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Summary
Summary
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Leaders beware. There's an unconscious conspiracy afoot, aiming to sabotage your plans and undermine your vision. Entrenched bureaucracy, ominous social trends, and mind-numbing routine are among its members'and their proliferation is an unfortunate sign of our times. But take heart. In this highly acclaimed work, legendary management consultant Warren Bennis unmasks the culprits, analyzes their tactics, and offers new insights for change agents struggling to take charge in an era that conspires against effective leadership.
The best book on how leaders can lead.
--Peter Drucker
Bennis teaches leaders to maximize their virtues, correct their faults, face change successfully, and love their work. Leaders will win, but so will their organizations: Bennis advocates a collaborative leadership that empowers employees and enhances organizational effectiveness.
A priceless gift to those seeking to be accountable leaders.
--Max De Pree, author of Leading Without Power
So learn why leaders can't lead. Then learn how they can lead. This book--alive with warmth and wisdom--is essential reading both for leaders and for the human resource professionals who teach them.
Author Notes
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.
(Bowker Author Biography)
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Choice Review
Bennis attributes the obstacles facing leaders to an unconscious conspiracy in contemporary society, which prevents leaders from taking charge and making changes. Within the organization the culprit is the entrenched bureaucracy with its commitment to the status quo. The problem is further exacerbated by "the narcissistic children of the Me Decade" who seem unwilling to embrace any vision but their own, and who exclude the possibility of sacrificing in the present to reap future benefits. Bennis's dismal statement of current affairs is ameliorated by his chapters that address pragmatic solutions to the problems facing those seeking to exercise leadership. This work is especially relevant to students of organizational leadership. The issues Bennis raises are not limited to corporate structures; he has written a book that would benefit students and professionals concerned with leadership in any organizational setting. -E. Garaventa, College of Staten Island, CUNY
Table of Contents
| Part 1 The Unconscious Conspiracy and How to Confound It |
| 1 One Job, One Year, One Life |
| 2 Learning Some Basic Truisms About Leadership |
| 3 The New Metaphysics of Our Age |
| Part 2 A Society Without Dreams |
| 4 The Long Slide from True Leadership |
| 5 Back to the Future |
| 6 The Age of Unreality |
| 7 Where Have All the Leaders Gone? |
| Part 3 Parts of the Problem |
| 8 Bosses as Heroes and Celebrities |
| 9 When There Are Too Many Chiefs |
| 10 Bottom-Line Obsessions |
| 11 Untapped Human Capital |
| 12 The Perils of Accord |
| 13 The Pornography of Leadership |
| 14 When Winning Is Losing |
| 15 The Name of the Game Is Greed |
| Part 4 Parts of the Solution |
| 16 Leading to Make a Difference |
| 17 A Bright Future for Complexity |
| 18 Letting Virtues Shine Through |
| 19 Quitting on Principle |
| 20 Canceling the Doppelgajnger Effect |
| 21 Leader Power That No One Has |
| 22 Avoiding Disaster During Periods of Change |
| 23 Dealing with the Way Things Are |
