by Warren G. Bennis · Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. · tapa dura · ISBN 9780201080599
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«On Becoming a Leader» is Warren G. Bennis's essay on leadership, published by Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. in hardback (226 pages, in English).
Bennis argues that leaders are not born but made, supporting this with interviews and real cases. The book explains how people attain leadership, how they exercise it, and how organizations can encourage or hinder that potential. Its chapters include: knowing oneself, knowing the world, acting on instinct, moving through chaos, and getting others to commit.
This corresponds to the first edition of 1989; includes index and bibliography (pages 217-220). The back cover features comments by Peter Drucker, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and Tom Peters.
Aimed at executives, management students, and professionals interested in leadership development within organizations.
Warren Gamaliel Bennis was an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies. Bennis was University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California.
