The Leader of the Future: New Visions, Strategies and Practices for the Next Era

by Frances Hesselbein (editor)

Leading-Edge Thought From the World's Best Business Minds "A one-stop shopping guide that shows how leaders can be successful in the year 2000 and beyond."
--American Society for Training and Development

Discover what Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Peter Senge, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and other business-world luminaries have to say about the direction of leadership for the future. The Drucker Foundation brings together the best business minds in more than 30 never-before-published essays, each one offering a special perspective on leadership and a unique glimpse into the future.

Genres: Leadership, Business, Management

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a 1995 book on Leadership at what may have been the beginnings of the field of study and pedagogy. I approached it like a collection of articles, a snapshot of what the field was like in its infancy/youth, to see what's still current today (as there would certainly be) and what seemed dated. There are 31 chapters in the book not including the Foreword/Preface, so I read one chapter a day (from 6 - 13 pages). I kept a pencil handy and sparingly marked the best bits as I read them, and starred the chapters that seemed most worth reading. If you like this pseudo-review and would like to know more, reply to ask which ones they are. 11 of the 31 chapters made this cut. This means 11 days of about half-hour to an hour's reading was time well spent, however, 20 days (I crammed at the end, so really, 18) was time to forget. I find as I get older and look back on all that I have read, the less patient I am with unspecific advice, the more economical I want to be in how I read and digest theoretical material, and the more attracted I am to works that either explain the facts of how a system works, or else creative fiction/non-fiction that I enjoy.

[Jared · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome collection of knowledge from some amazing minds!
As always though, it's about action based on information obtained.
For anyone looking to lead anything, or anyone, I think this has some gems.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

LEADER OF THE FUTURE is a collection of essays from well-qualified thinkers and leaders. The essays hold largely true to the premise (what does the leader of the future look like?), every essay varies widely in value. A few essays discuss their particular industry and don't extend insight to leaders in general. If you are a reader and thinker on leadership, THE LEADER OF THE FUTURE will be a delight; there are plenty of gems to discover.

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bottom line -- the leader of the future is personable and cares. I like anyone who is going to tell us that our hearts are not going to get in the way of our success. Not super readable, but good content.

[Amber]

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[Ron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Essays on leadership - some good, some bad. I think you'd be better off keeping a copy of The Daily Drucker by your desk and reading through it.

[BJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok.

[Michael Rom · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quick perusal.