In this book the author claims that leaders are made, not born, and that most people have the capacity for leadership, if they are willing to embark on a journey of self-discovery and understanding. The author examines the leadership vacuum, and explores why we produce endless celebrities, yet very few men and women of real achievement. Then he ...
The classic book that captures the essence of leadership like none other-expanded and updated for tomorrow's leaders.. With a new introduction by the authorWarren Bennis's formative years, in the 1930s and '40s, were characterized by severe economic hardship and a world war that showcased the extreme depths and heights to which leaders could drive ...
Leaders--whether presidents, CEOs, or wartime generals--are remembered for their best and worst judgment calls. Tichy and Bennis offer a powerful framework for making tough calls when the stakes are high and the right path is far from obvious.
This volume captures the spirit of discovery that pervades "Great Groups". It describes the free-form organization of such teams, more interested in their mission than their hierarchy. The authors discuss how "Great Groups" believe both that they're underdogs up against a powerful foe and that they're bound to succeed. The book also illuminates ...
In this offbeat approach to leadership, college president Steven B. Sample-the man who turned the University of Southern California into one of the most respected and highly rated universities in the country-challenges many conventional teachings on the subject. Here, Sample outlines an iconoclastic style of leadership that flies in the face of ...
The best-selling guide to leadership development-fully revised, updated, and expanded for a new generation of leaders. Over their distinguished careers, Warren Bennis and Joan Goldsmith have demonstrated how leaders are made, not born. In today's environment of crisis and uncertainty, the ability to develop leaders is arguably the most pressing ...
Here, is a completely updated edition of the best-selling "Resolving Conflicts at Work". This definitive and comprehensive work provides a handy guide for resolving conflicts, miscommunications, and misunderstandings at work, and outlines the authors' eight strategies that show how the inevitable disputes and divisions in the workplace actually ...
Work - a process as familiar to almost everyone as their daily routines - has radically changed in nature over the centuries. Most of these changes have involved revolutionary steps, significantly influencing the way people live and behave. Two of these - the agrarian revolution (when people abandoned their hunter-gatherer lifestyles and grouped ...
Drawing on organizational studies, interviews, and other research, two authorities on leadership discuss the special qualities of successful business executives and offer advice for managers on how to develop leadership skills. Reissue. 25,000 first printing.
Bennis offers insights into developing leaders, the competencies of great leaders, ten traits of dynamic leaders, and how leaders constantly reinvent themselves.
Regardless of age, what defines a good leader can transcend age. In this study, Bennis and Thomas draw from interviews with several leading business executives to find out what the "geeks," aged 21-34, and "geezers," aged 70-82, have in common when it comes to motivating others and guiding an enterprise. GEEKS AND GEEZERS provides short histories ...
In the wake of continuing corporate scandals there have been few, if any, CEOs that have stepped forward as models of 'doing things right' - except the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Bill George. George has become the unofficial spokesperson for responsible leadership - in business, the media, and academia. In "Authentic Leadership" Bill ...
A visionary, maverick, and genuine American business hero, Ken Iverson is one of the most closely-watched business leaders in the world. Credited with single-handedly rejuvenating the rapidly declining American steel industry to the status of world-class producer, Iverson is one of the most successful and, as he likes to point out, one of the ...
In the wake of continuing corporate scandals there have been few, if any, CEOs that have stepped forward as models of "doing things right" except the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Bill George. George has become the unofficial spokesperson for responsible leadership in business, the media, and academia.In "Authentic Leadership" Bill George ...
Provocative insights on leadership from a "who's who" of leadership thought including: Tom Peters, Charles Handy, and Jim Kouzes A stellar cast of the world's foremost leadership gurus comes together in one place to offer their thoughts on leadership in the new economy. Edited by renowned leadership expert Warren Bennis, the book addresses issues ...
In "Transparency", the authors a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency" which has fast become the buzzword not only ...
This collection spells out the dilemmas facing our leaderless society, details the qualities that successful leaders must have, and explores the challenges that today's leaders must face as they move toward change. The frustrated managers who try command and order and try to "herd cats" will fail. Cats won't allow themselves to be herded. They may ...
This work, including a new introduction, shows the four keys to effective leadership - attention through vision, meaning through communication, trust through positioning and the deployment of self. It shows the difference between managers (who do things right) and leaders (who do the right thing).
A Selection of the Executive Program and Fortune Book Clubs Leaders beware. There's an unconscious conspiracy afoot, aiming to sabotage your plans and undermine your vision. Entrenched bureaucracy, ominous social trends, and mind-numbing routine are among its members?and their proliferation is an unfortunate sign of our times. But take heart. In ...
Contains the essence of the author's thinking on leadership and change. The book begins with an autobiographical sketch and continues with reflections on topics as wide-ranging as the information explosion, the emergence of Japan as an economic superpower and the fall of the Soviet Union.
In this second edition of his bestselling book, author Art Kleiner explores the nature of effective leadership in times of change and defines its importance to the corporation of the future. He describes a heretic as a visionary who creates change in large-scale companies, balancing the contrary truths they can't deny against their loyalty to ...
This volume captures the spirit of discovery that pervades "Great Groups". It describes the free-form organization of such teams, more interested in their mission than their hierarchy. The authors discuss how "Great Groups" believe both that they're underdogs up against a powerful foe and that they're bound to succeed. The book also illuminates ...
Can you imagine how rewarding it would be, each day, to truly enjoy going to work? Most people spend the better part of their waking hours in jobs they do not enjoy. The happiest, most productive employees are those who have either found a job they truly enjoy, or found ways to make their current jobs more enjoyable. If we can get more pleasure ...
"With every passing year, McGregor's message becomes ever more relevant, more timely, and more important."--Peter F. Drucker"The world that Douglas McGregor spoke of is here...Those businesses that thrive today are not necessarily those with the most valuable resources, the greatest market share, or the most capital (though none of these hurt); ...
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