Firing back:how great leaders rebound after career disasters

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sonnenfeld Jeffrey A 1954-
Group Author: Ward Andrew
Published: Harvard Business School Press,
Publisher Address: Boston, Mass.
Publication Dates: c2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: x, 306 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 1591393019 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781591393016 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Index Number: C933
CLC: C933
Call Number: C933/S699
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-291) and index.
The disappointment of defeat or the defeat of disappointment -- Tragedies, failures, and setbacks--the nature of adversity -- Societal barriers to recovery -- Corporate cultures as barriers to recovery -- Departure causes as barriers to recovery -- Psychological stresses as barriers to recovery -- Fight, not flight--facing up to the issue -- Recruiting others into battle--social networks and collateral damage -- Rebuilding heroic stature -- Proving your mettle -- Rediscovering heroic mission -- Creating triumph from tragedy--lessons learned from legends and losers.