Volatile is the word that defines today's business environment. One day, prospects for success fuel optimism and risk taking. The next day, declining economic indicators induce heart-stopping fear. If you can demonstrate success under these pressures, demand for your talents will increase exponentially. If you can't deliver, a volatile economy can be terribly unforgiving.

Leading on the Edge of Chaos is the book that can make you a hero of hard times. Continuing one of the most comprehensive leadership studies in two decades, this book lets you in on the strategies employed by exceptional leaders to succeed in chaotic times. Strategies that you, as a leader, can and should practice in your own company.

Emmett C. Murphy and Mark A. Murphy studied the traits and strategies of highly skilled leaders who have learned to succeed and deliver breakthrough achievement in the face of tumultuous change. If ever there was an economy that punished a lack of strategic thinking, this is it. Leading on the Edge of Chaos is the book that will show you how to think, analyze, diagnose, leverage, communicate and, most importantly, act with clarity in a chaotic environment.

Leading on the Edge of Chaos shows how to: --Keep employees committed and deescalate their anxiety --Outposition competitors in a fierce marketplace --Create unyielding partnerships with customers --Cut costs without destroying value --Put the right people in the right place amidst layoffs and cutbacks --Cut through the noise to get their message heard --Harness and maximize great ideas --Make a perfect landing when real disaster strikes

In this new world, some leaders are succeeding brilliantly, while others are failing with frightening speed. What sets them apart? The rules you'll find inside Leading on the Edge of Chaos.