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Tracing her development as a leader, Frances Hesselbein reveals her remarkable personal story and the principles that have served and guided her well throughout her extraordinary life. Written in an intimate and compelling voice, this book delivers key leadership lessons applicable to leaders in every walk of life.
My Life in Leadership offers a look at what shaped Frances Hesselbein personally and as a leader, from her youth in the hills western Pennsylvania to her professional journey with the Girl Scouts of the USA where she went from troop leader to transformational CEO, to how Peter Drucker handpicked her to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, and how she later transitioned the Foundation to the Leader to Leader Institute. With excitement and humility, she relives the key moments that have shaped her life of leadership including the day she received the country's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This remarkable book also includes stories about her world travels to deliver her message of leadership and her notable experiences with as well as what she has learned from some of the most distinguished leaders of our time including Peter Drucker, John Gardner, Max DePree, Presidents Clinton and Reagan, General Eric Shinseki, Jim Collins, Warren Bennis and Marshall Goldsmith.
As inspirational as it is practical, My Life in Leadership is filled with Frances Hesselbein's universal leadership lessons that will serve any leader, of any age, in any sector.
Frances Hesselbein is the founding president and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation), editor-in-chief of the award-winning journal Leader to Leader as well as co-editor of 26 Leader to Leader translated into 28 languages. Named the "Best Nonprofit Manager in America" by Fortune magazine, she serves on many nonprofit and corporate boards and has won numerous awards and honors including the United States of America's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award recognized her exemplary leadership as Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. from 1976-1990, her role as the founding President of the Drucker Foundation, and her service as "a pioneer for women, diversity, and inclusion."
Praise for My Life in Leadership
"Leadership is needed more than ever in these challenging times to create the future that we all want. Thank you so much Frances, for your very special gift of a life dedicated to service and continuous improvement!! You inspire us all to be better leaders"
--Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company
"Frances Hesselbein is a national treasure, an inspiration, and a shining light. This diminutive woman stands taller in the eyes of those who know her than any other living leader.
-- Jim Kouzes, award-winning coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership
"Frances' words ring with the wisdom of experience. On this journey there could be no better guide!"
--Thomas J. Moran, Chairman, President & CEO, Mutual of America
"Frances is an American Icon. Deeply influenced by the Master of Management, Peter Drucker, her whole life has been a sacrificial investment in Leadership in all its forms"
--Bob Buford, Chairman, The Drucker Institute, author, Halftime and Finishing Well
"Frances Hesselbein is one of the most visionary leaders I have met during my military career -- on or off the battlefield."
--Lloyd J. Austin III, General, United States Army
"Through her life story you will touch the marrow of a unique contributor to humanity. This book's appeal will transcend time and captivate the hearts of leaders around the globe."
--Margaret Daniels Tyler, Senior Program Officer, U.S. Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
My Life in Leadership offers a look at what shaped Frances Hesselbein personally and as a leader, from her youth in the hills western Pennsylvania to her professional journey with the Girl Scouts of the USA where she went from troop leader to transformational CEO, to how Peter Drucker handpicked her to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, and how she later transitioned the Foundation to the Leader to Leader Institute. With excitement and humility, she relives the key moments that have shaped her life of leadership including the day she received the country's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This remarkable book also includes stories about her world travels to deliver her message of leadership and her notable experiences with as well as what she has learned from some of the most distinguished leaders of our time including Peter Drucker, John Gardner, Max DePree, Presidents Clinton and Reagan, General Eric Shinseki, Jim Collins, Warren Bennis and Marshall Goldsmith.
As inspirational as it is practical, My Life in Leadership is filled with Frances Hesselbein's universal leadership lessons that will serve any leader, of any age, in any sector.
Frances Hesselbein is the founding president and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation), editor-in-chief of the award-winning journal Leader to Leader as well as co-editor of 26 Leader to Leader translated into 28 languages. Named the "Best Nonprofit Manager in America" by Fortune magazine, she serves on many nonprofit and corporate boards and has won numerous awards and honors including the United States of America's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award recognized her exemplary leadership as Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. from 1976-1990, her role as the founding President of the Drucker Foundation, and her service as "a pioneer for women, diversity, and inclusion."
Praise for My Life in Leadership
"Leadership is needed more than ever in these challenging times to create the future that we all want. Thank you so much Frances, for your very special gift of a life dedicated to service and continuous improvement!! You inspire us all to be better leaders"
--Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company
"Frances Hesselbein is a national treasure, an inspiration, and a shining light. This diminutive woman stands taller in the eyes of those who know her than any other living leader.
-- Jim Kouzes, award-winning coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership
"Frances' words ring with the wisdom of experience. On this journey there could be no better guide!"
--Thomas J. Moran, Chairman, President & CEO, Mutual of America
"Frances is an American Icon. Deeply influenced by the Master of Management, Peter Drucker, her whole life has been a sacrificial investment in Leadership in all its forms"
--Bob Buford, Chairman, The Drucker Institute, author, Halftime and Finishing Well
"Frances Hesselbein is one of the most visionary leaders I have met during my military career -- on or off the battlefield."
--Lloyd J. Austin III, General, United States Army
"Through her life story you will touch the marrow of a unique contributor to humanity. This book's appeal will transcend time and captivate the hearts of leaders around the globe."
--Margaret Daniels Tyler, Senior Program Officer, U.S. Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Tracing her development as a leader, Frances Hesselbein reveals her remarkable personal story and the principles that have served and guided her well throughout her extraordinary life. Written in an intimate and compelling voice, this book delivers key leadership lessons applicable to leaders in every walk of life.
My Life in Leadership offers a look at what shaped Frances Hesselbein personally and as a leader, from her youth in the hills western Pennsylvania to her professional journey with the Girl Scouts of the USA where she went from troop leader to transformational CEO, to how Peter Drucker handpicked her to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, and how she later transitioned the Foundation to the Leader to Leader Institute. With excitement and humility, she relives the key moments that have shaped her life of leadership including the day she received the country's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This remarkable book also includes stories about her world travels to deliver her message of leadership and her notable experiences with as well as what she has learned from some of the most distinguished leaders of our time including Peter Drucker, John Gardner, Max DePree, Presidents Clinton and Reagan, General Eric Shinseki, Jim Collins, Warren Bennis and Marshall Goldsmith.
As inspirational as it is practical, My Life in Leadership is filled with Frances Hesselbein's universal leadership lessons that will serve any leader, of any age, in any sector.
Frances Hesselbein is the founding president and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation), editor-in-chief of the award-winning journal Leader to Leader as well as co-editor of 26 Leader to Leader translated into 28 languages. Named the "Best Nonprofit Manager in America" by Fortune magazine, she serves on many nonprofit and corporate boards and has won numerous awards and honors including the United States of America's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award recognized her exemplary leadership as Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. from 1976-1990, her role as the founding President of the Drucker Foundation, and her service as "a pioneer for women, diversity, and inclusion."
Praise for My Life in Leadership
"Leadership is needed more than ever in these challenging times to create the future that we all want. Thank you so much Frances, for your very special gift of a life dedicated to service and continuous improvement!! You inspire us all to be better leaders"
--Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company
"Frances Hesselbein is a national treasure, an inspiration, and a shining light. This diminutive woman stands taller in the eyes of those who know her than any other living leader.
-- Jim Kouzes, award-winning coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership
"Frances' words ring with the wisdom of experience. On this journey there could be no better guide!"
--Thomas J. Moran, Chairman, President & CEO, Mutual of America
"Frances is an American Icon. Deeply influenced by the Master of Management, Peter Drucker, her whole life has been a sacrificial investment in Leadership in all its forms"
--Bob Buford, Chairman, The Drucker Institute, author, Halftime and Finishing Well
"Frances Hesselbein is one of the most visionary leaders I have met during my military career -- on or off the battlefield."
--Lloyd J. Austin III, General, United States Army
"Through her life story you will touch the marrow of a unique contributor to humanity. This book's appeal will transcend time and captivate the hearts of leaders around the globe."
--Margaret Daniels Tyler, Senior Program Officer, U.S. Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
My Life in Leadership offers a look at what shaped Frances Hesselbein personally and as a leader, from her youth in the hills western Pennsylvania to her professional journey with the Girl Scouts of the USA where she went from troop leader to transformational CEO, to how Peter Drucker handpicked her to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, and how she later transitioned the Foundation to the Leader to Leader Institute. With excitement and humility, she relives the key moments that have shaped her life of leadership including the day she received the country's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This remarkable book also includes stories about her world travels to deliver her message of leadership and her notable experiences with as well as what she has learned from some of the most distinguished leaders of our time including Peter Drucker, John Gardner, Max DePree, Presidents Clinton and Reagan, General Eric Shinseki, Jim Collins, Warren Bennis and Marshall Goldsmith.
As inspirational as it is practical, My Life in Leadership is filled with Frances Hesselbein's universal leadership lessons that will serve any leader, of any age, in any sector.
Frances Hesselbein is the founding president and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation), editor-in-chief of the award-winning journal Leader to Leader as well as co-editor of 26 Leader to Leader translated into 28 languages. Named the "Best Nonprofit Manager in America" by Fortune magazine, she serves on many nonprofit and corporate boards and has won numerous awards and honors including the United States of America's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award recognized her exemplary leadership as Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. from 1976-1990, her role as the founding President of the Drucker Foundation, and her service as "a pioneer for women, diversity, and inclusion."
Praise for My Life in Leadership
"Leadership is needed more than ever in these challenging times to create the future that we all want. Thank you so much Frances, for your very special gift of a life dedicated to service and continuous improvement!! You inspire us all to be better leaders"
--Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company
"Frances Hesselbein is a national treasure, an inspiration, and a shining light. This diminutive woman stands taller in the eyes of those who know her than any other living leader.
-- Jim Kouzes, award-winning coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership
"Frances' words ring with the wisdom of experience. On this journey there could be no better guide!"
--Thomas J. Moran, Chairman, President & CEO, Mutual of America
"Frances is an American Icon. Deeply influenced by the Master of Management, Peter Drucker, her whole life has been a sacrificial investment in Leadership in all its forms"
--Bob Buford, Chairman, The Drucker Institute, author, Halftime and Finishing Well
"Frances Hesselbein is one of the most visionary leaders I have met during my military career -- on or off the battlefield."
--Lloyd J. Austin III, General, United States Army
"Through her life story you will touch the marrow of a unique contributor to humanity. This book's appeal will transcend time and captivate the hearts of leaders around the globe."
--Margaret Daniels Tyler, Senior Program Officer, U.S. Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Über den Autor
Frances Hesselbein is the president and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management), and editor in chief of the award-winning quarterly journal Leader to Leader as well as coeditor of 27 books translated into 29 languages. Named the "Best Nonprofit Manager in America" by Fortune magazine, she serves on many nonprofit and corporate boards and has won numerous awards and honors including the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award recognized her exemplary leadership as CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA from 1976 to 1990, her role as the founding president of the Drucker Foundation, and her service as "a pioneer for women volunteerism, diversity, and opportunity."
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword (Jim Collins).
Introduction: Being Called Forward.
PART ONE: ROOTS.
1 Stories of Family, Lessons of Love.
2 Embrace the Defining Moment.
3 Defining Yourself with the Power of No.
PART TWO: MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY.
4 My Management Education.
5 New York Calls.
6 Challenging the Gospel.
7 Becoming a Change Agent.
8 Finding Out Who You Are.
9 My Journey with Peter Drucker.
10 The Indispensable Partnership--Governance and Management, Board and Staff.
11 Strengthening the Leadership of the Social Sector.
12 Adventures Around the World.
PART THREE: CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS.
13 To Serve Is to Live.
14 Seeing and Listening.
15 Leaders of the Future.
16 Conclusion: Shine a Light.
About the Author.
Index.
Introduction: Being Called Forward.
PART ONE: ROOTS.
1 Stories of Family, Lessons of Love.
2 Embrace the Defining Moment.
3 Defining Yourself with the Power of No.
PART TWO: MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY.
4 My Management Education.
5 New York Calls.
6 Challenging the Gospel.
7 Becoming a Change Agent.
8 Finding Out Who You Are.
9 My Journey with Peter Drucker.
10 The Indispensable Partnership--Governance and Management, Board and Staff.
11 Strengthening the Leadership of the Social Sector.
12 Adventures Around the World.
PART THREE: CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS.
13 To Serve Is to Live.
14 Seeing and Listening.
15 Leaders of the Future.
16 Conclusion: Shine a Light.
About the Author.
Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
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Fachbereich: | Management |
Genre: | Wirtschaft |
Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | 256 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9780470905739 |
ISBN-10: | 0470905735 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Hesselbein, Frances |
Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
Maße: | 235 x 157 x 18 mm |
Von/Mit: | Frances Hesselbein |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.02.2011 |
Gewicht: | 0,528 kg |
Über den Autor
Frances Hesselbein is the president and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management), and editor in chief of the award-winning quarterly journal Leader to Leader as well as coeditor of 27 books translated into 29 languages. Named the "Best Nonprofit Manager in America" by Fortune magazine, she serves on many nonprofit and corporate boards and has won numerous awards and honors including the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award recognized her exemplary leadership as CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA from 1976 to 1990, her role as the founding president of the Drucker Foundation, and her service as "a pioneer for women volunteerism, diversity, and opportunity."
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword (Jim Collins).
Introduction: Being Called Forward.
PART ONE: ROOTS.
1 Stories of Family, Lessons of Love.
2 Embrace the Defining Moment.
3 Defining Yourself with the Power of No.
PART TWO: MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY.
4 My Management Education.
5 New York Calls.
6 Challenging the Gospel.
7 Becoming a Change Agent.
8 Finding Out Who You Are.
9 My Journey with Peter Drucker.
10 The Indispensable Partnership--Governance and Management, Board and Staff.
11 Strengthening the Leadership of the Social Sector.
12 Adventures Around the World.
PART THREE: CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS.
13 To Serve Is to Live.
14 Seeing and Listening.
15 Leaders of the Future.
16 Conclusion: Shine a Light.
About the Author.
Index.
Introduction: Being Called Forward.
PART ONE: ROOTS.
1 Stories of Family, Lessons of Love.
2 Embrace the Defining Moment.
3 Defining Yourself with the Power of No.
PART TWO: MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY.
4 My Management Education.
5 New York Calls.
6 Challenging the Gospel.
7 Becoming a Change Agent.
8 Finding Out Who You Are.
9 My Journey with Peter Drucker.
10 The Indispensable Partnership--Governance and Management, Board and Staff.
11 Strengthening the Leadership of the Social Sector.
12 Adventures Around the World.
PART THREE: CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS.
13 To Serve Is to Live.
14 Seeing and Listening.
15 Leaders of the Future.
16 Conclusion: Shine a Light.
About the Author.
Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Management |
Genre: | Wirtschaft |
Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | 256 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9780470905739 |
ISBN-10: | 0470905735 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Hesselbein, Frances |
Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
Maße: | 235 x 157 x 18 mm |
Von/Mit: | Frances Hesselbein |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.02.2011 |
Gewicht: | 0,528 kg |
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