The Future of Leadership: Today′s Top Leadership Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow′s Leaders: Todays Top Leadership and Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow's Leaders (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)

The Future of Leadership: Today′s Top Leadership Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow′s Leaders: Todays Top Leadership and Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow's Leaders (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)

by Warren Bennis (Editor), Gretchen M. Spreitzer (Editor), Thomas G. Cummings (Editor)

Synopsis

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 that Bennis identifies as the ones that keep CEOs up at night , including why we tolerate bad leaders, why leadership is everyone's business, and how ethics will play into new leadership. With contributions from Charles Handy, Tom Peters, Barry Posner, Jim Kouzes, and Warren Bennis-as well as from such young entrepreneurs as Michael Klein and Tara Church-no other book includes the caliber of authors and the range of thinking found in The Future of Leadership. Warren Bennis (Santa Monica, CA) is University Professor and Distinguished Professor of the Marshall School of Business. He is the author of nineteen books, including the bestselling Leaders (coauthored with Burt Nanus) and On Becoming a Leader. Gretchen M. Spreitzer (Pacific Palisades, CA) is Assistant Professor at USC Marshall School of Business and a faculty affiliate of both the Center for Effective Organizations and the Leadership Institute. Thomas Cummings (Palos Verdes Estates, CA) is Dean of USC's Marshall School of Business.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Publisher: Jossey Bass
Published: 21 May 2001

ISBN 10: 0787955671
ISBN 13: 9780787955670

Media Reviews
...groundbreaking text...the content is stimulating, provocative, comprehensive and essential reading...for those aspiring to lead in the future. It overflows with good ideas... (Training Journal, December 2001)
Author Bio
WARREN BENNIS distinguished professor of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, is the author of nineteen books, including the best--selling Leaders (with Burt Nanus) and On Becoming a Leader. GRETCHEN M. SPREITZER is assistant professor at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and a faculty affiliate of both the Center for Effective Organizations and the Leadership Institute. THOMAS G. CUMMINGS is the chair of the Department of Management and Organization at the University of Southern California and Executive Director of the Leadership Institute. He is associate editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior.