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The Spirit of Leadership: Optimizing Creativity and Change in Organizations Robert J. Spitzer 
 Format: Hardcover, 344pp. ISBN: 9781890009892 Publisher: Executive Excellence Pub. Date: August 2000 Average Customer Review: 
For Bulk Orders Call: 626-441-2024  Description and Reviews From The Publisher: Many organizations have invested in the skills and structures of change, but have forgotten the more intangible quality of spirit. As a result, their changes have been short-lived, their adaptability slow, and their ability to move to the "next level" non-existent. The absence of spirit (even with all the right skills and structures) has prevented these organizations from developing a self-motivated desire to change for the common good. Indeed, the absence of spirit has led to abject resistance to change. The Spirit of Leadership is intended not only to make up for this glaring error of omission, but also to probe deeply into all the major roots of organizational spirit. It does this by examining ways of enhancing:
Reviews Read this book! In it, Spitzer soars, delivering a precise, profound, and passionate case for inspired leadership. His timeless prescriptions bring clarity to the flabby and fragmented musings of the popular business press. He shows us how the intangibles of spirit, trust, and vision drive the outcomes of organizational success. —Michael W. Morrison Dean, University of Toyota Spitzer is right on the mark. Quantitative and analytical understanding, though necessary for leadership, are not enough. —Sid Banwart, Vice President, Caterpillar, Inc. I'm pleased to see that the same intellectual energy and spiritual power that characterize Bob's presentations made it into print. —Alan Mulally, President, Boeing Commercial
About the Author Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., is the President and CEO of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and the former Director of Gonzaga's Institute of Professional Ethics and the Institute on Character Development. He has consulted more than 40,000 executives, managers, team leaders, administrators and supervisors in over 300 large corporations (e.g., Boeing, Costco, and Toyota). This book is a result of extensive testing of leaders and organizations in North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America, South Africa, and the Middle East.  |
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