Very repeative.

Decent summary of things to remember, though not a lot of background or description to define the checklist items.

I was unable to finish this book. To say the least, this book lacks conciseness. The 5th time the Author introduced the Chilean Mine disaster as if de novo, the frustration got the best of me. A book about leadership should presume the reader is at least of average intelligence and can remember subjects and events previously in the book, which this author clearly does not. In addition, the principles lack examples that would help apply them. If you'd like fantastic guidance, read "The Effective

Much of this book uses examples from recent tragedies to show a bias for planning and action over inertia. I don't disagree with the philosophy, but beyond that, it's just a recap of well covered news stories with a loose frame of 'leadership'.

This would make a really good free ebook that people could download in return for giving the author their email address. I'm glad I didn't have to pay $14.99 for my copy. I look forward to taking it to a used bookstore and exchanging it for a book that will teach me something new.It's a typical pamphlet by a typical business-school academic, written in the style of business school. Someone should have told the author that 15 is too large a number for anyone to remember. That's why there's only s...

Unnecessarily RepetitiveI was rather disappointed in this book. It is repetitive in a convoluted way. It might have been better if Useen had covered all that could be learned from an event rather than returning to the event over and over, covering basically the same things. From what I understand Useen is a gifted speaker. I wonder if his speech on this topic is organized differently than this book.I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.

Very interesting book on leadership that will provide you an opportunity to look at leadership as a framework for better organization performance. All the sixteen principles are extremely valid and well examples via real stories about leaders. My personal appreciation is for giving an idea of applications for those principles not only for corporate world but also for other business scenarios.

This book was disappointingly simplistic and repetitive. It was .99 cents from Wharton Digital Press and I understand why...

This is more of a pamphlet than a book. I read this book on a jet-lagged plane journey and found that it's fairly suitable reading for that spaced-out state of mind but probably did not offer much more than that. It felt like a magazine article that doesn't say anything strikingly insightful but provides some light reading. So unless you find yourself too tired to concentrate on difficult material, I wouldn't particularly recommend this book.

Had some interesting stories, and good (albeit somewhat generic) ideas. The general premise of how you would actually use a checklist was unclear (do you literally bring it to a meeting and check off the points, much like the frequently referred to pilots checklist). All in all, not a bad read, but by no means groundbreaking.

As a MBA with a leadership concentration and 10 years experience in leadership and leadership development(focused primarily in the business development area), I found this book a fascinating short read. I read no less than 30 leadership books a year. The book contained lists which I thought were laid out the best in any leadership book I have read. They were concise, which in working with someone in any level of administration, it is best to have. The Owner's Manual List said it all and could be...

I was expecting to read about some new ideas to inspire my leadership but it really just talked about how a few people in history used their leadership for good or bad. I may use some of these "checklist" items but not because I learned them here.

The book fulfilled my expectations.The author appeared in the book as a narrator. I did enjoy the book because it expanded my mind when it comes to leadership.It was on par and better in some ways that other books in this genre.I was pulled into the book.The author’s presence was very fitting and appropriate.The themes are business, leadership. They were the focal point of the book.It ended exactly how I expected.

The content was good but is best consumed in the two lists you can find in articles about this book. Though the interviews with the fire captain that responded to the twin towers and the Chilean mining minister involved in heading up the rescue of the trapped miners was interesting.

i thought this book was terrible and after hearing useem speak (he was fantastic), i see why he has fans that might give this a higher rating than it deserves. the biggest problem i have is that you can't really have a checklist for leadership, because it's not a process. useem refers to the checklist manifesto a few times in this book. going into surgery or flying a plane are processes that lend themselves to checklists. you are about to do something, so you go through this list one by one a ch...

I have to say I am start to wondering the capability of Wharton school.I already finished "Why good people cannot find job." "Customer Centricity", plus "leader checklist" none of them satisfy me. Good people book blame the climate, so what is your point? any suggestions about reachable solutions. none. customer Centricity, I paid nearly 18$ for nothing. for this checklist, I do not think this 15 points really matters. what matters is what difference between leaders, all success basis were fairl...

I have read many books by Michael Useem, having had a class taught by him at Wharton. He is amazing as a teacher and a writer (I highly recommend the Leadership Moment). This was my least favorite book, as it is mostly a checklist. However, that is why I bought it.

This is a must read for every leader, mentor and coach period!The Leader's Checklist is the kind of book that I wish I read early on in my career, beginning with my time in military service and in law enforcement as an aspiring leader. It would've set me on a great foundation with the tools and insight on successful leadership that it took me years to learn. Possessing the knowledge and guidance this book provides, it would have enabled me to become better aware of leadership pitfalls, mistakes

Pretty much contained the obvious with no real revelations. As a professor, he probably had to publish something and this was it. The price was right, though. Wharton Press gave it away. Had I paid, I'd probably only given one or two stars......

Good book, short to the point with well defined insights with respect to such a checklist. It is a very readable book and easy to understand as to what constitutes such a leader's checklist. And 15 key principles it is certainly not overwhelming. It is not magic but a vey useful checklist. Would certainly recommend it to have it with you.