Overview
The "how-not-to" leadership book
There is a paradox in leadership: we can only succeed by knowingfailure. Every accomplished leader knows there are minefields offailures that need to be navigated in order to succeed. Wouldn't itbe great to have the insights to help you prevent from makingavoidable mistakes? Unfortunately, in business talking aboutmistakes can be taboo, and, at a certain level, learning fromfailure is not an option. Weinzimmer and McConoughey speak franklyabout the things that are difficult to talk about – theunvarnished truths necessary to become a successful leader.
- Based on a groundbreaking 7-year study of what almost 1000managers across 21 industries really think about lessons fromfailures
- Includes exclusive interview material from CEOs at a wide rangeof organizations, including major firms such as Caterpillar,Priceline.com, and Allstate; startups; and entrepreneurial smallbusinesses
- Drills down into failure to uncover the strategies thataspiring leaders need in order to avoid the most damning leadershipmistakes: unbalanced orchestration, drama management, and recklessvanity
Learning from the mistakes of others is a necessary part of thejourney of effective leadership, and this book offers anindispensable guide to learning these powerfullessons—without paying the price of failure.
This book title, The Wisdom of Failure (How to Learn the Tough Leadership Lessons Without Paying the Price), ISBN: 9781118135013, by Laurence G. Weinzimmer, Jim McConoughey, published by Wiley (October 9, 2012) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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