On leadership /
John W. Gardner.
- xv, 220 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-210).
The nature of leadership -- The tasks of leadership -- The heart of the matter: leader-constituent interaction -- Contexts -- Attributes -- Power -- The moral dimension -- Large-scale organized systems -- Fragmentation and the common good -- The knitting together -- Community -- Renewing -- Sharing leadership tasks -- Leadership development: the early years -- Leadership development: lifelong growth -- Motivating -- The release of human possibliities.
A searching examination of leadership as it is practiced, or malpracticed, in America today. Includes the elements of motivation, shared values, social cohesion, and institutional renewal.