{"product_id":"why-are-we-bad-at-picking-good-9780470601945","title":"Why Are We Bad at Picking Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilver Medal Winner, Business and Leadership, 2012 Nautilus Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlmost 70% of Americans believe that we are suffering from a crisis of leadership, but rather than asking, why are leaders failing, we need to ask, \"Why aren't we choosing better leaders?\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver wonder what goes on behind closed board room doors when organizations pick their top leaders? It can be a contentious, secretive, even brutal process. Most of our leaders look good on paper--they have charisma, credentials, and confidence--yet they lack the real qualities that are necessary to succeed. In \u003ci\u003eWhy Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?\u003c\/i\u003e, Cohn and Moran share the same insights and ideas they use to help organizations make better choices. Revealing seven essential attributes of all great leaders, they offer a fresh and powerful evaluation technique anyone can use to assess leader potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough dynamic, first-hand accounts from the business world, entertainment, sports, politics, education, and philanthropy, the authors offer the ultimate insider access and reveal how top organizations find and choose the best talent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers multiple ways to evaluate leaders, and how these 7 leadership attributes combine to create the best (and worst) in leaders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures interviews with with Mike Krzyzewski, Coach, 2008 US Men's Olympic Basketball team, Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon; George Steinbrenner, Scott Davis, CEO of UPS; Peter Loscher, CEO of Siemens; Toby Cosgrove, CEO, Cleveland Clinic; Hollywood movie directors, and many others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes academic study and field training at institutions such as Harvard, Yale, INSEAD, and IMD for developing future leaders\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFresh and compelling, \u003ci\u003eWhy Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?\u003c\/i\u003e shows how great leaders can be spotted and why they succeed - and is soon to the definitive resource guide for about choosing better leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470601945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Jeffrey Cohn, Jay Moran","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38349704429749,"sku":"9780470601945","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_41c94a62-b5a4-44a0-8e79-bfb3868d4aed.jpg?v=1611641798","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-are-we-bad-at-picking-good-9780470601945","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}