The Leader's Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages by J Thomas Wren

The Leader's Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages by J Thomas Wren

This book serves as a guided introduction to the richly diverse perspectives on leadership throughout the ages and throughout the world.

Each of the selections, introduced by the editor, presents enlightening thoughts on a different aspect of leadership, presenting enduring questions from philosophy and ethics. Writings by Plato, Aristotle, Lao-tzu and others demonstrate that the challenges of leadership are as old as civilization. Machiavelli, Tolstoy, Ghandi, and W.E.B. Du Bois provide a wide range of insights into the eternal practice and problems of leadership. Modern masters of leadership such as James MacGregor Burns, John Kotter, and Warren Bennis join such leading practitioners as Max De Pree and Roger B. Smith in discussing contemporary issues in leadership theory and practice in this essential book for anyone seeking personal and professional improvement.

Wren, J. Thomas: - J. Thomas Wren teaches at the University of Richmond's Jepson School of Leadership Studies. Wren is the author of Inventing Leadership. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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ISBN 13	9780028740911
ISBN 10	0028740912
Title	The Leader's Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages
Author	J Thomas Wren
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Free Press
Year published	1995-08-01
Number of pages	376
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