Bias for Action

Heike Bruch is a Professor of Leadership at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). Sumantra Ghoshal is Professor of Strategic and International Management at London Business School and co-author of Managing Across Borders (HBS Press, 1998).

• Preface PART I: Harnessing Your Willpower to Achieve Results Chapter 1: Management is the Art of Doing and Getting Done Chapter 2: Distinguishing Purposeful Action from Active Non-Action Chapter 3: Marshaling Energy and Developing Focus Chapter 4: Moving Beyond Motivation to Willpower Chapter 5: Crossing the Rubicon Chapter 6: Overcoming the Three Traps of Non-action PART II: Cultivating a Company of Action-Takers Chapter 7: Developing Purposeful Managers: The Organization's Responsibility Chapter 8: Unleashing Organizational Energy for Collective Action Chapter 9: Freeing Your People to Act: A Mandate for Leaders Appendix Index About the authors