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Book SynopsisPart of the "Warren Bennis Signature" series, this work includes Harlan Cleveland's key writings on the topic of leadership. Each essay focuses on an intriguing insight about leadership, illustrated by stories from his own experience, offering perspectives on what 21st century leaders are likely to face.
Trade Review“…uses exceptional experience as the basis for relevant, reflective, insights – by a remarkable man…” (
Long Range Planning, Vol. 37, 2004)
Table of ContentsForeword: The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Warren Bennis).
Preface.
How I Got Here.
Part One: The Macrotransition We Are In.
1. The Get-It-All-Together Profession.
2. Coming Soon: The Nobody-in-Charge Society.
3. The Spread of Knowledge.
4. The Age of People-Power.
5. Dinosaurs and Personal Freedom.
6. "Safe for Diversity".
7. The Social Fallout of Science.
8. Intuition and Chaos in the Real World.
Part Two: On Being a Leader.
9. The Leader as Futurist.
10. The Dean's Dilemma: Leadership of Equals.
11. A Style for Complexity.
12. "The Very Definition of Integrity".
13. The Situation-as-a-Whole Person.
14. Education for Citizen Leadership.
Afterword: Aphorisms from Experience.
Afterword: The Whole Chessboard.
Index.
