On Becoming A Leader

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Basic Books, Jan 21, 1990 - Business & Economics - 240 pages
In a penetrating, insightful new book, Bennis distinguishes leadership by focusing on 28 individuals, including Apple's John Sculley, Johnson & Johnson's James Burke, (Sloan Management Review), and others. A solid work that illuminates its subject and engages (the reader).. . . Its ideas are wise enough to stand reexamination.--USA Today.

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Contents

Introduction
1
Mastering the Context
13
Understanding the Basics
39
Copyright

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On Becoming A Leader
Warren G. Bennis
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About the author (1990)

Warren Bennis was born in the Bronx, New York on March 8, 1925. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army, completed officers' training, and became one of the youngest platoon leaders to serve in Europe. He was awarded both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He received a bachelor's degree from Antioch College in Ohio in 1951 and a doctorate in economics from M.I.T. As an educator, he taught organizational studies at Harvard University, Boston University, and the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. He was a professor of business administration at The University of Southern California for more than 30 years. He wrote more than 30 books on leadership including On Becoming a Leader, Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, and Why Leaders Can't Lead. He also wrote a memoir entitled Still Surprised. He advised several presidents and business executives on the essence of successful leadership including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald Reagan and Howard D. Schultz, the chief executive of Starbucks. Bennis died on July 31, 2014 at the age of 89.

Bibliographic information

TitleOn Becoming A Leader
AuthorWarren G. Bennis
Edition5, reprint
PublisherBasic Books, 1990
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedJul 15, 2008
ISBN0201550873, 9780201550870
Length240 pages
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Business & Economics / General
Business & Economics / Leadership
  
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