The Arc of Ambition: Defining the Leadership Journey

Basic Books, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In business -- or in any endeavor -- ambition is the spirit of onward and u pward, of striving for something worth achieving. It is the driving force b ehind all great experiments and risk-takings, triumphs and failures. For au thors Jim Champy and Nitin Nohria, it is also the instinctive quality that makes the difference between mere management and leadership. Drawing from o riginal interviews with contemporary figures from many walks of life -- inc luding business, politics, science, and the arts -- Champy and Nohria take readers on a journey of discovery, pinpointing the defining moments, or tur ning points, in the evolution of leaders, as they wrestle with critical dec isions and ethical dilemmas. In the process, they reveal some underlying tr uths about leadership, such as the ability to hold onto a dream and make it come true, know when it's time to change the business or see it die, and r ecognize when it's time to hand over the reins. Representing fundamentally new thinking from two of today's greatest business minds, The Arc of Ambiti on is certain to challenge and enlighten aspiring leaders everywhere. Editorial Reviews About the Author James Champy is chairman of Cambridge-based Perot Systems Consulting Practi ce and a pioneer of the reeingineering movement. Co-author of the bestselli ng Reengineering the Corporation and author of Reengineering Management, he lives in Boston. Nitin Nohria is Richard P. Chapman professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. The.