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LEADING AT THE EDGE: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition
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LEADING AT THE EDGE: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition

by Dennis N. T. Perkins, Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Kessler, Catherine McCarthy
March 2000
Beginner content levelBeginner
270 pages
6h 41m
English
AMACOM
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Acknowledgments

The experience of writing this book seemed, at times, to be something like mounting a polar expedition. There was, of course, less physical hardship, and little risk of life. But the process did involve venturing into the unknown and dealing with some fairly formidable obstacles. I was fortunate to have with me in this adventure a number of colleagues who made it possible to face these challenges with a spirit of creativity and camaraderie.

I deeply appreciate the enormous contributions made by each member of the "Book Team": Peggy Holtman, Paul Kessler, and Catherine McCarthy. Although I had been using the Leading at the Edge approach for a number of years, the challenge of translating these concepts into a readable book was not ...

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ISBN: 0814405436