Why Leaders Can't Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues

By Warren Bennis

Book Overview

A Selection of the Executive Program and Fortune Book Clubs Leaders beware. There's an unconscious conspiracy afoot, aiming to sabotage your plans and undermine your vision. Entrenched bureaucracy, ominous social trends, and mind-numbing routine are among its members'and their proliferation is an unfortunate sign of our times. But take heart. In this highly acclaimed work, legendary management consultant Warren Bennis unmasks the culprits, analyzes their tactics, and offers new insights for change agents struggling to take charge in an era that conspires against effective leadership. The best book on how leaders can lead. --Peter Drucker Bennis teaches leaders to maximize their virtues, correct their faults, face change successfully, and love their work. Leaders will win, but so will their organizations: Bennis advocates a collaborative leadership that empowers employees and enhances organizational effectiveness. A priceless gift to those seeking to be accountable leaders. --Max De Pree, author of Leading Without Power So learn why leaders can't lead. Then learn how they can lead. This book--alive with warmth and wisdom--is essential reading both for leaders and for the human resource professionals who teach them.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555421520
• ISBN13: 9781555421526
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Classic and Timeless

This is one of the best books ever written on leadership. I suspect that the poor reviews come from Reagan acolytes since Bennis was willing to tell the world the emperor had no clothes back when it was first written. If you are looking for leadership strategies and tactics, you'll appreciate this book. If you believe the world desperately needs real leadership, you'll want to own this book. However, if you think greed is good and you're more interested in getting "yours" then you shouldn't bother opening the cover.

One of the most exciting books I have ever read!

Warren Bennis has a talent for being able to see and articulate the "big picture" problems that are plaguing the majority of organizations today. He uses many, many examples to show cause and effect relationships between poor leadership and organizational health. He is an outspoken fan of creativity, vision, trust and momentum within the work force and exegetic in his treatment of corporations, colleges, the military, Non-Profits, etc.- He is blunt about greed, reactionism and hubris while presenting an exciting picture of our Country and it's potential when leaders (not managers) are allowed to instill hope in the people who do the work. I am buying a copy for each of my employees!!