On Leadership
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0029113121 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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But it is not a matter of fabricating a new vision out of whole cloth. The materials out of which we build the vision will be the moral strivings of the species, today and in the distant past. The vision is to live up to the best in our past and to reach the goals we have yet to achieve—with respect to our domestic problems and our responsibilities worldwide. It is not as though we come to the task unready. Men and women from the beginning of history have groped and struggled for various pieces of the answer. But the great ideas still beckon—freedom, equality, justice, the re
Five Stars Pretty good read for a school class. Richard W. Cummins said Classic leadership text. Gardner's first sentence of his introduction, "Why do we not have better leadership?' is first answered by his initial definition of leadership attached to a disclaimer: "attention to leadership alone is sterile--and inappropriate. The larger topic of which leadership is a subtopic is the accomplishment of group purpose" [italics original]. This purpose, he says, is furthered by people other than i. "weLEAD Book Review by the Editor of leadingtoday.org" according to Greg L. Thomas. This is a book that can rightly be called a classic to those who study the subject of leadership. It is now over ten years old but is still used by many universities as a textbook for their leadership or business classes. Gardner can truly be called a renaissance man due to his many talents and achievements. With a formal education in psychology he has been a teacher, corporate officer, public-serv
Giving historically significant examples of leaders, Gardner shows the tremendous amount of energy, talent, and dormant enthusiasm that can be mobilized by effective leaders in all levels of society. S. . Given the current apathetic situation he decries, this easily read, inspiring text should be required reading for all high-school social studies classes. He proposes and supports with excellent illustrations his theories on leadership that go beyond charisma to heightened motivation, trust, confidence, and shared values on the part of those in charge and their followers. today is its lack of leadership. Gardne