Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness

by Peter Koestenbaum

Offers an insightful look at the characteristics great leaders have in common--realism, vision, ethics, and courage--and identifies the strategies all managers can use to achieve and sustain both personal and organizational greatness. Challenges managers to give meaning to their lives through the quality of their work, revealing how personal growth can translate into organizational profits.

Genres: Leadership, Nonfiction, Business

392 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1991

Reviews

[David Berry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book feels as relevant, if not more so, in our post-pandemic, politically fragmented world as it must have after 9/11. It is as powerful and practical a call to leadership greatness as I have read.

[Jorge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superlative!

[John Hawkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Peter Koestenbaum makes a lot of interesting points in this book, but I found it difficult to read at times. Structures upon structures. Yes, I was confronted with issues that called me out and that alone makes the reading successful. I already refer to the arts, great writings and philosophies for support. Koestenbaum has much to say and is insightful on how he says it. Since this edition was published in 2002 there is a lot of interest in 9/11. In 2008 the 9/11 represents so many different things than it did in 2002.

I found his message on anxiety to be nothing short of great.

[Sho]

good read

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Transformational! I plan on rereading and referring to it many times.

[Vincent]

May have read in 2008 for class, Augsburg, need check.

[MADHUSUDAN VIJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book must read