Jay Moran '90 Authors Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?

May 31, 2011

May 31, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Jay Moran, a 1990 graduate of DePauw University, is co-author of Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? A Better Way to Evaluate Leadership Potential. In the new book, which is published by Jossey-Bass/Wiley, Moran and co-author Jeffrey Cohn "share the same insights and ideas they use to help organizations make better choices," according to a synopsis.

"Revealing seven essential attributes of all great leaders, they offer a fresh and powerful evaluation technique anyone can use to assess leader potential. Through dynamic, first-hand accounts from the business world, entertainment, sports, politics, education, and philanthropy, the authors offer the ultimate insider access and reveal how top organizations find and choose the best talent."

The text includes interviews with legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, among others.

"Inspiring, encouraging, and engaging, this book will help anyone who needs to make a truly important leadership decision," says Jerry Colangelo, chairman of USA Basketball's board of directors. "Hiring Mike Krzyzewski to lead our 2008 basketball team to the gold medal was the single most important decision I made as chairman of USA Basketball. I saw in Coach K all seven of the fundamental leadership attributes that Cohn and Moran vividly describe in this book."

Adds Facundo L. Bacardi, chairman of Bacardi Ltd., "Finding the best leaders is very tough. Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? explains why, and then offers key insight and nuance to help others meet the challenge. Any board member, human resource executive, or hiring manager who wants to solidify the company's leadership ranks should start right here."

Jay Moran is a succession planning expert, executive coach, and professor of leadership and international business at IES Barcelona. Moran formerly practiced corporate law with King & Spalding and taught international business at St. Louis University.

After graduating from DePauw, where he majored in economics, Moran earned a J.D./M.B.A from Emory University and M.P.A. from Harvard University.

Read more about Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? and order the book at Amazon.com.

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