On effective leadership : across domains, cultures, and eras
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On effective leadership : across domains, cultures, and eras
(Jepson studies in leadership)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-242) and index
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Description
Using case studies from a wide range of fields and historical settings, On Effective Leadership seeks to explain why some leaders are effective, why many are not, and why only a very few are exceptional.
Table of Contents
Foreword Introduction PART I: EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP: A NEW FRAMEWORK The Leadership Conundrum The Temple and the Genome PART II: ORGANIZING CHANGE Margaret Sanger and Susan B. Anthony/Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Social Reformers Robert S. McNamara and John W. Gardner: Johnson's Cabinet Warriors Henry Ford and Soichiro Honda: Business Entrepreneurs PART III: POWERS OF PERSUASION G. Stanley Hall and William Rainey Harper: University Presidents Edward Teller and Sir William Osler: Scientific Leaders Napoleon and Augustus: Empire Builders PART IV: TRANSFORMING VISIONS John Humphrey Noyes and George Fox: Religious Visionaries Robert Mugabe and Nelson Mandela: Revolutionary Leaders Epilogue - Implications for Leaders and Followers
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