E-Book, Englisch, 174 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-0-7879-6825-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Frances Hesselbein rose from a volunteer troop leader to becomeCEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. During her tenure Hesselbeintransformed the Girl Scouts and created one of the most vibrant andrecognized organizations in the world. In the course of herbrilliant career, she was recognized by Fortune magazine as the"Best Nonprofit Manager in America" and was awarded thePresidential Medal of Freedom. Now, for the first time, FrancesHesselbein has collected her most incisive and stirring writings onthe topic of leadership in one compelling book. The book affirmsHesselbein's specific leadership principles that will give readersthe inspiration to go forth and become exemplary leaders. It isalso filled with the practical knowledge readers need so they canmake a difference every day. These gems of leadership wisdominclude Hesselbein's thoughts on innovation, change, diversity, andwhat it means to be a woman leader. At the heart of the book isHesselbein's belief that leadership is about character-a questionof how to be, not how to do it. Hailed by Warren Bennis, PeterSenge, Jim Collins, Peter Drucker, and others as one of the mostinnovative and inspired leaders today, Frances Hesselbein givesreaders a star to steer by. Hesselbein on Leadership willengage, energize, and motivate readers to do their best and betheir best.
Frances Hesselbein (New York, NY) is the Chairman of thePeter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and Editor inChief of Leader to Leader, the premier leadership journal. She is arecipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the coeditor ofnumerous books on leadership including The Leader of theFuture (Jossey-Bass: 0-7879-5204-4) and The Organization ofthe Future, The Community of the Future (Jossey-Bass:0-7879-5203-6).
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword xi
Jim Collins
Note to the Reader xx
Part I Leadership--A Matter of How to Be, Not How to DoIt
1 The "How to Be" Leader 7
2 A Reason to Believe 13
3 Carry a Big Basket 19
4 Focus on the Task 25
5 The Power of Civility 31
6 Barriers to Leadership 37
7 The Challenge of Leadership Transition 41
Part II Leading the Organization of the Future
8 Managing in a World That Is Round 51
9 A Traveler Along the Road 59
10 Journey to Transformation 65
11 Putting One's House in Order 71
12 The One Big Question 77
13 When the Roll Is Called in 2010 85
Part III Leading in a New Century, a New World
14 A World of Ideas 97
15 Speaking a Common Language 105
16 Seeing Your Contribution Life Size 111
17 When They Look at Us, Can They Find Themselves? 117
18 A Call to Leaders 125
19 The Dream That Lies Before Us 131
The Author 139
Index 143
