21 Leaders for the 21st Century - Softcover

Trompenaars, MR Fons

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071589597 ISBN 13: 9780071589598

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2001

Synopsis

21 Leaders for the 21st Century redefines leadership. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner tap into the wisdom of high-performing leaders from around the globe, from Michael Dell to Acer9s Stan Shih and from Richard Branson to Russian politician and banker, Sergei Kiriyenko. These business giants candidly reveal their personal experiences of business dilemmas. 21 Leaders for the 21st Century uses these important insights into the nature of leadership to show today9s managers how to understand and use the seven dilemmas of leadership.

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"this is an important book"
(Business Life, September 2001)

From the Back Cover

"Tom Peters step aside. The dynamic duo of Trompenaars and Hampden–Turner clearly demonstrate what effective managers need to learn to lead their organizations into the digital age. A fascinating, spellbinding text blending the intercultural dilemmas of management with the reconciling forces of leadership to crete innovative leaders. Examples from 21 business leaders prove again and again that Trompenaars and Hampden–Turner have hit enough nails on the head to build a solid model for the future." David C. Wigglesworth, Ph.D., president, D.C.W. Research Associated International, Kingwood, Texas
"With the bookshelves full of ′one size fits all′ approaches – a book that examines leadership applied across cultures, values, and twenty situations is a refreshing change" – John Luff, Vice President Brand, BT Worldwide
"Trompenaars and Hampden–Turner bring a unique perspective to the field of leadership in this fascinating analysis of the behaviour of a broad spectrum of effective leaders. The capacity to resolve dilemmas may be the essential competence for leaders in the 21st Century." David K. Hurst, author of Crisis and renewal: Meeting the Challenge of Organizational Change
"This book takes one very deeply into the nature of effective leadership, hence understanding of it, more than most books. It provides a better basis that has been available for selecting effective leaders from among candidates for the job." Russell L. Ackoff, Anheuser–Busch Professor Emeritus of Management Science, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071589597
• ISBN 13: 9780071589598
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512