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The future of leadership : today's top leadership thinkers speak to tomorrow's leaders / Warren Bennis, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Thomas G. Cummings, editors. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2001. - xvi, 316 p. ; 24 cm. - The Jossey-Bass business & management series . - Jossey-Bass business & management series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-292) and index.

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 / Thomas G. Cummings, Gretchen M. Spreitzer -- Warren Bennis -- Edward E. Lawler III -- Charles Handy -- Thomas H. Davenport -- Steven Kerr -- Thomas A. Stewart -- James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner -- Karl E. Weick -- Philip Slater -- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Jean Lipman-Blumen -- Cathy L. Greenberg-Walt, Alastair G. Robertson -- James O'Toole -- Tom Peters -- Jeffrey Sonnenfeld -- Tara Church -- Edward W. Headington -- Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Thomas G. Cummings -- Warren Bennis. Preface / Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6.

A collection of wisdom and inspirational offerings, from today's business leaders to those who would be leaders tomorrow. Topics range from the arrival of the era of human capital to creating a context for creativity in the workplace. Examines challenging issues tomorrow's leaders may face.

ISBN: 0787955671 (alk. paper) 9780787955670 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2001000575

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Leadership.
Organizational effectiveness.
Organizational change.
Management.
Leadership.
Management.
Leiderschap.
Leadership.
Management.
Organizational change.
Organizational effectiveness.
Leadership.

LC Class. No.: HD57.7 / .F87 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 658.4/092