Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge (Collins Business Essentials)

In this illuminating study of corporate America's most critical issue—leadership—world-renowned leadership guru Warren Bennis and his co-author Burt Nanus reveal the four key principles every manager should know: Attention Through Vision, Meaning Through Communication, Trust Through Positioning, and The Deployment of Self.

In this age of "process", with downsizing and restructuring affecting many workplaces, companies have fallen trap to lack of communication and distrust, and vision and leadership are needed more than ever before. The wisdom and insight in Leaders addresses this need. It is an indispensable source of guidance all readers will appreciate, whether they're running a small department or in charge of an entire corporation.

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Published Oct 7, 2003

256 pages

Average rating: 10

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wdkilpackiii
Mar 05, 2026
10/10 stars
This was the textbook in a college seminar I took and it changed my life. It was where it really clicked for me that the primary goal of a leader is as a communicator. Pretty essential for a communication major. I now recommend it to my students!

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