Leading Change: Overcoming the Ideology of Comfort and the Tyranny of Custom: 198 (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership)

Leading Change: Overcoming the Ideology of Comfort and the Tyranny of Custom: 198 (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership)

by JamesO'Toole (Author)

Synopsis

In Leading Change, James O'Toole argues that outdated Machiavellian dictates of situational leadership are ultimately ineffective--and demonstrates instead that successful leadership is rooted in high moral purpose and consistent respect for followers.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Edition: 1
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 06 Mar 1995

ISBN 10: 1555426085
ISBN 13: 9781555426088

Media Reviews
A compelling book! Jim O'Toole argues convincingly that the complexity and turmoil of our time demands leadership that is right--not leadership that simply works. (Kermit Campbell, CEO, Herman Miller, Inc.)
Author Bio
JAMES O'TOOLE is a noted authority on leadership and vice president of The Aspen Institute, where he directs the renowned program as Executive Seminar and the Corporate Leaders Forum. He is co-founder (with Warren Bennis) and most recently served as executive director of the Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California. A Rhodes Scholar, O'Toole has consulted widely to businesses and governments and served as special assistant to Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Elliot Richardson and as chairman of the Task Force on Work in America. His twelve best-selling books include The Executive's Compass (1993) and Vanguard Management (named one of the best books of 1985 by Business Week), Making America Work (1981), and Work in America (1973). O'Toole's work has been profiled in the Los Angeles Times, Fortune, and The Economist, and he has served on the prestigious Board of Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica.