Judgment : How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls

by Tichy, Noel M.; Bennis, Warren G.

• ISBN13: 9781591842934
• ISBN10: 159184293X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-03
• Publisher: Portfolio Trade

Summary

Leaders--whether presidents, CEOs, or wartime generals--are remembered for their best and worst judgment calls. Tichy and Bennis offer a powerful framework for making tough calls when the stakes are high and the right path is far from obvious.

Author Biography

Noel M. Tichy is the author of Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will, The Leadership Engine, The Cycle of Leadership, and many other business bestsellers. He is a professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Warren G. Bennis is the author of On Becoming a Leader, Reinventing Leadership and many other business bestsellers. He is a university professor and a distinguished professor of business administration at the University of Southern California.

Table of Contents

Judgment and Leadership	p. 1
Framework for Leadership Judgment	p. 17
Having a Storyline	p. 45
Character and Courage	p. 67
People Judgment Calls	p. 85
People Judgment: CEO Succession	p. 105
Strategy Judgments	p. 127
Strategy Judgments at GE	p. 154
Crisis Judgments	p. 178
Crisis as a Leadership Development Opportunity	p. 211
Knowledge Creation	p. 237
Judgment for Future Generations: The New York City Leadership Academy	p. 263
Conclusion	p. 283
Handbook for Leadership Judgment	p. 285
Acknowledgments	p. 371
Sources	p. 375
Index	p. 383
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