Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?
In The Leader''s Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission-Critical Principles, world-renowned leadership expert and Wharton professor Michael Useem shows you how to lead through any challenge-and shares how ITT''s Denise Ramos did just that when she encountered this situation.
In this illuminating guide, Useem offers a Leader''s Checklist that will help you develop your ability to make good and timely decisions in unpredictable and stressful environments-for those moments when leadership really matters.
To illustrate the principles, Useem examines where leaders go right-and wrong. He looks at:How Ramos, the form