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Praise for Leading in Times of Crisis
"Building on the solid base of their book Head, Heart, and Guts,
Dotlich, Cairo, and Rhinesmith lay out the ways to become the kind of
leader needed to navigate through today's complexities and
uncertainties. Leading in Times of Crisis is a necessary guidebook to
survive and thrive in the global perfect storm."
-John
Naisbitt, author, Megatrends and Megatrends 2000
"The risks and opportunities that confront today's leader have
never been greater. Leading in Times of Crisis provides unique
and valuable insights, along with straightforward principles, that
will help point the way in an increasingly diverse and rapidly
changing environment."
-Ken Frazier, president,
global human health, Merck & Co., Inc.
"This book blends practical business solutions with useful
insights about leading people. It should help anyone looking for new
ideas to deal with the uncertainty and complexityfacing leaders
everywhere today."
-Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSN
(formerly Home Shopping Network)
"The main message of this provocative book is that leadership as
we have known it ischanging rapidly and dramatically. Moreover,
research shows that well over half of people in leadership positions
fail. The challenge for leaders today is daunting. But a
carefulreading of what Dotlich, Cairo, and Rhinesmith have to say from
their extensive experiences will help to reduce significantly this
troublesome failure rate."
-W. Warner Burke, Edward
Lee Thorndike Professor of Psychology and Education; chair, Department
of Organization and Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University
"Research demonstrates that the #1 leadership competency in
shortest supply is 'dealing with ambiguity and complexity.' Dotlich,
Cairo, and Rhinesmith give you the real-world tools to actually do it.
This book helps us to reach deep inside ourselves, our organizations,
and our markets to achieve dynamic, sustainable success. Get this book
to effectively navigate change, inside and out!"
-Kevin
Cashman, senior partner, Korn/Ferry Leadership & Talent
Consulting, and best-selling author, Leadership From the Inside
Out
David L. Dotlich is an adviser, author,
researcher, teacher, and speaker on leadership, business strategy,
developing high potential, and succession. He was formerly executive
vice president of Honeywell International and is the founder and
former president of the Oliver Wyman Executive Learning Center.
Peter C. Cairo is a senior partner of the Oliver Wyman
Executive Learning Center and is former chairman of the Department of
Counseling and Organizational Psychology at Columbia University.
Stephen H. Rhinesmith is a senior partner of the Oliver Wyman
Executive Learning Center. He is former special ambassador to the
Soviet Union and was president of Holland America Line.
Dotlich,
Cairo, and Rhinesmith are the authors of Head, Heart, and Guts.
Dotlich and Cairo are the authors of Why CEOs Fail,
Unnatural Leadership, and Action Coaching, all from Jossey-Bass.
Delta Organization & Leadership LLC, a unit of Oliver
Wyman, provides a unique combination of consulting services and
customized programs to help CEOs and other senior leaders transform
individual and organizational capabilities in ways that will enable
them to compete, to succeed, and to grow.
