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Author Hesselbein, Frances.

Title My life in leadership : the journey and lessons learned along the way / Frances Hesselbein ; foreword by Jim Collins
Published San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 236 pages)
Series J-B Leader to Leader Institute/PF Drucker Foundation ; v. 89
J-B Leader to Leader Institute/PF Drucker Foundation
Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE ROOTS -- 1. Stories of Family, Lessons of Love -- 2. Embrace the Defining Moment -- 3. Defining Yourself with the Power of No -- pt. 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. Indispensable Partnership-Governance and Management, Board and Staff -- 11. Strengthening the Leadership of the Social Sector -- 12. Adventures Around the World -- pt. THREE CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS -- 13. To Serve Is to Live -- 14. Seeing and Listening -- 15. Leaders of the Future -- 16. Conclusion: Shine a Light
Summary "The extraordinary life of an extraordinary leader: Frances Hesselbein Leadership is a Journey is written in a personal, intimate tone that delivers key leadership lessons applicable to leaders in every walk of life. Tracing her development as a leader, Hesselbein tells her inspirational story around a dozen guiding principles. The stories will show what shaped her personally and professionally: stories from her childhood, as CEO transforming the Girl Scouts and then transforming that organization, being handpicked by Peter Drucker to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, transitioning the foundation to the Leader to Leader Institute and travelling the world to deliver her message of leadership to thousands. Discusses Hesselben's experiences with Peter Drucker, John Gardner, Max DePree, President Clinton, General Shinseki, Jim Collins, Marshall Goldsmith, and others Reveals the author's personal and professional stumbling blocks and triumphs as one of our nation's foremost nonprofit leaders Includes leadership lesson for anyone who is in a leadership position As inspirational as it is information, this book is filled with larger than life stories and key leadership lessons that can be applied in daily life"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Includes index
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Subject Hesselbein, Frances.
SUBJECT Hesselbein, Frances fast
Subject Girl Scouts of the United States of America -- Management
Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management.
SUBJECT Girl Scouts of the United States of America fast
Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management fast
Subject Women chief executive officers -- United States -- Biography
Leadership.
Leadership
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
Leadership
Management
Women chief executive officers
United States
Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780470946206
0470946202
9780470946237
0470946237
1283025752
9781283025751
9786613025753
6613025755