Nightly Business Report Presents Lasting Leadership

Nightly Business Report Presents Lasting Leadership
Wharton School Publishing | 2004-10-22 | ISBN: 0131531182 | 288 pages | PDF | 1 MB

This book is well- organized with the various business leaders sorted into groups based on the specific type of contribution that each particular leader made to his/her place of business and to society itself. A brief introduction begins each chapter and this is followed by the spotlights of each of the twenty- five leaders. In each instance, the man or woman in the spotlight has a page taken from his/her history, showing how a specific challenge was faced and what was done to rise to the occasion. A leadership lesson is also shared, with plenty of quotations from the leaders that summarize what they think are the important components of sound management and what they feel are some of the significant reasons why their companies have prospered the way they have. Also included with each individual is a timeline of events illustrating the important life events for each of these business leaders.

This book is written like other management books in that it tries to be informative and pragmatic. It deals with real world events, changes in customer preferences, changes in the business climate, and trends in product and service offerings. But unlike many other management books, this one is more entertaining to read. The main reason lies in the fact that this book isn't one continuous text that emphasizes a specific style of management or management theory. Instead, it offers different ideas from many different managers showing how these men and women approached problems in different ways but still succeeded in the long run. Also, this book is easier to read because it is broken up into twenty- five small pieces. This makes it easier to read because there is always a place to pause and resume at a later time.

Overall, "Lasting Leadership" is a very good business book, one that demonstrates the importance of vision and strong decision making when it comes to successful business operation. Best of all, it shows how business can be approached in many different ways while still reaching the final end result: A successfully managed crisis that benefits rather than hinders a company's progress and sets it on the path for future success.

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