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Up the Organization

How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits

Up the Organization( )
Author: Townsend, Robert C.
Bennis, Warren
Series title:J-B Warren Bennis Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7879-8775-6
Publication Date:May 2007
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Imprint:Jossey-Bass
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $24.00
Book Description:

Although it was first published more than thirty-five years ago, Up the Organization continues to top the lists of best business books by groups as diverse as the American Management Association, Strategy + Business (Booz Allen Hamilton), and The Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management.

Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: Business & Economics / Management
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.546 x 8.323 x 0.893 Inches
Book Weight:0.7 Pounds
Author Biography
Townsend, Robert C. (Author)
Warren Bennis was born in the Bronx, New York on March 8, 1925. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army, completed officers' training, and became one of the youngest platoon leaders to serve in Europe. He was awarded both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He received a bachelor's degree from Antioch College in Ohio in 1951 and a doctorate in economics from M.I.T. As an educator, he taught organizational studies at Harvard University, Boston University, and the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. He was a professor of business administration at The University of Southern California for more than 30 years.

He wrote more than 30 books on leadership including On Becoming a Leader, Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, and Why Leaders Can't Lead. He also wrote a memoir entitled Still Surprised. He advised several presidents and business executives on the essence of successful leadership including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald Reagan and Howard D. Schultz, the chief executive of Starbucks. Bennis died on July 31, 2014 at the age of 89.

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