Michael Useem befasst sich durch umfassende Fallstudien mit den Feinheiten des Managements, der Unternehmensführung und der Führung. Seine Forschung konzentriert sich auf entscheidende Momente der Entscheidungsfindung, insbesondere in Krisenzeiten, und untersucht, wie effektive Führung Ergebnisse in Richtung Erfolg oder Misserfolg lenken kann. Er untersucht die Dynamik des „Führens nach oben“ und bietet Strategien zur Beeinflussung von Vorgesetzten, um gegenseitige Gewinne zu erzielen, basierend auf realen Szenarien. Useems Erkenntnisse werden durch renommierte Publikationen und globale Präsentationen verbreitet, wobei er sein Fachwissen über Führung und Wandel mit einem breiten Publikum teilt.
In a prescient new book, The Future of the Office: The Hard Choices We All Face on Working from Home and Remote Work, Wharton professor Peter Cappelli lays out the facts in an effort to provide both employees and employers with a vision of their futures. Cappelli unveils the surprising tradeoffs both may have to accept to get what they want.
In this expanded edition of the bestselling Leader’s Checklist, leadership expert Michael Useem explores 15 mission-critical principles for effective leadership. Drawing from compelling stories, extensive research, and years of experience with various organizations, Useem provides leaders with essential guidelines to make timely decisions in unpredictable, high-pressure situations. He highlights remarkable leaders, such as Laurence Golborne, who played a pivotal role in rescuing 33 miners in Chile, and Joseph Pfeifer, the first FDNY Fire Chief to command at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Useem also examines the significant collapse of AIG, illustrating the consequences of poor leadership. Originally published as an ebook, this updated edition includes a new preface and three insightful interviews with Golborne and Pfeifer, as well as reflections from Useem on the most crucial elements of the checklist, informed by his recent work with various organizations. This edition aims to equip today’s leaders with the tools necessary for impactful decision-making when it matters most.
Exploding growth. Soaring investment. Incoming talent waves. India's top companies are scoring remarkable successes on these fronts. This book unveils these companies secrets. It explains how these innovations work within Indian companies, identifying those likely to remain indigenous and those that can be adapted to the Western context.
Are you ready for the leadership moment?“Gripping adventure and actionable advice.”— Fast CompanyMerck’s Roy Vagelos commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can’t afford it • Eugene Kranz struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft • Arlene Blum organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most dangerous mountains • Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leads his tattered troops into a pivotal Civil War battle at Little Round Top • John Gutfreund loses Salomon Brothers when his inattention to a trading scandal almost topples the Wall Street giant • Clifton Wharton restructures a $50 billion pension system direly out of touch with its customers • Alfredo Cristiani transforms El Salvador’s decade-long civil war into a negotiated settlement • Nancy Barry leads Women's World Banking in the fight against Third World poverty • Wagner Dodge faces the decision of a lifetime as a fast-moving forest fire overtakes his firefighting crew.