The Go Point: When It's Time to Decide--Knowing What to Do and When to Do It

Useem, Michael

ISBN 10: 1400082986 / ISBN 13: 9781400082988

Published by Crown Business, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Go Point: When It's Time to Decide--Knowing What to Do and When to Do It
• Publisher: Crown Business
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400082986
• ISBN 13: 9781400082988
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 16 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

An introduction to the art of effective decision making utilizes a group of sample stories about leaders from a variety of fields to illuminate the importance of timely action and to demonstrate how they made their choices in the face of potential repercussions, explaining how readers can develop these same skills to get ahead in the business world. 30,000 first printing.

About the Author

Michael Useem, the author of The Leadership Moment, is the William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, as well as the director of its Center for Leadership and Change Management. Professor Useem takes his students to the ends of the world―the Antarctic, the Andes, and the Himalayas―to learn about their personal and professional go points. Professor Useem earned his doctorate at Harvard University and has published widely, including in the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company. He is also the editor of the Wharton Leadership Digest and lives in Marion Station, Pennsylvania.