“All leadership students, researchers, educators, or practicing managers and public servants who aspire to become a leader, should have this tome as a compulsory reading.”

 – from the Foreword by Warren Bennis, University Professor and Founding Chairman of the Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California

A veritable who's who in leadership, Conversations on Leadership: Wisdom from Global Management Gurus (ISBN: 978-0-470-82569-3) carries a series of author Lan Liu’s dialogue with 13 of the most influential thought leaders in the world of leadership today: John Kotter, Warren Bennis, Howard Gardner, James March, Jim Kouzes, Noel Tichy, Bill George, Peter Senge, Jerry Porras, Joseph Badaracco Jr., provide a broad spectrum of views from the United States; Manfred Kets de Vries offers a European perspective; and China’s Cho-yun Hsu and Debashis Chatterjee from India add a distinctly Asian flavor to the mix.

These masters, with varied backgrounds in management, history, and psychology, enlighten us by addressing in their unique ways the vital leadership issues: What are the essential qualities of leadership? How do we develop leaders? Does culture matter in leadership? How does leadership differ from management? How do we lead effectively? – With each leader’s distinctive approach, this book provides the multi-faceted truths of leadership. Their answers, combined in one volume, provide a panoramic view and thorough understanding of leadership.

The conversational format lends a vivid immediacy to the thinking of these modern masters and the author has been able to neatly summarize and integrate the eight disciplines of leadership for quick and actionable guidance for any leadership practitioner.