Upward Bound: Nine Original Accounts of How Business Leaders Reached Their Summits

Useem, Michael; Useem, Jerry; Asel, Paul

ISBN 10: 1400050480 / ISBN 13: 9781400050482

Published by Crown Business, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Upward Bound: Nine Original Accounts of How Business Leaders Reached Their Summits
• Publisher: Crown Business
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400050480
• ISBN 13: 9781400050482
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

A collections of original essays draws on the critical lessons of the sport of mountaineering to explain how to reach the pinnacle of success in the world of business management, discussing such topics as the importance of flexible leadership, the need for a high-performance team, and more. 30,000 first printing.

About the Author

MICHAEL USEEM is professor of management and director of the Center for Leadership and Change at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of several books, including Leading Up and The Leadership Moment, and he runs programs for managers in the Andes, Patagonia, and the Himalayas.

JERRY USEEM is a senior writer at Fortune magazine, where he has covered management in such diverse contexts as Wal-Mart stores, the New York Yankees, and big corporate disasters.

PAUL ASEL was an adviser to start-up companies who helped pioneer venture capital in post-Communist Russia before bringing his experience to Silicon Valley. All three have wandered the world's high—but mainly not so high—mountain ranges.