thomas

Concludes that what matters most is what one makes of experience, particularly the traumatic and unplanned crucible events that challenge one's identity as a leader. This book offers self-assessments and tools designed to help you develop your own Personal Learning Strategy. It includes examples from business, politics, and also the Mormon Church.

"As someone who has participated in the journey of a company that has grown from $4 million to $40 billion, I believe the core premise of this book rings trueThe skills derived from facing one's own "crucibles" are powerful tools for growing one's business." -- Brad Anderson, Vice Chairman and CEO, Best Buy Co., Inc. "Thomas displays exceptional understanding of the complex forces at work in any leader's career. Crucibles of Leadership provides a crisp road map to leading more effectively." -- Jeff Wilke, Senior Vice President, Amazon.com "Robert Thomas has written the organizational playbook for transforming management into leadership. The critical elixir? Learning from those times when one's leadership was on the line." -- Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor and Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management, The Wharton School

Robert J. Thomas is Executive Director of Accenture's Institute for High Performance Business and Galvin Professor of Leadership at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

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ISBN 13	9781591391371
ISBN 10	1591391377
Title	Crucibles of Leadership
Author	Robert J Thomas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Harvard Business Review Press
Year published	2008-03-24
Number of pages	288
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