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Still Surprised
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Still Surprised

A Memoir of a Life in Leadership

Jossey-Bass, 2010 plus...


Editorial Rating

6

Qualities

  • Concrete Examples
  • Engaging
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

In this fascinating memoir, celebrated leadership guru Warren Bennis looks back on what he learned fighting in the US Army during World War II, studying at Antioch College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), experiencing psychotherapy, and working as a leader in academia throughout his eventful life. Bennis discusses the traits he discovered among successful leaders, including empathy, respect for others, and the ability to listen and to adapt. He explores the transformational “crucibles” he went through to become a leader and a leadership expert. getAbstract believes aspiring and current leaders in business, academia, the military and politics can learn from Bennis’s insights, experiences and observations about leadership.

Take-Aways

  • As a young man in the US Army, Warren Bennis learned the value of leadership.
  • Bennis sees his weeks of intensive military training in weapons, tactics, physical fitness, communications and leadership as the best education he ever received.
  • World War II was Bennis’s first “crucible,” a life-changing experience. He finds that many leaders experience “transformative” events that prepare them to lead.

About the Authors

Warren Bennis teaches at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. He has collaborated with journalist Patricia Ward Biederman on several leadership books.