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On Becoming a Leader
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On Becoming a Leader

Perseus Books, 1989
First Edition: 1899 plus...

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Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Applicable
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

In the mid-1980s, the late Warren Bennis wrote this classic model for modern leadership based on personal growth, self-expression, learning and integrity, drawing from interviews with dozens of leaders. Most importantly, he found, leaders do not seek to lead. Instead, they seek to express themselves fully. They embrace risks and mistakes, learning from adversity. They reflect on all of their experiences. With these skills, they inspire others to follow them. They turn organizations into communities which find each member’s highest potential. Bennis may have become slightly outdated, but you'll appreciate his basic, inspiring philosophy of leadership. Read this if you want to lead – and be good at it.

Take-Aways

  • Leaders manage the dream by communicating a vision, recruiting carefully, rewarding, retraining and reorganizing.
  • Leaders have (or develop) a sense of where the culture is going to be and where the organization must go.
  • Leaders have vision, passion and integrity.

About the Author

The late Warren Bennis wrote or co-wrote 19 books. A consultant for corporations and governments around the world, he was also a Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the University of Southern California.


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