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Leadership Is an Art

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ISBN-10: 0385512465

ISBN-13: 9780385512466

Edition: 2004

Authors: Max Depree, Max De Pree

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LEADERSHIP IS AN ART has long been a must-read not only within the business community but also in professions ranging from academia to medical practices, to the political arena. First published in 1989, the book has sold more than 800,000 copies in hardcover and paperback. This revised edition brings Max De Pree’s timeless words and practical philosophy to a new generation of readers.De Pree looks at leadership as a kind of stewardship, stressing the importance of building relationships, initiating ideas, and creating a lasting value system within an organization. Rather than focusing on the “hows” of corporate life, he explains the “whys.” He shows that the first responsibility of a leader…    
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Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/18/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.23" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

MAX DE PREE is chairman emeritus of Herman Miller, Inc., the primary innovator in the furniture business for sixty years and regularly included as one ofFortune’s 25 Most Admired Companies in the United States. The author of the bestsellingLeadership Jazz,as well asLeading Without Power,Called to Serve,andDear Zoe,De Pree has been mentoring emerging leaders in both the profit and non—profit sectors for more than twenty years, and was elected byFortunemagazine to the National Business Hall of Fame.

Preface
Foreword : history, leadership, and a vision for corporate life
The millwright died
What is leadership?
Participative premises
Theory fastball
Roving leadership
Intimacy
Whither capitalism?
Giant tales
Tribal storytelling
Who owns this place?
Communicate!
Pink ice in the urinal
What's next?
Some thoughts for CEOs who build buildings
To make one vice president, mix well ...
Why should I weep?
The marks of elegance