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Firing back : how great leaders rebound after career disasters / Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Andrew Ward.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Boston, MA : Harvard Business School Press, c2007.Description: x, 306 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1591393019 (hardcover : alk. paper):
  • 9781591393016 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD49 .S66 2007
Contents:
The disappointment of defeat or the defeat of disappointment -- Tragedies, failures, and setbacks--the nature of adversity -- Societal barriers to recovery -- Corporate cultures as barriers to recovery -- Departure causes as barriers to recovery -- Psychological stresses as barriers to recovery -- Fight, not flight--facing up to the issue -- Recruiting others into battle--social networks and collateral damage -- Rebuilding heroic stature -- Proving your mettle -- Rediscovering heroic mission -- Creating triumph from tragedy--lessons learned from legends and losers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-291) and index.

The disappointment of defeat or the defeat of disappointment -- Tragedies, failures, and setbacks--the nature of adversity -- Societal barriers to recovery -- Corporate cultures as barriers to recovery -- Departure causes as barriers to recovery -- Psychological stresses as barriers to recovery -- Fight, not flight--facing up to the issue -- Recruiting others into battle--social networks and collateral damage -- Rebuilding heroic stature -- Proving your mettle -- Rediscovering heroic mission -- Creating triumph from tragedy--lessons learned from legends and losers.

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