The Book of Hard Choices: How to Make the Right Decisions at Work and Keep Your Self-Respect

by James A. Autry and Peter Roy

All of us like to think that, in any given situation, we'd do the right thing. But sometimes, especially in the complicated world of business, the right thing is hard to define. Should personal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767922581
• ISBN13: 9780767922586
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Morgan Road
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Lots of information on moral decisions

Pros: This books is composed of many short stories which is easier to read and understand. It gives many scenarios from many industries where at some point we will be there or have been there. It reinforces your values and ideas or inspires you to follow your first instinct of doing the right thing. A good leader is a great leader even when he/she losses. I like the fact that at the end of each story it gives you some lessons to remember. Great book for those who are about to get a job. Cons: I would have liked to see more stories. Some of the authors shouldn't hide their names, the stories are more unique and appreciative when they have nothing to hide and have no fear to deal with unethical situations. Overall is a great book to read and enjoy on small breaks.

The first-person accounts are the best part

The "lessons to be learned" summaries at the end of each chapter trivialize the stories. The whole point of these accounts is that these were difficult choices to make, not always with happily-ever-after endings, and not always choices that everyone in good faith would agree with. But this book contains more complex real-life situations than I've ever seen in any other leadership book, and it conveys how each person made his or her choices and the conflicts they felt.