On becoming a leader / Warren Bennis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennis, Warren G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Leadership--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

[Rev. ed.].

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Perseus, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Deemed ?the dean of leadership gurus" by Forbes magazine, Warren Bennis has for years persuasively argued that leaders are not born?they are made. Delving into the qualities that define leadership, the people who exemplify it, and the strategies that anyone can apply to achieve it, his classic work On Becoming a Leader has served as a source of essential insight for countless readers. In a world increasingly defined by turbulence and uncertainty, the call to leadership is more urgent than ever.Featuring a provocative new introduction, this new edition will inspire a fresh

Contents:

Praise; Also by Warren Bennis; Title Page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Introduction to the Original Edition, 1989; 1 - Mastering the Context; 2 - Understanding the Basics; 3 - Knowing Yourself; 4 - Knowing the World; 5 - Operating on Instinct; 6 - Deploying Yourself: Strike Hard, Try Everything; 7 - Moving Through Chaos; 8 - Getting People on Your Side; 9 - Organizations Can Help-or Hinder; 10 - Forging the Future; Epilogue to the Twentieth-Anniversary Edition; Biographies; References; Index; Copyright Page

Notes:

"Updated and expanded, with a new introduction".

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212) and index.

ISBN:

0-7867-4432-4

OCLC:

667068909