Leading Quietly
Author | : Joseph Badaracco |
Publisher | : Harvard Business Press |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781578514878 |
ISBN-13 | : 1578514878 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Badaracco (business ethics, Harvard) observes that the most effective leaders are rarely public heroes or high-profile champions of causes. His study of "quiet leadership," carried out over four years, presents a series of stories describing quiet leaders at work and drawing practical lessons for executives and aspiring corporate leaders. The cases include a hospital CEO dealing with a case of sexual harassment; a bank president under pressure to remove underperforming but longtime employees; and a high-tech marketing rep who learned that his company was dumping obsolete equipment on its small customers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR