Business Leadership: A Jossey-Bass Reader

by Jossey-Bass

Business Leadership contains the best thinking from the biggest names in leadership on a wide range of subjects including ethics, dealing with change, vision setting, the heroic journey, the practices... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787964417
• ISBN13: 9780787964412
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 630 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Jorge

This is an excellent book for anyone interested in improving their understanding of leadership and for anyone seeking to embark on a journey of learning new ways of thinking, facing the challenges of change and becoming a more insightful and intuitive leader in business and personal affairs.

all around good resource

I bought this book as the text for a business leadership class I'm taking in college, and it has proven quite useful in only the first month of class. It goes through all different types of leadership styles and guides the reader to gain the tools necessary to being a good leader. I don't have any books to really compare this to, since this is the first business related book I've read. I especially like that there are so many different authors (ie-this is a collection of essays from various authors), thus making it very interesting and not at all biased in one direction or another. I'd definitely suggest reading this one.

A comprehensive exploration of leadership

The all-star cast alone should be enough to recommend the book - virtually every top thinker in the field is here (though aside from Bossidy, not a lot of first-hand accounts from CEOs). The chapters range from practical advice to thought-provoking theory, giving readers a solid overview. Leading and managing can be daunting tasks, so it's nice to have a resource which puts it all in one place. They've boiled each topic down to the essentials, so there's no fat even at 600+ pages. Overall, a (mostly) engaging read and a useful resource for any leader's bookshelf.