Description
This book serves as a guided introduction to the richly diverse perspectives on leadership throughout the ages and throughout the world.Each of the selections, introduced by the editor, presents enlightening thoughts on a different aspect of leadership. Writings by Plato, Aristotle, Lao-tzu and others demonstrate that the challenges of leadership are as old as civilization. Machiavelli, Tolstoy, Ghandi, and W.E.B. Du Bois provide a wide range of insights into the eternal practice and problems of leadership. Modern masters of leadership such as James MacGregor Burns, John Kotter, and Warren Bennis join such leading practitioners as Max De Pree and Roger B. Smith in discussing contemporary issues in leadership theory and practice.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: J. Thomas Wren
Published: 08/01/1995
Publisher: Free Press
ISBN: 9780028740911
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 1.38″ H x 9.34″ L x 6.20″ W
About the Author
J. Thomas Wren teaches at the University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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