Visionary Leadership - (J-B Us Non-Franchise Leadership) by Burt Nanus (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Successful leaders know that nothing drives an organization like an attractive, worthwhile, achievable vision for the future. Nanus shows why vision is the key to leadership, and demonstrates how any leader can use a logical, step-by-step process to create and implement a powerful new sense of direction in his or her organization.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Warren Bennis writes, the bookfills me with equal amounts ofadmiration and envy. For the first time ever, Nanus defines for uswhat 'the vision thing' is all about. <p/> Successful leaders know that nothing drives an organization like anattractive, worthwhile, achievable vision for the future.Leadership expert and best-selling author Burt Nanus finally showswhy vision is the key to leadership and demonstrates how any leadercan use a logical, step-by-step process to create and implement apowerful new sense of direction in his or her organization. <p/> Designed for individual leaders to develop their own visionstatement, this book guides readers through the mechanics offorming a vision, guidelines for developing the scope of thevision, and processes for implementing that vision. <p/> Visionary Leadership is an indispensable guide for leaders at alllevels, from top executives to heads of divisions and departments, from large corporations to small businesses, from manufacturing andservice organizations to government and nonprofit institutions.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Nothing drives an organization like an attractive, worthwhile, achievable vision for the future. Leadership expert and best-selling author Burt Nanus finally shows why vision is the key to leadership--and presents a logical, step-by-step process to create and implement a powerful new sense of direction in any organization. Visionary Leadership is an indispensable guide for leaders at all levels, from top executives to heads of divisions and departments, from large corporations to small businesses, from manufacturing and service organizations to government and nonprofit institutions.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>What makes great leaders great? That's the question Burt Nanusattempts to answer in Visionary Leadership (and does so quite well, by the way). But if you're thinking this is going to be another oneof those nebulous, touchy-feely, here's-the-kind-of-charisma-it-takes-to-get-ahead-in-businessbooks, you're only partly right. Visionary Leadership is all aboutthe one essential component of great leadersnamely, being avisionarybut it's not a theoretical treatise. Nanus writes not onlyof the necessity of a vision to your business' success, but alsohow to develop and sustain that vision.'' <p/> Likely to prove the most important management book of the year.''--Edward Cornish, president, World Future Society <p/> Ideas with vision have power and magic that carry those ideasbeyond the people who create them. Burt Nanus shows us how to findsuch vision.'' --U.S. Senator Bob Graham<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>BURT NANUS is author or coauthor of six books including the best-selling Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge (1985, with Warren Bennis). For many years, he was director of research at the University of Southern California's Leadership Institute and professor of management in the School of Business Administration.
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