Hesselbein on Leadership (PDF)

The woman BusinessWeek called the "grande dame of American
management" shares her vision of leadership

Frances Hesselbein rose from a volunteer troop leader to become
CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. During her tenure Hesselbein
transformed the Girl Scouts and created one of the most vibrant and
recognized organizations in the world. In the course of her
brilliant career, she was recognized by Fortune magazine as the
"Best Nonprofit Manager in America" and was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom. Now, for the first time, Frances
Hesselbein has collected her most incisive and stirring writings on
the topic of leadership in one compelling book. The book affirms
Hesselbein's specific leadership principles that will give readers
the inspiration to go forth and become exemplary leaders. It is
also filled with the practical knowledge readers need so they can
make a difference every day. These gems of leadership wisdom
include Hesselbein's thoughts on innovation, change, diversity, and
what it means to be a woman leader. At the heart of the book is
Hesselbein's belief that leadership is about character-a question
of how to be, not how to do it. Hailed by Warren Bennis, Peter
Senge, Jim Collins, Peter Drucker, and others as one of the most
innovative and inspired leaders today, Frances Hesselbein gives
readers a star to steer by. Hesselbein on Leadership will
engage, energize, and motivate readers to do their best and be
their best.

Frances Hesselbein (New York, NY) is the Chairman of the
Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and Editor in
Chief of Leader to Leader, the premier leadership journal. She is a
recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the coeditor of
numerous books on leadership including The Leader of the
Future (Jossey-Bass: 0-7879-5204-4) and The Organization of
the Future, The Community of the Future (Jossey-Bass:
0-7879-5203-6).