Book description
Meet Jim Barton, new CEO of Santa Monica Aerospace. Jim's job won't be easy: the company's hemorrhaging cash, struggling to regain investors' trust after an accounting scandal, and striving to transform its military and manufacturing culture to become a global aerospace integrator.
Jim isn't real: Harder Than I Thought is a novel. But his story--developed in consultation with seasoned, actual CEOs--contains crucial lessons for all chief executives. Walk in Jim's shoes to engage in challenges that include:
1. Formulating and executing strategy
2. Managing financial and labor crises
3. Fostering a culture of innovation and continuous transformation
4. Forging global partnerships
5. Making ethical choices in an increasingly transparent environment
As events in each chapter push Barton to the edge of his abilities, he seeks counsel from a panel of expert advisers. These collaborative reflections invite you to apply the lessons from this story to your own situation.
Experts agree that many twentieth-century leadership practices are inadequate to the stormy twenty-first-century present. This engaging and provocative book equips you with the insights you'll need to rise with the occasion of a rapidly shifting business landscape.
Jim isn't real: Harder Than I Thought is a novel. But his story--developed in consultation with seasoned, actual CEOs--contains crucial lessons for all chief executives. Walk in Jim's shoes to engage in challenges that include:
1. Formulating and executing strategy
2. Managing financial and labor crises
3. Fostering a culture of innovation and continuous transformation
4. Forging global partnerships
5. Making ethical choices in an increasingly transparent environment
As events in each chapter push Barton to the edge of his abilities, he seeks counsel from a panel of expert advisers. These collaborative reflections invite you to apply the lessons from this story to your own situation.
Experts agree that many twentieth-century leadership practices are inadequate to the stormy twenty-first-century present. This engaging and provocative book equips you with the insights you'll need to rise with the occasion of a rapidly shifting business landscape.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. First Day
- 2. Getting to Know SMA
- First Interlude: The Lords of Leadercraft
- 3. Financials and Trust
- 4. Transparency
- Second Interlude: A Leader of Men
- 5. Reunion
- 6. The Board of Directors
- 7. Getting Great Performance from People
- Third Interlude: Your Lineup Is a Mess!
- 8. Rallying the Team
- 9. Restructuring the Board
- 10. Consulting with a Peer
- 11. Implementation
- 12. Test Drive
- 13. The Agony of Defeat
- 14. Wild Card
- 15. Bluebirds Fly In
- Fourth Interlude: Execute, Execute, Execute
- 16. Globalization
- 17. Execution
- 18. Public Life, Private Life
- 19. Communicate, Communicate
- 20. Partnering Risks Realized
- Fifth Interlude: The Leadership Main Course
- 21. There Is a Time . . .
- Finale: Still Figuring It Out
- Ways of Using This Book
- Cast of Main Characters
- Glossary of Acronyms and Terms
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
Product information
- Title: Harder Than I Thought
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
- ISBN: 9781422142301
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