Forged in Crisis

When the celebrated Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn examines five masters of crisis—William "Wild Bill" Donovan (a. k. a. "The Father of U. S. Intelligence"), filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, inventor Thomas Edison, writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, and author John Greenleaf Whittier—in this engaging, unusually rewarding book... [which] will foster a new appreciation for effective leadership and prompt many readers to lament the lack of it in the world today (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). What do these seemingly diverse individuals have in common? Why do these incredible stories continue to astonish and inspire people? Nancy Koehn provides a unique pattern by which to assess our objectives and, more importantly, to judge those in our time to whom we've placed our faith in her enthralling... fascinating look at a variegated set of heroes (Publishers Weekly). Koehn opens each segment by putting her protagonist on the verge of a major crisis: five stand-alone case studies that are well-written and fascinating.