Leadership Is an Art by Max DePree
Brand: Currency
Product Description
In what has become a bible for the business world the successful former CEO of Herman Miller Inc. explores how executives and managers can learn the leadership skills that build a better more profitable organization. Leadership Is an Art has long been a mustread not only within the business community but also in professions ranging from academia to medical practices to the political arena. First published in 1989 the book has sold more than 800000 copies in hardcover and paperback. This revised edition brings Max De Prees timeless words and practical philosophy to a new generation of readers. De Pree looks at leadership as a kind of stewardship stressing the importance of building relationships initiating ideas and creating a lasting value system within an organization. Rather than focusing on the hows of corporate life he explains the whys. He shows that the first responsibility of a leader is to define reality and the last is to say thank you. Along the way the artful leader must Stimulate effectiveness by enabling others to reach both their personal potential and their institutional potential Take a role in developing expressing and defending civility and values Nurture new leaders and ensure the continuation of the corporate culture Leadership Is an Art offers a proven design for achieving success by developing the generous spirit within all of us. Now more than ever it provides the insights and guidelines leaders in every field need. show more
Condition : New
Author : Max DePree
Weight : 290
Publisher : Currency
Language : English
EAN : 9780385512466
ISBN10 : 0385512465
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20070220
Place of Publication : New York NY United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 140 X 208 X 12mm