Overview
The woman BusinessWeek called the "grande dame of Americanmanagement" shares her vision of leadership
Frances Hesselbein rose from a volunteer troop leader to becomeCEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. During her tenure Hesselbeintransformed the Girl Scouts and created one of the most vibrant andrecognized organizations in the world. In the course of herbrilliant career, she was recognized by Fortune magazine as the"Best Nonprofit Manager in America" and was awarded thePresidential Medal of Freedom. Now, for the first time, FrancesHesselbein has collected her most incisive and stirring writings onthe topic of leadership in one compelling book. The book affirmsHesselbein's specific leadership principles that will give readersthe inspiration to go forth and become exemplary leaders. It isalso filled with the practical knowledge readers need so they canmake a difference every day. These gems of leadership wisdominclude Hesselbein's thoughts on innovation, change, diversity, andwhat it means to be a woman leader. At the heart of the book isHesselbein's belief that leadership is about character-a questionof how to be, not how to do it. Hailed by Warren Bennis, PeterSenge, Jim Collins, Peter Drucker, and others as one of the mostinnovative and inspired leaders today, Frances Hesselbein givesreaders a star to steer by. Hesselbein on Leadership willengage, energize, and motivate readers to do their best and betheir best.
Frances Hesselbein (New York, NY) is the Chairman of thePeter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and Editor inChief of Leader to Leader, the premier leadership journal. She is arecipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the coeditor ofnumerous books on leadership including The Leader of theFuture (Jossey-Bass: 0-7879-5204-4) and The Organization ofthe Future, The Community of the Future (Jossey-Bass:0-7879-5203-6).
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