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My Life in Leadership


My Life in Leadership

The Journey and Lessons Learned Along the Way
Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum, Band 89 1. Aufl.

von: Frances Hesselbein, Jim Collins

18,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 06.01.2011
ISBN/EAN: 9780470946237
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 256

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In a clear and compelling voice, Frances Hesselbein delivers key leadership lessons. Tracing her own development as a leader, she narrates the critical moments that shaped her personally and professionally: from her childhood in Pennsylvania, to moving up from Girl Scout troop leader to Girl Scout CEO, to founding and leading the Leader to Leader Institute, to her friendships and experiences with some of the greatest leaders and thinkers of our time. Each chapter includes an inspirational story, a key lesson and how to apply it to daily life.
<p>Foreword by <i>Jim Collins</i> vii</p> <p>Introduction: Being Called Forward 1</p> <p><b>Part One Roots 9</b></p> <p>1 Stories of Family, Lessons of Love 11</p> <p>2 Embrace the Defining Moment 27</p> <p>3 Defining Yourself with the Power of No 39</p> <p><b>Part Two My Leadership Journey 47</b></p> <p>4 My Management Education 49</p> <p>5 New York Calls 71</p> <p>6 Challenging the Gospel 83</p> <p>7 Becoming a Change Agent 93</p> <p>8 Finding Out Who You Are 107</p> <p>9 My Journey with Peter Drucker 115</p> <p>10 The Indispensable Partnership—Governance and Management, Board and Staff 131</p> <p>11 Strengthening the Leadership of the Social Sector 141</p> <p>12 Adventures Around the World 153</p> <p><b>Part Three Concerns and Celebrations 167</b></p> <p>13 To Serve is to Live 169</p> <p>14 Seeing and Listening 183</p> <p>15 Leaders of the Future 193</p> <p>16 Conclusion: Shine a Light 205</p> <p>About the Author 219</p> <p>Index 221</p>
<p><b>FRANCES HESSELBEIN</b> is the president and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management), and editor in chief of the award-winning quarterly journal <i>Leader to Leader</i> as well as coeditor of 27 books translated into 29 languages. Named the "Best Nonprofit Manager in America" by <i>Fortune</i> magazine, she serves on many nonprofit and corporate boards and has won numerous awards and honors including the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award recognized her exemplary leadership as CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA from 1976 to 1990, her role as the founding president of the Drucker Foundation, and her service as "a pioneer for women volunteerism, diversity, and opportunity."
<p><b>The Extraordinary Life of an Extraordinary Leader</b> <p>Tracing her development as a leader, Frances Hesselbein reveals her remarkable personal story and the principles that have served and guided her well throughout her extraordinary life. Written in an intimate and compelling voice, this book delivers key leadership lessons applicable to leaders in every walk of life. <p><i>My Life in Leadership</i> offers a look at what shaped Frances Hesselbein as a person and as a leader, from her youth in the mountains of western Pennsylvania to her professional journey with the Girl Scouts of the USA where she went from troop leader to transformational CEO, and to how Peter F. Drucker chose her to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, now the Leader to Leader Institute. With excitement and humility, she relives the key moments that have shaped her life of leadership including the day she received our country's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This remarkable book also includes stories about her world travels to deliver her message of leadership and her notable experiences with, as well as what she has learned from, some of the most distinguished leaders of our time including Peter Drucker; John W. Gardner; Max DePree; Presidents Clinton, H.W. Bush, and Reagan; General Eric Shinseki; Jim Collins; Warren Bennis; and Marshall Goldsmith. <p>As inspirational as it is practical, <i>My Life in Leadership</i> is filled with Frances Hesselbein's universal leadership lessons that will serve any leader, of any age, in any sector. <p><b>"Through her life story you will touch the marrow of a unique contributor to humanity. This book's appeal will transcend time and captivate the hearts of leaders around the globe."</b><br> — MARGARET DANIELS TYLER, senior program officer, U.S. Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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