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Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer Michael A. Roberto

Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer By Michael A. Roberto

Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer by Michael A. Roberto


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Summary

Addresses a perennial and pernicious thorn in the leader's side - the yes-men in every organization. This title is meant for leaders at all levels to make better decisions and align their teams for results.

Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer Summary

Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus by Michael A. Roberto

Harvard Business School's Michael Roberto draws on powerful decision-making case studies from every walk of life, showing how to promote honest, constructive dissent and skepticism; use it to improve decisions; and align organizations behind those decisions. Learn from disasters like the Space Shuttle Columbia and JFK's Bay of Pigs Invasion, from successes like Sid Caesar and Bill Parcells, from George W. Bush's decision-making after 9/11. Roberto complements his compelling case studies with extensive new research on executive decisionmaking. Discover how to test and probe a management team; when 'yes' means 'yes' and when it doesn't; and how to build real consensus that leads to action. Gain important new insights into managing teams, mitigating risk, promoting corporate ethics, and much more.

About Michael A. Roberto

Michael A. Roberto is a faculty member at the Harvard Business School. He teaches courses on general management, managerial decision making, and business strategy. Professor Roberto's research focuses on strategic decision-making processes and senior management teams. Recently, he has studied why catastrophic group or organizational failures happen, such as the Columbia space shuttle accident and the 1996 Mount Everest tragedy.

Professor Roberto's work has been published in the Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, and The Leadership Quarterly.

He has taught in the leadership development programs at a number of organizations including Morgan Stanley, Mars, The Home Depot, Novartis, and The World Bank. He has also consulted with organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, Corporate Executive Board, and The Advisory Board.

Professor Roberto earned an M.B.A. with High Distinction and a doctorate from the Harvard Business School. While pursuing graduate studies at Harvard, he taught the introductory undergraduate course in economic theory, twice winning Harvard's Allyn Young Prize for Teaching in Economics.

He lives in Holliston, Massachusetts with his wife, Kristin, and his two daughters, Grace and Celia.


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Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

I. LEADING THE DECISION PROCESS.

1. The Leadership Challenge.

2. Deciding How to Decide.

II. MANAGING CONFLICT.

3. An Absence of Candor.

4. Stimulating the Clash of Ideas.

5. Keeping Conflict Constructive.

III. BUILDING CONSENSUS.

6. The Dynamics of Indecision.

7. Fair and Legitimate Process.

8. Reaching Closure.

IV. A NEW BREED OF TAKE-CHARGE LEADER.

9. Leading with Restraint.

Appendix Endnotes.

Index.

Additional information

GOR003221990
9780131454392
0131454390
Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus by Michael A. Roberto
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pearson Education (US)
2005-06-06
304
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