Synopses & Reviews
"The manager's job is to make human strength effective and human weakness irrelevant."
—Peter F. Drucker
"I am often asked by management students and middle managers, 'How can we make the changes you talk about if we are not at the top?' I reply, 'You can begin where you are, whatever your job. You can bring new insight, new leadership, to your team, your group."
—Frances Hesselbein
"As they say, 'None of us is as smart as all of us.' That is good because the problems we face are too complex to be solved by any one person or any one discipline."
—Warren Bennis
These are just a few of the insights collected in Leader to Leader, an inspiring examination of mission, leadership, values, innovation, building collaborations, shaping effective institutions, and creating community. Management pioneer Peter F. Drucker, Southwest Airlines CEO Herb Kelleher, best-selling authors Warren Bennis, Stephen R. Covey, and Charles Handy, Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin, Harvard professors Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Regina Herzlinger, and learning organization expert Peter Senge are among those who share their knowledge and experience in this essential resource. Their essays will spark ideas, open doors, and inspire all those who face the challenge of leading in an ever-changing environment.
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Review
"Opens the floodgate for what is on the minds of managers and those in the thick of the work." -Rocky Mountain News
Synopsis
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Synopsis
James E. Austin
Charlotte Beers
Warren Bennis
Leonard Berry
Jim Collins
Stephen R. Covey
Max De Pree
Peter F. Drucker
Esther Dyson
John W. Gardner
Marshall Goldsmith
Doris Kearns Goodwin
J. Richard Hackman
Gary Hamel
Charles Handy
Sally Helgesen
Regina Herzlinger
Frances Hesselbein
Linda A. Hill
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Jon R. Katzenbach
Steven Kerr
Herb Kelleher
Kevin Kelly
John P. Kotter
James M. Kouzes
David A. Nadler
Mark B. Nadler
Bob Nelson
Kenichi Ohmae
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Jim Scholes
Peter M. Senge
Douglas K. Smith
Noel Tichy
Margaret Wheatley
Ann Winblad
About the Author
FRANCES HESSELBEIN is chairman of the board of governors of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and editor-in-chief of Leader to Leader. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 1998. PAUL M. COHEN is managing editor of Leader to Leader and coauthor of Working Wisdom. He previously edited Tom Peters' newsletter, On Achieving Excellence.
Table of Contents
Part I: On Leaders and Leadership
1. Peter F. Drucker: My Mentors' Leadership Lessons
2. Frances Hesselbein: Managing in a World That Is Round
3. Max De Pree: The Leader's Legacy
4. Doris Kearns Goodwin: Ten Lessons from Presidents
5. James M. Kouzes: Finding Your Leadership Voice
6. Herb Kelleher: The Best Lesson in Leadership
Part II: Leading Innovation and Transformation
7. Peter F. Drucker: The Discipline of Innovation
8. Peter M. Senge: The Practice of Innovation
9. John P. Kotter: Making Change Happen
10. Gary Hamel and Jim Scholes: Strategic Innovation in the Quest for New Wealth
11. Douglas K. Smith: Making Change Stick
Part III: Leadership in the New Information Economy
12. Peter F. Drucker: The Shape of Things to Come
13. Charles Handy: The Search for Meaning
14. Sally Helgesen: Women and the New Economy
15. Esther Dyson: Aligning Corporate Culture to Maximize High Technology
16. Margaret Wheatley: Goodbye, Command and Control
17. Kevin Kelly: The Soul of the Network Economy
Part IV: Competitive Strategy in a Global Economy
18. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: How Locals Can Win Global Contests
19. Ann Winblad: Leadership Secrets of a Venture Capitalist
20. Kenichi Ohmae: Strategy in a World without Borders
21. David A. Nadler, Mark B. Nadler: The Success Syndrome
Part V: Leading for High Performance
22. Stephen R. Covey: The Habits of Effective Organizations
23. Steven Kerr: GE's Collective Genius
24. Jim Collins: Aligning Action and Values
25. Charlotte Beers: Building Companies Worthy of Devotion
26. Noel Tichy: The Mark of a Winner
27. Bob Nelson: Creating an Energized Workplace
28. Jeffrey Pfeffer: The Real Keys to High Performance
29. Linda A. Hill: Developing the Star Performer
30. Leonard Berry: Leading for the Long Term
Part VI: Building Great Teams
31. Warren Bennis: The Secrets of Great Groups
32. Jon R. Katzenbach: Making Teams Work at the Top
33. J. Richard Hackman: Why Teams Don't Work
34. Marshall Goldsmith: Coaching for Better Teamwork
Part VII: Leadership Across the Sectors
35. John W. Gardner: Leadership in the Cities
36. Regina Herzlinger: Full Disclosure: A Strategy for Performance
37. James E. Austin: The Invisible Side of Leadership