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Provocative insights on leadership from a "who's who" of leadership thought including: Tom Peters, Charles Handy, and Jim KouzesA 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.
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U.S. $26.95 Canada $40.50 distinguished professor of the University of Southern California's Marshall The Future of Leadership presents nineteen School of Business, is the original chapters from a stellar group of author of nineteen books, scholars and experts-including Bennis including the best-selling himself-who represent the leading thinkers Leaders (with Burt Nanus) in management today, as well as some of the and On Becoming a Leader. newest up-and-coming leaders. This seminal work reveals their collective wisdom and candid speculations about the future of lead is assistant professor at ership and the new economy. No other book the University of available on the topic offers the caliber of Southern California's contributors and the range of thinking Marshall School of included here. Leadership experts such as Business and a faculty Charles Handy, Tom Peters, Edward Lawler, Jim Kouzes, and Barry Posner, as well as young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, present their valuable insights into the challenges leaders are likely to face as the new millen , ( · � affiliate of both the Center for Effective Organizations and th e Leadership Institute. nium unfolds. They examine an array of time ly questions about leadership such as: Why do we tolerate bad leaders? Why is leader ship everyone's business? How will ethics play into new leadership? And how does the new economy influence leadership? Whether in the private or public sector, both new and seasoned executives and adminis trators will find this stimulating book to be a provocative and insightful read, one valuable for their own understanding and professional development. Researchers and academics who study organizations and leadership will use the book as a rich source of issues for future inquiry and a confirmation or chal lenge to their own speculations about the future of leadership. is the chair of the Department of Management and Organ ization at the University of Southern California and executive director of the Leadership Institute. He is associate editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior. Th Future of Leadership Today's Top Leadership Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow's Leaders Warren Bennis Gretchen M. Spreitzer Thomas G. Cummings Editors Published by ·1·• • JOSSEY-BASS A Wiley Company 350 Sansome St. San Francisco, CA 94104 I www.josseybass.com The Jossey-Bass Business & Management Series I Copyright© 2001 byJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. Jessey-Bass is a registered trademark ofJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or othenvise, except as permi