Forged in Crisis
The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times
$26.64
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
9 October 2018
Summary
‘A close analysis of five gritty leaders whose extraordinary passion and perseverance changed history … a gripping read on a timeless and timely topic!’ —Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit
Ten years in the writing, Forged in Crisis, by renowned Harvard Business School historian and Davos and Aspen Institute speaker Nancy Koehn, presents five remarkable life journeys—those of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton; President Abraham Lincoln; legendary abolitionist Fre…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473674738 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473674735 |
| Author: | Nancy Koehn |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 365g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 163mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
‘A close analysis of five gritty leaders whose extraordinary passion and perseverance changed history … a gripping read on a timeless and timely topic!’ Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit
‘The most important, coherent, values-based, servant leadership book I’ve ever read’ Howard Schultz, executive chairman of Starbucks‘As important and inspiring as it is urgent’ Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and three-term mayor of New York‘Vividly shows the qualities shared by five of history’s greatest leaders - and how we can all tap into those same qualities to overcome challenges and confront crises in our own lives’ Arianna Huffington, Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington PostAbout The Author
Nancy Koehn
Nancy Koehn is an historian at the Harvard Business School where she holds the James E. Robinson chair of Business Administration. She has coached leaders from many organizations and speaks frequently at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and the World Business Forum. An accomplished author and historian (she earned her MA and PhD degrees from Harvard), she spent ten years writing Forged in Crisis, her first book aimed at a popular audience. She lives in Concord, Massachusetts, and is a committed equestrian.
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