{"product_id":"the-book-of-leadership-wisdom-isbn-9780471294559","title":"The Book of Leadership Wisdom","description":"Praise for The Book of Leadership Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"For anyone who seeks to understand the nature of effective leadership, in all its many dimensions, this volume will prove invaluable.\" -Bob Wright President and Chief Executive Officer, NBC\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pearls from The Book of Leadership Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.\" -Andrew Carnegie\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"There's an old proverb that says: 'If you are planning for one year, plant rice. If you are planning for 10 years, plant trees. If you are planning for 100 years, plant people.' To that I would add . . . plant them, but don't forget to move them around every seven to ten years. New eyes give rise to new ideas and opportunities.\" -Michael Eisner\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"You must realize that it is more than money that the men want, it is a sense of ownership.\" -William Cooper Procter\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"You can manage inventory, you can manage things, but you must lead people if you want to tap their full potential.\" -Ross Perot\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e T. Coleman du Pont, Andrew Carnegie, J. Paul Getty, A. Montgomery Ward, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., Akio Morita, Jack Welch, David Packard, Ray Kroc, Bill Gates . . . they are among the most respected and influential business leaders of all time. Possessing a rare combination of business genius and true grit, these captains of industry have created unprecedented wealth for their companies and themselves, pioneered revolutionary new industries, and, in some cases, directly shaped the destinies of entire nations. Now, The Book of Leadership Wisdom affords you an unprecedented opportunity to hear, in their own words, what these immortals have had to say on the topic of leadership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Book of Leadership Wisdom brings together the essays and speeches of more than 50 business legends, past and present. Never before have the writings of such a large and diverse group of legendary business leaders been collected between the covers of a book. From leading change to dealing with adversity, creating vision to inspiring employees, the writings contained in this book span the whole range of essential leadership issues. For instance, you'll hear from Harold Geneen on the difference between leading and commanding, Daniel Guggenheim and William Cooper Procter on the advantages of a democratic workplace, Katherine Graham on the importance of credibility, Jack Welch and Ross Perot on leading in adversity, Ray Kroc on self-appraisal, and Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on value-based leadership, to name just a few.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For easy reference, the 52 essays contained in The Book of Leadership Wisdom are organized into eight categories covering leadership qualities, dealing with adversity, visions of progress, labor relations, company culture, habits and idiosyncrasies, motivating employees, and leading change. Each essay is preceded by a brief introduction that places it in historical perspective and offers interesting and insightful information about its author's life and career. And throughout each essay, passages have been highlighted that call attention to each contributor's most pithy, profound, or quirky ideas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Offering timeless wisdom from the most successful business leaders ever, The Book of Leadership Wisdom is must reading for managers at every level, from the junior executive cubicle to the presidential suite.Das Nachfolgewerk des Bestsellers \"The Book of Business Wisdom\": Eine Sammlung von Essays und Reden erfolgreicher Unternehmer wie Andrew Carnegie, Al Dunlap, Bill Gates und Jack Welch. Diskutiert werden Führungsqualitäten, d.h. wie man führt und Veränderungen fördert, wie man Angestellte motiviert und inspiriert, wie man Loyalität pflegt und wie man Personal einstellt bzw. entläßt. Nach Themen gegliedert, damit der Leser schnell die gewünschte Information findet. Dieses Buch bietet einen einzigartigen Einblick in den Führungsstil der erfolgreichsten Unternehmer. Mit interessanten und wichtigen Hintergrundinformationen zu jeder Führungspersönlichkeit sowie nützlichen Anhängen mit alphabetischen und chronologischen Querverweisen zum jedem Essay. (09\/98)  THE NECESSARY QUALITIES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Harold S. Geneen: Leadership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Andrew S. Grove: Taking the Hype Out of Leadership\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Katherine Graham: If \"Business Credibility\" Means Anything.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chester I. Barnard: The Active Qualities of Leaders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A. Montgomery Ward: The Elements of Personal Power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Roberto C. Goizueta: The Real Essence of Business.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DEALING WITH ADVERSITY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e H. Ross Perot: Business Leaders: It's Up to Us to Recover the Industrial Leadership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e John F. Welch, Jr.: Global Competitiveness: America in the Eye of the Hurricane.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rene C. McPherson: The People Principle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Max DePree: Roving Leadership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Olive Ann Beech: The Woman Executive.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e J. Paul Getty: The Businessman at Bay.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e VISIONS OF PROGRESS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thomas A. Edison: Machine and Progress.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e David Sarnoff: The Fabulous Future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Robert N. Noyce: Innovation: The Fruit of Success.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Charles B. Wang: Techno Vision.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bill Gates: A View from Olympus.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES ON LABOR.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e William Randolph Hearst: Labor Relations: The Division of Wealth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Daniel Guggenheim: Some Thoughts on Industrial Unrest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e William Cooper Procter: How We Divide with Our Men.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Frederick Coolidge Crawford: Good Human Relations: The Solution of Labor Problems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Harry A. Bullis: Business and Labor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Frederick W. Smith: Creating an Empowering Environment for Alll Employees.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e COMPANY CULTURE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e David Packard: Trust in People.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rober D. Haas: Ethics: A Global Business Challenge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sir Adrian Cadbury: Ethical Managers Makes Their Own Rules.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An Wang: Responsibility.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield: Lead with Your Values.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Akio Morita: American and Japanese Styles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e HABITS AND IDIOSYNCRACIES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e John H. Johnson: Failure Is a Word I Don't Accept.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kemmons Wilson: Take Your Idea and See It Through.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ray Kroc: Self-Discipline Calles Key to Success.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dave Thomas: The Wonder of Routine.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sandra L. Kurtzig: In the Public Eye.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Willard F. Rockwell, Jr.: Reviewing Youself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e William Wrigley, Jr.: I Never Make an Appointment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A. P. Giannini: I Answer the Telephone Myself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MOTIVATORS AND MENTORS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ralph Lazarus: The Case of the Oriental Rug.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e John H. Patterson: How I Get My Ideas Across.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Louis F. Swith: G. F. Swift: I Can Raise Better Men Than I Can Hire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Andrew Carnegie: The Secret of Business Is the Management of Men.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Charles W. Patterson: Business Is a Young Man's Game.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e T. Coleman du Pont: Are You a Job-Holder or a Result-Getter?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Theodore N. Vail: The Making of a Successful Businessman.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e LEADING REVOLUTION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lawrence A. Bossidy: Reality-Based Leadership: Changes in the Workplace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Robert W. Galvin: Real Leader Create Industries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lillian Vernon: Growth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thomas J. Watson. Jr.: Reorganization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Michael D. Eisner: Managing a Creative Organization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Linda J. Wachner: Do It Now!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e J. Willard Marriott, Jr.: Preserve Order Amid Change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Henry Ford: How to Keep a Business Growing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chronology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Credits and Sources.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. PETER KRASS is a freelance writer and editor living in Connecticut. He contributes regularly to Investor's Business Daily. His other books include The Book of Business Wisdom: Classic Writings by the Legends of Commerce and Industry, also available from Wiley.  Praise for The Book of Leadership Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"For anyone who seeks to understand the nature of effective leadership, in all its many dimensions, this volume will prove invaluable.\" -Bob Wright President and Chief Executive Officer, NBC\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pearls from The Book of Leadership Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.\" -Andrew Carnegie\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"There's an old proverb that says: 'If you are planning for one year, plant rice. If you are planning for 10 years, plant trees. If you are planning for 100 years, plant people.' To that I would add . . . plant them, but don't forget to move them around every seven to ten years. New eyes give rise to new ideas and opportunities.\" -Michael Eisner\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"You must realize that it is more than money that the men want, it is a sense of ownership.\" -William Cooper Procter\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"You can manage inventory, you can manage things, but you must lead people if you want to tap their full potential.\" -Ross Perot\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e T. Coleman du Pont, Andrew Carnegie, J. Paul Getty, A. Montgomery Ward, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., Akio Morita, Jack Welch, David Packard, Ray Kroc, Bill Gates . . . they are among the most respected and influential business leaders of all time. Possessing a rare combination of business genius and true grit, these captains of industry have created unprecedented wealth for their companies and themselves, pioneered revolutionary new industries, and, in some cases, directly shaped the destinies of entire nations. Now, The Book of Leadership Wisdom affords you an unprecedented opportunity to hear, in their own words, what these immortals have had to say on the topic of leadership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Book of Leadership Wisdom brings together the essays and speeches of more than 50 business legends, past and present. Never before have the writings of such a large and diverse group of legendary business leaders been collected between the covers of a book. From leading change to dealing with adversity, creating vision to inspiring employees, the writings contained in this book span the whole range of essential leadership issues. For instance, you'll hear from Harold Geneen on the difference between leading and commanding, Daniel Guggenheim and William Cooper Procter on the advantages of a democratic workplace, Katherine Graham on the importance of credibility, Jack Welch and Ross Perot on leading in adversity, Ray Kroc on self-appraisal, and Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on value-based leadership, to name just a few.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For easy reference, the 52 essays contained in The Book of Leadership Wisdom are organized into eight categories covering leadership qualities, dealing with adversity, visions of progress, labor relations, company culture, habits and idiosyncrasies, motivating employees, and leading change. Each essay is preceded by a brief introduction that places it in historical perspective and offers interesting and insightful information about its author's life and career. And throughout each essay, passages have been highlighted that call attention to each contributor's most pithy, profound, or quirky ideas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Offering timeless wisdom from the most successful business leaders ever, The Book of Leadership Wisdom is must reading for managers at every level, from the junior executive cubicle to the presidential suite.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990176907493,"sku":"NP9780471294559","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471294559.jpg?v=1761786798","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-book-of-leadership-wisdom-isbn-9780471294559","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}