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The Leader of the Future 2
Visions, Strategies, and Practices for the New Era
Frances Hesselbein (Edited by), F Hesselbein (Author), Marshall Goldsmith (Edited by)
9780787986674, Wiley
Hardback, published 8 September 2006
336 pages
23.1 x 16 x 3.3 cm, 0.544 kg
"Hesselbein and Marshall Goldsmith, one of the USA's top executive coaches, edited the collection The Leader of the Future 2. Its 27 eloquent essays provide a kind of hopeful, idealistic best-case scenario for future leaders of non-profits and businesses.
This is not a cookie-cutter, how-to approach. The job of the essayists is to provide food for thought and goals. The high quality of writing here should inspire anyone who has aspirations for leadership." —Bruce Rosenstein (USA Today, October 16, 2006)
The Leader of the Future 2 follows in the footsteps of the international bestseller The Leader of the Future, which has been translated into twenty-eight languages, and is one of the most widely distributed edited collections on leadership to date. In twenty-seven inspiring and insightful essays, this book celebrates the wisdom of some of the most recognized thought leaders of our day who share their unique vision of leadership for the future. Returning Contributors: Ken Blanchard with Dennis Carey, Stephen Covey, Marshall Goldsmith, Charles Handy, Sally Helgesen, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner, Richard Leider, Ed Schein, Peter Senge, and Dave Ulrich with Norm Smallwood. "Hesselbein and Marshall Goldsmith, one of the USA's top executive coaches, edited the collection The Leader of the Future 2. Its 27 eloquent essays provide a kind of hopeful, idealistic best-case scenario for future leaders of non-profits and businesses. This is not a cookie-cutter, how-to approach. The job of the essayists is to provide food for thought and goals. The high quality of writing here should inspire anyone who has aspirations for leadership." —Bruce Rosenstein, USA Today
New Contributors: John Alexander, Darlyne Bailey, Howard Gardner with Lynn Barendsen, Usman Ghani, Ronald Heifetz, Joe Maciariello, Jan Masaoka, John Mroz, Brian O'Connell, Jeff Pfeffer, Ponchitta Pierce, Srikumar Rao, General Eric Shinseki, R. Roosevelt Thomas, Noel Tichy with Chris DeRose, and Tom Tierney.
Preface xi Part One: A Vision of Leadership 1. Peter F. Drucker on Executive Leadership and Effectiveness 3 Part Two: Leading in a Diverse World 2. Systems Citizenship: The Leadership Mandate for This Millennium 31 3. Diversity Management: An Essential Craft for Future Leaders 47 4. Ten Things I Learned About Leadership from Women Executive Directors of Color 55 5. How Cosmopolitan Leaders Inspire Confidence: A Profile of the Future 61 Part Three: Leading in a Time of Crisis and Complexity 6. Anchoring Leadership in the Work of Adaptive Progress 73 7. The Challenge of Complexity 85 8. Understanding the Nonprofit Sector’s Leadership Deficit 95 9. Leadership Over Fear 107 10. Leading in a Constantly Changing World 113 11. Leaders of the Future: Growing One-Eyed Kings 121 Part Four: Leading Organizations of the Future 12. Philosopher Leaders 131 13. Leadership as a Brand 141 14. Regaining Public Trust: A Leadership Challenge 153 15. Leading New Age Professionals 165 16. Tomorrow’s Leader 173 17. Challenges for Leaders in the Years Ahead 183 18. Leadership Judgment at the Front Line 191 19. It’s Not Just the Leader’s Vision 207 Part Five: The Quality and Character of the Leader of the Future 20. Leading in the Knowledge Worker Age 215 21. Are the Best Leaders Like Professors? Teaching, Asking Questions, and Evidence-Based Management 227 22. The Leader Integrator: An Emerging Role 241 23. Leadership Competencies: A Provocative New Look 255 24. The Three Elements of Good Leadership in Rapidly Changing Times 265 25. Distinctive Characteristics of Successful Leaders of Voluntary Organizations: Past, Present, and Future 281 26. The Leader in Midlife 289 27. Leading from the Spirit 297 The Editors 303 Index 305
Frances Hesselbein and Marshall Goldsmith
Joseph A. Maciariello
Peter Senge
R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.
Jan Masaoka
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Ronald A. Heifetz
John Alexander
Thomas J. Tierney
John Edwin Mroz
Ponchitta Pierce
General Eric K. Shinseki
Charles Handy
Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood
Ken Blanchard and Dennis Carey
Marshall Goldsmith
Srikumar S. Rao
Sally Helgesen
Noel M.Tichy and Chris DeRose
Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner
Stephen R. Covey
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Usman A. Ghani
Edgar H. Schein
Lynn Barendsen and Howard Gardner
Brian O’Connell
Richard J. Leider
Darlyne Bailey
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
