Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor

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"In this book, distinguished authors Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, and James O'Toole explore what it means to be a transparent leader, create a transparent organization, and live in an ever more transparent world culture. In three interconnected essays, they examine transparency from three different vantage points - within and between organizations, in terms of personal responsibility, and finally, in the context of the new digital reality - all with an emphasis on how these relate to leaders and leadership." Combining theory and experience, ...
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Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor

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Overview

"In this book, distinguished authors Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, and James O'Toole explore what it means to be a transparent leader, create a transparent organization, and live in an ever more transparent world culture. In three interconnected essays, they examine transparency from three different vantage points - within and between organizations, in terms of personal responsibility, and finally, in the context of the new digital reality - all with an emphasis on how these relate to leaders and leadership." Combining theory and experience, this book offers both a long view of transparency and a wealth of practical advice. The ideas in each chapter will make anyone both a better follower and a better leader.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781118771648
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 5/28/2013
  • Series: J-B Warren Bennis Series
  • Edition number: 1
  • Sales rank: 449,550

Meet the Author

Warren Bennis is Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and founding chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California. He also serves as chairman of the Advisory Board of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Judgment and On Becoming a Leader.

Daniel Goleman authored the best-selling books Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership. He is codirector of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations, based at Rutgers University.

James O'Toole is the Daniels Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. He is the author of seventeen books, including The Executive's Compass, Creating the Good Life, and Leading Change.

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Table of Contents

Preface Warren Bennis Bennis, Warren

1 Creating a Culture of Candor Warren Bennis Bennis, Warren Daniel Goleman Goleman, Daniel Patricia Ward Biederman Biederman, Patricia Ward 1

2 Speaking Truth to Power James O'Toole O'Toole, James 45

3 The New Transparency Warren Bennis Bennis, Warren 93

Notes 123

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