The Future of Leadership Today's Top Leadership Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow's Leaders

by Bennis, Warren; Spreitzer, Gretchen M.; Cummings, Thomas G.

• ISBN13: 9780470907450
• ISBN10: 0470907452
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-09
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Provocative insights on leadership from a "who's who" of leadership thought including: Tom Peters, Charles Handy, and Jim Kouzes A stellar cast of the world's foremost leadership gurus comes together in one place to offer their thoughts on leadership in the new economy. Edited by renowned leadership expert Warren Bennis, the book addresses issues that Bennis identifies as the ones that "keep CEOs up at night", including why we tolerate bad leaders, why leadership is everyone's business, and how ethics will play into new leadership. With contributions from Charles Handy, Tom Peters, Barry Posner, Jim Kouzes, and Warren Bennis-as well as from such young entrepreneurs as Michael Klein and Tara Church-no other book includes the caliber of authors and the range of thinking found in The Future of Leadership. Warren Bennis (Santa Monica, CA) is University Professor and Distinguished Professor of the Marshall School of Business. He is the author of nineteen books, including the bestselling Leaders (coauthored with Burt Nanus) and On Becoming a Leader. Gretchen M. Spreitzer (Pacific Palisades, CA) is Assistant Professor at USC Marshall School of Business and a faculty affiliate of both the Center for Effective Organizations and the Leadership Institute. Thomas Cummings (Palos Verdes Estates, CA) is Dean of USC's Marshall School of Business.

Author Biography

WARREN BENNIS distinguished professor of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, is the author of nineteen books, including the best-selling Leaders (with Burt Nanus) and On Becoming a Leader.

GRETCHEN M. SPREITZER is assistant professor at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and a faculty affiliate of both the Center for Effective Organizations and the Leadership Institute.

THOMAS G. CUMMINGS is the chair of the Department of Management and Organization at the University of Southern California and Executive Director of the Leadership Institute. He is associate editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Table of Contents

Preface

Setting the Stage for the Future

The Future Has No Shelf Life

The Era of Human Capital Has Finally Arrived

The Organization of the Future

A World of Fleas and Elephants

Knowledge Work and the Future of Management

Boundaryless

Trust Me On This: Organizational Support for Trust in a World Without Hierarchies

The Leader of the Future

Bringing Leadership Lessons from the Past into the Future

Leadership as the Legitimation of Doubt

Leading Yourself

The Context of Creativity

Why Do We Tolerate Bad Leaders? Magnificent Uncertitude, Anxiety, and Meaning

The Evolving Role of Executive Leadership

When Leadership Is an Organizational Trait

How Leaders Stay On Top of Their Game

Just Say Yes!

Heroic Leadership's Greatest Battle: The Defeat of Disappointment Versus the Disappointment of Defeat

Insights from Young Leaders

Where the Leaders Are: The Promise of Youth Leadership

Seeking a Newer World

Some Closing Thoughts

The Leadership Challenges of the Next Generation

Postlude: An Intellectual Memoir

Notes and References

Index

The Authors

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