Warren Bennis and Joan Goldsmith, Learning to Lead: A Workbook on Becoming a Leader. 4th Edition. Basic Books, 2010.
Prequel: Bennis and Nanus, Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge
Referenced in: Empowering Leadership
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is the companion manual for Warren Bennis’ classic, On Becoming a Leader, which builds off the research of Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge. They are expressions of the transformational and empowering leadership models. Learning to Lead is full of self-assessments, exercises, bibliographies, and many other tools to help leaders internalize the principles from Bennis leadership philosophy.
From the Publisher
The best-selling guide to leadership development-fully revised, updated, and expanded for a new generation of leaders.
Over their distinguished careers, Warren Bennis and Joan Goldsmith have demonstrated how leaders are made, not born. In today’s environment of crisis and uncertainty, the ability to develop leaders is arguably the most pressing concern, whether the arena is business, politics, education, health care, the environment, or the arts. Integrating wisdom from the world’s most insightful and accomplished leaders, self-assessments, and dozens of interactive skill-building exercises, Learning to Lead reveals the underpinnings of true leadership. It shows you how to see beyond leadership myths, translate failures into springboards for renewed creativity, and communicate your vision for yourself, your team, or your organization.
This new edition has been updated throughout, including bibliography and references, and contains substantive new material that reflects the authors’ ongoing research on collaborative leadership, ethics, integrity, and personal development.
About the Author
Warren Bennis is Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the University of Southern California and a consultant to multinational companies and governments throughout the world. He is the author of dozens of articles and over thirty books on leadership, including On Becoming a Leader, Managing the Dream, Geeks and Geezers, and Organizing Genius. He lives in Santa Monica. Joan Goldsmith is an organizational consultant based in Santa Monica. The founder of Cambridge College, she is co-author with Kenneth Cloke of The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy.
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