In Extremis Leadership

In this extraordinary book Col. Kolditz explains that his research
on in extremis leadership, where followers perceive their
lives to be threatened, reveals that the leadership lessons and
principles in evidence in dangerous settings also apply to leading
in business and everyday life. The book shows how leadership
literally defines the promise of hope or future life and that
extremely capable leaders are needed in all walks of life. The book
describes a variety of high-risk situations that are ideal settings
to seek and find great leaders, assess how they might be different,
and to glean valuable insights for extraordinary leadership in our
everyday lives. Through heart-stopping real-life stories of leaders
in these extreme situations, Kolditz insists that leaders at all
levels can improve their effectiveness.