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Hearts touched with fire : how great leaders are made / David Gergen.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: vii, 311 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781982170578
  • 1982170573
Other title:
  • How great leaders are made
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/092 23
LOC classification:
  • HD57.7 .G475 2022
Contents:
Part one: Your inner journey. Hearts touched with fire -- Becoming the author of your own life -- Your gathering years -- Surviving the flaming crucible -- The keys to resilience -- Turning adversity into purpose -- Part two: Your outer journey. Learning to lead up -- Leading your team -- The art of public persuasion -- Part three: Leadership in action. When journeys converge -- How leaders lose their way -- Leading through a crisis -- Booster rockets -- Executive summary: 20 key takeaways -- Epilogue: Answering the call.
Summary: As nations careen from one crisis to the next, there is a growing cry for fresh leadership. Those in charge have repeatedly fallen short, and trust in institutions has plummeted. So, what does great leadership look like? And how are great leaders made? David Gergen, a leader in the public arena for more than half a century, draws from his experiences as a White House adviser to four presidents, his decades as a trusted voice on national issues, and years of teaching and mentoring young people to offer a stirring playbook for the next generation of change-makers.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) HD57.7 .G475 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000193147

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-294) and index.

Part one: Your inner journey. Hearts touched with fire -- Becoming the author of your own life -- Your gathering years -- Surviving the flaming crucible -- The keys to resilience -- Turning adversity into purpose -- Part two: Your outer journey. Learning to lead up -- Leading your team -- The art of public persuasion -- Part three: Leadership in action. When journeys converge -- How leaders lose their way -- Leading through a crisis -- Booster rockets -- Executive summary: 20 key takeaways -- Epilogue: Answering the call.

As nations careen from one crisis to the next, there is a growing cry for fresh leadership. Those in charge have repeatedly fallen short, and trust in institutions has plummeted. So, what does great leadership look like? And how are great leaders made? David Gergen, a leader in the public arena for more than half a century, draws from his experiences as a White House adviser to four presidents, his decades as a trusted voice on national issues, and years of teaching and mentoring young people to offer a stirring playbook for the next generation of change-makers.

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