{"product_id":"my-life-in-leadership-isbn-9780470905739","title":"My Life in Leadership","description":"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. \u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003ci\u003eJim Collins\u003c\/i\u003e vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Being Called Forward 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Roots 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Stories of Family, Lessons of Love 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Embrace the Defining Moment 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Defining Yourself with the Power of No 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two My Leadership Journey 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 My Management Education 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 New York Calls 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Challenging the Gospel 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Becoming a Change Agent 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Finding Out Who You Are 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 My Journey with Peter Drucker 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Indispensable Partnership—Governance and Management, Board and Staff 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Strengthening the Leadership of the Social Sector 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Adventures Around the World 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Concerns and Celebrations 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 To Serve is to Live 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Seeing and Listening 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Leaders of the Future 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Conclusion: Shine a Light 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 221\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"... reveals her remarkable personal story and the principles that have served and guided her well throughout her extraordinary life.\" (Publicnet.co.uk, February 2011)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRANCES HESSELBEIN\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eLeader to Leader\u003c\/i\u003e as well as coeditor of 27 books translated into 29 languages. Named the \"Best Nonprofit Manager in America\" by \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Extraordinary Life of an Extraordinary Leader\u003c\/b\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Life in Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs inspirational as it is practical, \u003ci\u003eMy Life in Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with Frances Hesselbein's universal leadership lessons that will serve any leader, of any age, in any sector. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e — MARGARET DANIELS TYLER, senior program officer, U.S. Programs, Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989666578661,"sku":"NP9780470905739","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470905739.jpg?v=1761785023","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/my-life-in-leadership-isbn-9780470905739","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}