The Leader's Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages

About this book

This book serves as a guided introduction to the richly diverse perspectives on leadership throughout the ages and throughout the world.Each of the selections, introduced by the editor, presents enlightening thoughts on a different aspect of leadership, presenting enduring questions from philosophy and ethics. Writings by Plato, Aristotle, Lao-tzu and others demonstrate that the challenges of leadership are as old as civilization. Machiavelli, Tolstoy, Ghandi, and W.E.B. Du Bois provide a wide range of insights into the eternal practice and problems of leadership. Modern masters of leadership such as James MacGregor Burns, John Kotter, and Warren Bennis join such leading practitioners as Max De Pree and Roger B. Smith in discussing contemporary issues in leadership theory and practice in this essential book for anyone seeking personal and professional improvement.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780028740911

Publisher

Free Press

Published

August 1, 1995

Pages

376

Weight

22.1 oz

Subject

Political Science