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The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All
Written by Michael Useem
Narrated by Suzie Althens and Walter Dixon
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Are you ready for the leadership moment? Learn valuable lessons from the stories of:
- Merck's Roy Vagelos, who commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it
- Eugene Kranz, who struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft
- Arlene Blum, who organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most dangerous mountains
- Nancy Barry, who leads Women's World Banking in the fight against Third World poverty
- Wagner Dodge, who faces the decision of a lifetime as a fast-moving forest fire overtakes his firefighting crew
- And more
- Merck's Roy Vagelos, who commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it
- Eugene Kranz, who struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft
- Arlene Blum, who organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most dangerous mountains
- Nancy Barry, who leads Women's World Banking in the fight against Third World poverty
- Wagner Dodge, who faces the decision of a lifetime as a fast-moving forest fire overtakes his firefighting crew
- And more
Author
Michael Useem
Michael Useem is Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the Wharton School. Useem works extensively in executive education in the US, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He is the author or coauthor of eight books, including The India Way, Leading Up and The Leadership Moment.
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