Conversations on Leadership

296 Pages·10.281 MB·English

by  W - Liu, Lan

CONVERSATIONS
-ON-
lEADERSNIP
Wisdom from Global
Management Gums
Jim Kouzes • Warren Bennis • Bill George • Peter Senge
NoelTichy • Jerry PoRRAS • Howard Gardner
John Kotter • James March • Joseph Badaracco Jr.
Manfred Kets De Vries • Cho-YunHsu • Debashis Chatterjee
Foreword by Warren Bennis
Wisdom from Global
Managomont Gurus
What are the essential qualities of leadership? How
do we develop leaders? Does eulture matter in
leadership? How does leadership differ from
management? How do we lead effectively?
In a series of intimate conversations, Lan Liu has
sought answers to these and other pressing questions
made more pertinent by the recent dilemmas thrown
up in the wake of the global financial crisis. In
doing so, he has brought together and condensed
the thoughts and wisdom of 13 of the most
influential scholars in the world of leadership today:
John Kotter, Warren Bennis, Howard Gardner,
James March, Jim Kouzes, Noel Tichy, Bill George,
Peter Sengc, Jerry Porras, Joseph Badaracco Jr.,
provide a broad spectrum of views from the United
States; Manfred Kets de Vries offers a European
perspective; and China’s Cho-yun Hsu and DebasHis
Chattefjee from India add a distinctly Asian flavor
to the mix.
The views presented here provide a broad overview
and a thorough understanding of leadership, not
just from a management perspective but
incorporating insights from disciplines as varied
as history and psychology. The conversational
format lends a vivid immediacy to the thinking of
these modern masters and the author has been a
to summarize and integrate the eight disciplines
leadership necessary for any current or aspiri
practitioners of leadership.

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Advance Praise for
Conversations on Leadership
Wisdom from Global Management Gurus
A provocative, engaging and lively series of conversations with top thinkers
that provide both inspiration and illumination for managers.
Hayagreeva Rao
Atholl McBean Professor of Organizational Behavior
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Lan Liu’s book Conversations on Leadership is full of insights and practical
advice on the nature of leadership. The book is unique not so much in its
summary of leadership theories by scholars of world renown, but in its
conversational approach to discussing leadership in its historical and
cultural contexts with many of those who have been instrumental in
shaping ideas and practice in this field. As such, this book is a valuable
addition to the bookshelves of both students of leadership and corporate
practitioners alike.
Dr. John Yang
Dean and Professor, Beijing International MBA Program
Peking University
Through his vivid conversations with leadership masters from both the
West and the East, and through his efforts to integrate their thoughts in a
way that takes them beyond the American model, Lan Liu has opened a new
page in our understanding of what leadership is, what it means and the
qualities required of leaders. This book will, I am sure, prove to be a great
guide to anyone who aspires to lead in this global era, whatever the context.
Michael Yu
Founder, Chairman and CEO
New Oriental Education & Technology Group

Conversations
on Leadership
Wisdom from Global
Management Gurus

Conversations
on Leadership
Wisdom from Global
Management Gurus
LAN LIU
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