Still Surprised A Memoir of a Life in Leadership

by Bennis, Warren; Biederman, Patricia Ward

• ISBN13: 9780470432389
• ISBN10: 0470432381
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-16
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

An intimate look at the founding father of the modern leadership movement Warren Bennis is an acclaimed American scholar, successful organizational consultant and author, and an expert in the field of leadership. His much awaited memoir is filled with insights about the successes and failures from his long and storied life and career. Bennis' life and career have traversed eight decades of first-hand experience with tumultuous episodes of recent history-from Jewish child in a gentile town in the 30's, a young army recruit in the Battle of the Bulge to a college student in the one of the first progressive precursors to the civil rights movement to a patient undergoing daily psychoanalysis for five years, and later a university provost during the Vietnam protests. Reveals the triumphs and struggles of the man who is considered the pioneer in the contemporary field of leadership studies Bennis is the author of 27 books including the bestseller On Becoming a LeaderThis is first book to examine the extraordinary life of Warren Bennis by the man himself.

Author Biography

Warren Bennis is distinguished professor of business administration at the University of Southern California. He is chairman of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University's Kennedy School. He has also served as president of the University of Cincinnati and provost of SUNY-Buffalo. He lives happily in Santa Monica with his wife, Dr. Grace Gabe.

Table of Contents

Prelude	p. ix
The Crucible of War	p. 1
Launch	p. 23
Rites of Passage	p. 51
Great Groups	p. 83
Fighting the Bull	p. 111
Going State	p. 135
A Year at Sea	p. 153
Coming Home	p. 173
The Crucible of Age	p. 199
Acknowledgments	p. 215
About the Authors	p. 221
Index	p. 223
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