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My Life in Leadership : The Journey and Lessons Learned Along the Way / Frances Hesselbein ; foreword by Jim Collins.

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"The extraordinary life of an extraordinary leader: Frances Hesselbein Leadership is a Journey is written in a personal, intimate tone that delivers key leadership lessons applicable to leaders in every walk of life. Tracing her development as a leader, Hesselbein tells her inspirational story around a dozen guiding principles. The stories will show what shaped her personally and professionally: stories from her childhood, as CEO transforming the Girl Scouts and then transforming that organization, being handpicked by Peter Drucker to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, transitioning the foundation to the Leader to Leader Institute and travelling the world to deliver her message of leadership to thousands."--Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780470905739
  • Physical Description: xii, 236 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2011]

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General Note:
Includes index.
Subject: Hesselbein, Frances.
Women chief executive officers > United States > Biography.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America > Management.
Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management.
Leadership.

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North Madison Co PL - Frankton Comm. Library 658 HES (Text) 30419200476527 Adult Non-Fiction Checked out 05/10/2024

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Foreword vii
Jin Collins
Introduction: Being Galled Forward 1(8)
PART ONE ROOTS
9(38)
1 Stories of Family, Lessons of Love
11(16)
2 Embrace the Defining Moment
27(12)
3 Defining Yourself with the Power of No
39(8)
PART TWO MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY
47(120)
4 My Management Education
49(22)
5 New York Calls
71(12)
6 Challenging the Gospel
83(10)
7 Becoming a Change Agent
93(14)
8 Finding Out Who You Are
107(8)
9 My Journey with Peter Drucker
115(16)
10 The Indispensable Partnership-Governance and Management, Board and Staff
131(10)
11 Strengthening the Leadership of the Social Sector
141(12)
12 Adventures Around the World
153(14)
PART THREE CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS
167(52)
13 To Serve Is to Live
169(14)
14 Seeing and Listening
183(10)
15 Leaders of the Future
193(12)
16 Conclusion: Shine a Light
205(14)
About the Author 219(2)
Index 221


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