Hard Call: The Art of Great Decisions
Autor John McCain, Mark Salteren Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2008
Acclaimed
authors
John
McCain
and
Mark
Salter
describe
the
anatomy
of
great
decisions
in
history
by
telling
the
remarkable
stories
of
men
and
women
who
have
exemplified
composure,
wisdom,
and
intellect
in
the
face
of
life's
toughest
decisions.
They
identify
six
qualities
typically
represented
in
the
best
decisions:
Awareness.
Timing.
Foresight.
Confidence.
Humility.
Inspiration.
These
qualities
are
personified
by
the
exceptional
individuals
in
this
book,
each
of
whom
made
a
hard
call,
including:
- Henry Ford's decision to sacrifice his company's competitive edge by reducing the work day and guaranteeing a minimum wage;
- Branch Rickey's decision to offer Jackie Robinson a contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the face of public opposition;
- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 's decision to return to wartorn Liberia after receiving an economics degree from Harvard;
- General Fred Weyand's decision to redeploy fifteen of his battalions despite resistance from senior American military commanders in Vietnam.
Woven
into
these
stories
are
John
McCain's
own
views
on
the
process
and
art
of
decision-making
and
examples
of
the
hard
calls
we
face
in
our
lives.
"When
I
assess
a
decision,"
McCain
writes,
"I
want
to
know
all
I
can
about
the
character
of
the
decision
maker
before
I
examine
the
properties
of
the
decision,
its
outcome
or
how
it
was
arrived
at."
Hard
Callis
a
testament
to
the
people
whose
choices
serve
as
a
beacon
for
us
all.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780446699112
ISBN-10: 044669911X
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 142 x 217 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Twelve
ISBN-10: 044669911X
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 142 x 217 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Twelve
Notă biografică
John
McCainwas
elected
to
the
U.S.
Senate
in
1986
and
was
named
one
of
America's
ten
best
Senators
by
Time
magazine
in
2006.
During
his
military
career
he
received
a
Silver
Star,
a
Bronze
Star,
the
Legion
of
Merit,
the
Purple
Heart,
and
a
Distinguished
Flying
Cross.
He
and
his
wife,
Cindy,
live
in
Phoenix,
Arizona.