The Art and Adventure of Leadership: Understanding Failure, Resilience and Success

169 Pages·2015·0.62 MB·English

by  Warren Bennis

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Praise for The Art and Adventure of Leadership
“The impact of Steve Sample and Warren Bennis has been
enormous,hereatUSCandacrossacademiaandtheworldof
management. But some of their most enduring impact came
not simply in their roles as leaders, but as teachers who were
deeply committed to building up new leaders. The Art and
Adventure of Leadership distills their many lively conversa-
tions and debates into one compelling volume that can con-
tinue to educate attentive students of leadership for years to
come.It’safittingexclamationmarkontheirjointlegacy.”
—James G. Ellis, dean, Marshall School of Business,
University of Southern California
“Of all the people I’ve ever met, Steve Sample and Warren
Bennis are the master teachers of leadership. Both lived it
and studied it for most of their lives. Their friendship and
decades-long collaboration produced some of the most
important insights in the field. The Art and Adventure of
Leadership captures what only a handful of students have
experiencedsofar.Itswisdomspansgenerations.Youshould
get it and read it, and more importantly, talk with others
aboutit.”
—Dave Logan, author of Tribal Leadership and
coauthor of The Three Laws of Performance
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T h e A R T a n d
A D V E N T U R E
of
L E A D E R S H I P
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W B
ARREN ENNIS
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TEVEN AMPLE
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O B S G H A R
T h e A R T a n d
A D V E N T U R E
of
L E A D E R S H I P
Understanding Failure,
Resilience, and Success
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