Named to The Washington Post's 2011 List of
Best Leadership Books
In this fast-reading and illuminating expanded edition of
the bestselling Leader's Checklist, world-renowned
leadership expert Michael Useem deepens his examination of 15
mission-critical principles for leaders
Based on the lessons from astonishing stories, solid research, and
years of leadership development work with a wide array of companies
and organizations in the United States and abroad, Useem presents
today's leaders with 15 guiding principles that form the core of
the Leader's Checklist, which will help you develop your ability to
make good and timely decisions in unpredictable and stressful
environmentsfor those moments when leadership really
matters.
To illustrate how the Leader's Checklist can assist leaders, Useem
zeroes in on accounts of extraordinary leaders who rose to the
challenge, including Laurence Golborne's role in the triumphant
rescue of 33 miners in Chile, Joseph Pfeifer's remarkable heroism
as the first FDNY Fire Chief to take command at the World Trade
Center on September 11, 2001, and Union officer Joshua Lawrence
Chamberlain's transformative actions after the Confederate army's
surrender. He also explores the colossal failure of AIG, one of the
greatest corporate collapses in business history.
First published exclusively as an ebookand now also available in
printthis updated and expanded edition features a new preface by
the author and three new Knowledge@Wharton interviews with Laurence
Golborne, Chile's Minister of Mining, on leading the rescue
operation of 33 miners trapped in the San José Mine; Joseph
Pfeifer, New York City Fire Department's Chief of Counterterrorism
and Emergency Preparedness, on being the first Battalion Chief to
take command at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001; and
the author on why he wrote The Leader's Checklist and what he has
learned about the most vital items on the checklist from his recent
leadership development work with more than a dozen companies and
organizations.
One of the most brilliant, original, and exciting leadership books
I've read in a long time."
Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of
Southern California, and author of Still Surprised: A Memoir of
a Life in Leadership
In this expanded edition of the fast-reading and best-selling
ebook, The Leader's Checklist, world-renowned leadership
expert Michael Useem presents today's leaders with 15 guiding
principles to help you develop your ability to make good and timely
decisions in unpredictable and stressful environments--for those
moments when leadership really matters.
This expanded edition features a new preface by the author and
three new Knowledge@Wharton interviews with:
Laurence Golborne, Chile's Minister of Mining, on leading the
rescue operation of 33 miners trapped in the San José Mine
Joseph Pfeifer, New York City Fire Department's Chief of
Counter-terrorism and Emergency Preparedness, on being the first
Battalion Chief to take command at the World Trade Center on
September 11, 2001
The author, on why he wrote the book
MICHAEL USEEM is Director of the Center for
Leadership and Change Management and William and Jacalyn Egan
Professor of Management at The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Leadership Moment,
Investor Capitalism, and The Go Point, among other
books. Useem's writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune,
Fast Company, Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, and elsewhere.
Michael Useem is Director of the Center for
Leadership and Change Management and William and Jacalyn Egan
Professor of Management at The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Leader''s Checklist, The
Leadership Moment, Investor Capitalism, and The Go
Point, among other books. The Leadership Moment was
included in The 100 Best Business Books of All Time, written by the
business book experts at 800-CEO-READ, and listed as one of the 10
best leadership books on the Washington Post's "Leadership
Playlist." Useem's articles have appeared in the Chicago
Tribune, Fast Company, Financial Times, Fortune, Harvard Business
Review, McKinsey Quarterly, New York Times, U.S. News & World
Report, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and
elsewhere.
Useem has presented programs and seminars on leadership development
with American Express, China Minsheng Banking Corporation,
Citigroup, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Eli Lilly, Estée Lauder, Fidelity
Investments, GlaxoSmithKline, Goldman Sachs, Google, Grupo
Santander , Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Johnson & Johnson,
Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, National Football League, New
York Fire Department, The New York Times, Nokia, Pew Charitable
Trusts, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Samsung, U.N. Development
Programme, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Veteran
Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Military Academy, World Economic
Forum, and other organizations.
