{"product_id":"conversations-on-leadership-hardcover","title":"Conversations on Leadership - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLan Liu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA veritable who's who in leadership, \u003ci\u003eConversations on Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e features Warren Bennis, Jim Kouzes, John Kotter, Noel Tichy, Peter Senge, James March, Howard Gardner, Bill George, and others. Since each leader has a distinctive approach, this book provides the multi-faceted truths of leadership to broaden and deepen the understanding of the readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are the essential qualities of leadership? How do we develop leaders? Does culture matter in leadership? How does leadership differ from management? How do we lead effectively? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a series of intimate conversations, Lan Liu has sought answers to these and other pressing questions made more pertinent by the recent dilemmas thrown up in the wake of the global financial crisis. In doing so, he has brought together and condensed the thoughts and wisdom of 13 of the most influential scholars in the world of leadership today: John Kotter, Warren Bennis, Howard Gardner, James March, Jim Kouzes, Noel Tichy, Bill George, Peter Senge, Jerry Porras, Joseph Badaracco Jr., provide a broad spectrum of views from the United States; Manfred Kets de Vries offers a European perspective; and China's Cho-yun Hsu and Debashis Chatterjee from India add a distinctly Asian flavor to the mix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe views presented here provide a broad overview and a thorough understanding of leadership, not just from a management perspective but incorporating insights from disciplines as varied as history and psychology. The conversational format lends a vivid immediacy to the thinking of these modern masters and the author has been able to summarize and integrate the eight disciplines of leadership necessary for any current or aspiring practitioners of leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is indeed time for \u003ci\u003eConversations on Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e. It covers major leadership scholars and practitioners and gives them a place across cultures. Lan Liu also opens the way for us to think seriously about enriching our Western models and not about rejecting them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFons Trompenaars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Owner and founder of THT Consulting\u003cbr\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eRiding the Waves of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLan Liu's \u003ci\u003eConversations on Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e makes two great contributions to our current leadership literature. First off, it brings us an update of the latest thinking of many of the most read and listened to leadership thinkers of our time. Second, he carefully summarizes the contributions of our gurus which provide the busy executive a condensed version of the most popular leadership ideas. As an update, I found it invaluable and as a summary a one of a kind! This very readable book is destined to appear on the book shelves of all serious leaders in Asia and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven J. DeKrey, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Senior Associate Dean, HKUST Business School\u003cbr\u003e Editor, \u003ci\u003eLearning from Leaders in Asia\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor, \u003ci\u003eLeadership Experiences in Asia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHave you ever wondered what it might be like to interview 13 of the world's most thoughtful leadership scholars? I have, but never acted on it. Thank goodness Lan Liu not only had the courage to act on his dream, but also the generosity to share it with the rest of the world. This is a stunning book. What makes this sweeping review so extraordinary is not only that it contains the distilled wisdom of great masters, but that it does so in such a deeply personal and refreshingly provocative way. As Liu reminds us, \"Dialog is the oldest and the most effective way of learning from a master.\" He's right. As a result, no serious leadership scholar or practitioner can afford to miss out on this remarkable conversation!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eScott A. Snook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Business School\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn bringing together the personal thoughts and ideas of some of the leading leadership thinkers of our time, Lan Liu has managed an important achievement and rendered a distinguished public service for all those interested in leadership, whether it be leadership application, leadership research, leadership development or simply a look into the thinking of those on the cutting edge of this critical topic. \u003ci\u003eConversations on Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e would have interested Peter Drucker and made him proud of the insights expressed as well as Mr. Liu's achievement in gaining them. This book should be read by all leadership researchers, educators, and above all, leadership practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam A. Cohen, PhD, Major General, USAFR, Ret.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vice President, The Peter F. Drucker Academies of China and Hong Kong\u003cbr\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eDrucker on Leadership and Heroic Leadership: Leading with Integrity and Honor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversations on Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e by Lan Liu offers the backstory on how these leading thinkers came to hold the views that they have about leadership. You will learn more about the real meaning of leadership from these delightfully intimate conversations than you will learn from most leadership textbooks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen Denning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Language of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Leade's Guide to Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA provocative, engaging and lively series of conversations with top thinkers that provide both inspiration and illumination for managers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHayagreeva Rao\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Atholl McBean Professor of Organizational Behavior\u003cbr\u003e Stanford Graduate School of Business\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLan Liu's book \u003ci\u003eConversations on Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is full of insights and practical advice on the nature of leadership. The book is unique not so much in its summary of leadership theories by scholars of world renown, but in its conversational approach to discussing leadership in its historical and cultural contexts with many of those who have been instrumental in shaping ideas and practice in this field. As such, this book is a valuable addition to the bookshelves of both students of leadership and corporate practitioners alike.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. John Yang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dean and Professor, Beijing International MBA Program\u003cbr\u003e Peking University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough his vivid conversations with leadership masters from both the West and the East, and through his efforts to integrate their thoughts in a way that takes them beyond the American model, Lan Liu has opened a new page in our understanding of what leadership is, what it means and the qualities required of leaders. This book will, I am sure, prove to be a great guide to anyone who aspires to lead in this global era, whatever the context.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Yu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Founder, Chairman and CEO\u003cbr\u003e New Oriental Education \u0026amp; Technology Group\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLan Liu\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher at Peking University's Center for China Strategic Studies and adjunct professor at the Beijing Peter F. Drucker Academy, where he teaches leadership courses on their executive programs. The author of five books in Chinese, including \u003ci\u003ePeople First\u003c\/i\u003e (2010, co-author), \u003ci\u003eMaster Classes of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and \u003ci\u003eTen Truths of Management\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), for seven years he was editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eChief Executive China\u003c\/i\u003e, a leading business-management magazine with around 200,000 subscribers. In a varied career, he has been a columnist of \u003ci\u003eChina Business Times\u003c\/i\u003e, associate director of case center of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, and deputy general manager of an advertising agency. Liu holds a B.A. in International Politics and an M.A. in International \u0026amp; Intercultural Communication from Peking University, and an M.P.A. in International Development from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 9.26 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47209288270073,"sku":"9780470825693","price":50.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/yAhzEVQlVW9780470825693.webp?v=1768062732","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/conversations-on-leadership-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}