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Leading for a Lifetime: How Defining Moments Shape Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
by Warren G. Bennis, Robert J. Thomas
from Harvard Business School Press
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Great advice from great leaders, young and old 
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," is one of Friedrich Nietzsche's most famous sayings. In their quest to uncover the secrets of great leadership across generations, Warren Bennis and Robert J. Thomas arrive basically at the same conclusion in this revised update of their earlier book Geeks & Geezers. The ability to overcome adversity is the universal theme that emerges from their interviews with 18 "geeks," leaders mostly younger than 30, and 25 "geezers," leaders mostly aged 70 to 80, in... more info
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"Crucibles" That Create Exceptional Leaders of All Ages 
Note: This is a revised and updated reissue of Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas' previously published Geeks & Geezers. The review that follows is of that book whose insights are essentially the same in the reissue.
I have read all and reviewed most of the books which Bennis has authored or co-authored. My opinion is that this is the most thought-provoking as yet produced by the self-styled "geezer" and his co-author, Thomas. In From Good to Great, Jim Collins explains that he and his 21... more info
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