The Leader of the Future 2: Visions, Strategies, and Practices for the New Era

by Editor: Frances Hesselbein (Leader to Leader Institute); Editor: Marshall Goldsmith (Consultant to Fortune 500 Corporations )

• ISBN13: 9780787988586
• ISBN10: 0787988588
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The Leader of the Future 2 follows in the footsteps of the international bestseller The Leader of the Future, which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies, been translated into twenty-eight languages, and is one of the most widely distributed edited collections on leadership to date. In twenty-seven inspiring and insightful essays, this book celebrates the wisdom of some of the most recognized thought leaders of our day who share their unique vision of leadership for the future. Our post-9/11 world presents new and unexpected challenges for the leaders of the next decade, and the articles in this book reaffirm, reconsider, and expand on the basic principles, and values of leadership as they apply to emerging and unforeseen challenges, opportunities, and trends. This diverse group of authors speak to all of us?inspiring, guiding, and sustaining leaders of today and tomorrow, delivering a battle cry that will mobilize the leaders of the future in our increasingly turbulent and uncertain world.

Table of Contents

Preface

A Vision of Leadership

Peter F. Drucker on Executive Leadership and Effectiveness

Leading in a Diverse World

Systems Citizenship: The Leadership Mandate for This Millennium

Diversity Management: An Essential Craft for Future Leaders

Ten Things I Learned About Leadership from Women Executive Directors of Color

How Cosmopolitan Leaders Inspire Confidence: A Profile of the Future

Leading in a Time of Crisis and Complexity

Anchoring Leadership in the Work of Adaptive Progress

The Challenge of Complexity

Understanding the Nonprofit Sector's Leadership Deficit

Leadership Over Fear

Leading in a Constantly Changing World

Leaders of the Future: Growing One-Eyed Kings

Leading Organizations of the Future

Philosopher Leaders

Leadership as a Brand

Regaining Public Trust: A Leadership Challenge

Leading New Age Professionals

Tomorrow's Leader

Challenges for Leaders in the Years Ahead

Leadership Judgment at the Front Line

It's Not Just the Leader's Vision

The Quality and Character of the Leader of the Future

Leading in the Knowledge Worker Age

Are the Best Leaders Like Professors? Teaching, Asking Questions, and Evidence-Based Management

The Leader Integrator: An Emerging Role

Leadership Competencies: A Provocative New Look

The Three Elements of Good Leadership in Rapidly Changing Times

Distinctive Characteristics of Successful Leaders of Voluntary Organizations: Past, Present, and Future

The Leader in Midlife

Leading from the Spirit

The Editors

Index

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