Thinkers 50 Leadership: Organizational Success Through Leadership

author: Stuart Crainer

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.75

book published: 2013

rating: 3

read at: 2015/02/06

date added: 2015/02/06

shelves: non-fiction-business

review:

'Thinkers 50 Leadership: Organizational Success Through Leadership' is a survey of business wisdom from the past 40 or so years. I recently read the Thinkers 50 on innovation, and I liked that one a bit better, maybe because the information seemed to be fresher.



The book begins with a chapter titled How We Got Here which examines why we have come to need thought leadership on the subject. Discussed in further chapters are the subjects of Level 5 leadership, authentic leadership, charisma and followership, and other topics. Throughout the book there are interviews with Jim Collins, Warren Bennis and others.



There is a lot packed into 206 pages, and maybe that's the problem here. while innovation is a newer topic for business books, leadership has been around for quite a while. It's not that these aren't good and valuable insights. They are, and the people interviewed and lauded are thought leaders. I just felt a bit underwhelmed when it was all said and done.



I received a review copy of this ebook from McGraw-Hill Professional and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.





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