Description: Leaders--whether presidents, CEOs, or wartime generals--are remembered for their best and worst judgment calls. Tichy and Bennis offer a powerful framework for making tough calls when the stakes are high and the right path is far from obvious.
Review Quotes: aThis is an instant classic that will be read and consulted by leadersaand those who seek to become leadersafor years to come.a
aRichard D. Parsons, chairman and CEO, Time Warner
aGreat calls deserve a comparable book to explain them, and now we have one. Read, learn, enjoy.a
aGeorge P. Shultz, former United States secretary of state
aThe leadership judgment framework is a tool leaders can use to develop the ability in their executive teams. This book can benefit anyone who is in or aspires to be in a leadership role.a
aDieter Zetsche, chairman, DaimlerChrysler
aJudgment, from two of the most respected thought leaders of our times, is a blueprint, a gift to leaders of the future.a
aFrances Heselbein, chairman, Leader to Leader Institute, and founding president, Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
aTichy and Bennis write with clarity and good sense. You can hang your hat on the authorsa understanding of good judgment and its role in effective leadership.a
aJeff Kindler, chairman and CEO, Pfizer
aJudgment is a singular achievement. Itas just the right blend of management wisdom and leadership action.a aHoward Schultz, founder and chairman, Starbucks
aJudgment is an enjoyable read illuminating key judgments made by some of Americaas foremost business leaders.a aDavid W. Heleniak, vice chairman, Morgan Stanley
aThis is as close to a definitive book on leadership as one can pray for.a
aAmitai Etzioni, author of "My Brotheras Keeper" aI am a raving fan of both Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis. In this important book they give a crash course on judgment, revealing the tools great leaders use to make the right calls at theright time.a
aKen Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager and Leading at a Higher Level
"Sisdemenore- aEdward A. Snyder, dean, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
aIf you were to read only one book this year on leadership, this would be it.a
aVijay Govindarajan, professor of International Business, Tuck School at Dartmouth