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My life in leadership : The journey and lessons learned along the way / Frances Hesselbein ; foreword by Jim Collins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hesselbein, Frances.
- Series:
- J-B Leader to Leader Institute/PF Drucker Foundation
- J-B Leader to Leader Institute/PF Drucker Foundation ; v.89
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hesselbein, Frances.
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America--Management.
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
- Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management.
- Women chief executive officers--United States--Biography.
- Women chief executive officers.
- Leadership.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Gold Medal Winner, Memoir and Biography, 2012 Axiom Business Book Awards Tracing her development as a leader, Frances Hesselbein reveals her remarkable personal story and the principles that have served and guided her well throughout her extraordinary life. Written in an intimate and compelling voice, this book delivers key leadership lessons applicable to leaders in every walk of life. My Life in Leadership offers a look at what shaped Frances Hesselbein personally and as a leader, from her youth in the hills western Pennsylvania to her professional journey with t
- Contents:
- My LIFE in LEADERSHIP; CONTENTS; Foreword by Jim Collins; Introduction: Being Called Forward; PART ONE ROOTS; 1 Stories of Family, Lessons of Love; 2 Embrace the Defining Moment; 3 Defining Yourself with the Power of No; PART TWO MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY; 4 My Management Education; 5 New York Calls; 6 Challenging the Gospel; 7 Becoming a Change Agent; 8 Finding Out Who You Are; 9 My Journey with Peter Drucker; 10 The Indispensable Partnership-Governance and Management, Board and Staff; 11 Strengthening the Leadership of the Social Sector; 12 Adventures Around the World
- PART THREE CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS13 To Serve Is to Live; 14 Seeing and Listening; 15 Leaders of the Future; 16 Conclusion: Shine a Light; About the Author; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613025753
- 9780470946237
- 0470946237
- 9781283025751
- 1283025752
- 9780470946206
- 0470946202
- OCLC:
- 701704183
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