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This book serves as a guided introduction to the rich a 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. 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.
ISBN
9780028740911
Publication Date
1995
Publisher
Free Press
City
New York
Keywords
leadership, leadership history, leadership theory
School
Jepson School of Leadership Studies
Disciplines
Leadership Studies
Recommended Citation
Wren, J. Thomas. The Leader's Companion: Insights on Leadership through the Ages. New York: Free Press, 1995.
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Edited by:
J. Thomas Wren
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