George, Bill

True north : discover your authentic leadership / Bill George with Peter Sims ; foreword by David Gergen. - 1st ed. - San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons, 2007. - xxxv, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Warren Bennis signature series . - The Warren Bennis signature series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-245) and index.

Acknowledgments -- The authors -- Editor's note / Warren Bennis -- Foreword / David Gergen -- Introduction: True North -- pt. 1. Leadership is a journey -- 1. The journey to authentic leadership -- 2. Why leaders lose their way -- 3. Transformation from "I" to "we" -- pt. 2. Discover your authentic leadership -- 4. Knowing your authentic self -- 5. Practicing your values and principles -- 6. What motivates you to be a leader? -- 7. Building your support team -- 8. Staying grounded: integrating your life -- pt. 3. Empowering people to lead -- 9. Leadership with purpose and passion -- 10. Empowering people to lead -- 11. Honing your leadership effectiveness -- Epilogue: The fulfillment of leadership -- Appendixes -- A. Research study on development of authentic leaders -- B. Authentic leaders interviewed for True North -- C. Leadership exercises for each chapter -- References -- Index.

9780787987510 (hbk.) 0787987514 (hbk.)

2006100386

GBA710119 bnb

013660933 Uk


Leadership.
Organizational effectiveness.

HD 57.7 / .G4582 2007