Frances Hesselbein Knihy

This special edition of Peter Drucker's Five Most Important Questions offers insightful guidance and inspiration from contemporary leaders. It serves as a management resource for today's leaders and aspiring talent, providing a simple method to reflect on their actions and success strategies. Drucker, known as the "Father of Modern Management," emphasized that "self-assessment is the first action required of leadership." This book presents a practical framework for self-assessment, applying Drucker's timeless leadership philosophy across all sectors and industries, including education. The relevance of his ideas for addressing modern business challenges remains strong since their inception in the mid-twentieth century. Featuring contributions from 20 diverse voices, the text illustrates real-world applications of each question, showcasing how innovation can thrive within this framework. Aimed at leaders in public, private, and social sectors, it helps cultivate a solid foundation for future success. The questions guide organizations in assessing their mission and purpose, leading to a measurable, results-focused strategic plan. Concise and accessible, the guide includes commentary from esteemed management experts and emerging leaders, fostering spirited discussion and action. By engaging with these five questions, leaders can identify strengths, embrace change, and drive measurable results.

The Organization of the Future presents the latest and best thinking of acclaimed visionaries and practitioners who ponder the future of human enterprise everywhere - in government, business, and community. Supported by two giants - Peter Drucker opens the book and Charles Handy closes it - the authors within provide their own perspectives on tomorrow, in thoughtful, to-the-point chapters. Together they underscore where, when, and how organizations and their leaders must

"The Leader of the Future is a compendium of new thought. It is a book about the future quality of our lives, our businesses, our organizations, our society - and the leadership required to move us into the exciting unknown." "Each of the acclaimed authors offers a special perspective on leadership, a unique glimpse into the future, and together their thinking forms a treasure trove of insight and knowledge. All essays were written especially for this book, providing even the most astute reader with new insights and directions crucial to becoming an effective leader in the organization of tomorrow."--Jacket

"The manager's job is to make human strength effective and human weakness irrelevant." —Peter F. Drucker "I am often asked by management students and middle managers, 'How can we make the changes you talk about if we are not at the top?' I reply, 'You can begin where you are, whatever your job. You can bring new insight, new leadership, to your team, your group." —Frances Hesselbein "As they say, 'None of us is as smart as all of us.' That is good because the problems we face are too complex to be solved by any one person or any one discipline." —Warren Bennis These are just a few of the insights collected in Leader to Leader, an inspiring examination of mission, leadership, values, innovation, building collaborations, shaping effective institutions, and creating community. Management pioneer Peter F. Drucker, Southwest Airlines CEO Herb Kelleher, best-selling authors Warren Bennis, Stephen R. Covey, and Charles Handy, Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin, Harvard professors Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Regina Herzlinger, and learning organization expert Peter Senge are among those who share their knowledge and experience in this essential resource. Their essays will spark ideas, open doors, and inspire all those who face the challenge of leading in an ever-changing environment. For a reader's guide, see www.leaderbooks.org

The third volume in the Drucker Foundation Future Series brings together some of today's top social thinkers to discuss how we can better live, learn, work, educate, and communicate our way into the twenty-first century. 20,000 first printing.