Using examples from companies such as General Electric and Kodak, Belasen (management and organizational communication, Empire State College-State University of New York) integrates the latest advances in strategic change, managerial leadership, continuous improvement, and learning and development. He provides provocative views of how high-performance leaders use organizational learning to achieve breakthrough performance, and discusses modern corporate issues such as adjusting to the marketplace, linking the value chain, living with corporate downsizing, and leading self-managed teams. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)