Leader to Leader

The challenges of today and tomorrow demand new ways of leading organizations, building collaborations, and creating communities. Since its premier issue, the  award-winning journal Leader to Leader has presented the best thinking of leaders, for leaders. This first collection of articles from the widely acclaimed journal brings together the timely but classic wisdom of world-renowned leaders, best-selling writers, legendary thinkers, and esteemed business philosophers

Management pioneer Peter F. Drucker, Southwest Airlines Leader Herb Kelleher, best-selling authors Mad De Pree and Stephen R. Covey, Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin, Harvards Business School professors  John P. Kotter, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and Regina Herzlinger, and organization expert Peter M. Senge are just some of the thrity-seven talented thinkers who have contributed their knowledge and experience to this volume.

Though the authors write from diverse perspectives and present their own thoughts, they weave a coherent tapestry of themes. The chapters present a vital examination of mission, leadership, innovation, the discipline of transformation, and the building of effective, productive institutions. Behind these explorations is a deep belief in the humanity of the institutions, with emphasis on the leader's role in fulfilling the common purpose of all organizations — as stated by Peter Drucker, "to make the strengths of people effective and their weaknesses irrelevant."

• Part One: On Leaders and Leadership
1. My Mentors' Leadership Lessons
   Peter F. Drucker;
2. Managing in a World That is Round
   Frances Hesselbein;
3. The Leader's Legacy
   Max De Pree
4. Ten Lessons from Presidents
   Doris Kearns Goodwin
5. Finding Your Leadership Voice
   James M. Kouzes
6. The Best Lesson in Leadership
   Herb Kelleher
• Part Two: Leading Innovation and Transformation
7. The Discipline of Innovation
   Peter F. Drucker
8. The Practice of Innovation
   Peter M. Senge
9. Making Change Happen
   John Kotter
10. Strategic Innovation in the Quest for New Wealth
    Gary Hamel and Jim Scholes
11. Making Change Stick
    Douglas K. Smith
• Part Three: Leadership in the New Information Economy
12. The Shape of Things to Come
    Peter F. Drucker
13. The Search for Meaning
    Charles Handy
14. Women and the New Economy
    Sally Helgesen
15. Aligning Corporate Culture to Maximize High Technology
    Esther Dyson
16. Goodbye, Command and Control
    Margaret Wheatley
17. The Soul of the Network Economy
    Kevin Kelly
• Part Four: Competitive Strategy in a Global Economy
18. How Locals Can Win Global Contests
    Rosabeth Moss Kanter
19. Leadership Secrets of a Venture Capitalist
    Ann Winblad
20. Strategy in a World without Borders
    Kenichi Ohmae
21. The Success Syndrome
    David A. Nadler and Mark B. Nadler
• Part Five: Leading for High Performance
22. The Habits of Effective Organizations
    Stephen R. Covey
23. GE's Collective Genius
    Steven Kerr
24. Aligning Action and Values
    Jim Collins
25. Building Companies Worthy of Devotion
    Charlotte Beers
26. The Mark of a Winner
    Noel Tichy
27. Creating an Energized Workplace
    Bob Nelson
28. The Real Keys to High Performance
    Jeffrey Pfeffer
29. Developing the Star Performer
    Linda A. Hill
30. Leading for the Long Term
    Leonard L. Berry
• Part Six: Building Great Teams
31. The Secrets of Great Groups
    Warren Bennis
32. Making Teams Work at the Top
    Jon R. Katzenbach
33. Why Teams Don't Work
    J. Richard Hackman
34. Coaching for Better Teamwork
    Marshall Goldsmith
• Part Seven: Leadership Across the Sectors
35. Leadership in the Cities
    John W. Gardner
36. Full Disclosure: A Strategy for Performance
    Regina Herzlinger
37. The Invisible Side of Leadership
    James E. Austin