Warren Bennis Speaks About the Need for Leadership and Honesty During This Historic and Disastrous Time in His New Book Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Bailouts, foreclosures, failing stock market and the upcoming elections--so much for Americans to be concerned about and no one to look to for clear and honest leadership. With each devastating occurrence and every chief at the helm seeming to pass the buck, Americans are becoming more and more disillusioned with the leadership on both Wall Street and in D.C., making them feel less secure financially and for the future. But it is not all doom and gloom, according to a new book, if those in a leadership role make the changes necessary to regain the trust of the American people.
In this timely book titled Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor (Jossey-Bass, June 2008, $22.95, 978-0-470-27876-5), powerhouse leadership trio Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, and James O'Toole explore what it means to be a transparent leader, create a transparent organization, and live in an ever more transparent world culture. The authors look at what conspires against a "culture of candor" in organizations, with disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy honesty and openness. In three separate essays, the authors explore the lightning rod concept of "transparency" which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector. The book covers three areas of transparency:
* Creating a Culture of Candor
* Speaking Truth to Power
* The New Transparency
Each interconnected essay, examines transparency from three different vantage points--within and between organizations, in terms of personal responsibility, and finally, in the context of the new digital reality--all with an emphasis on how these relate to leaders and leadership. The first essay explores an urgent dilemma for every contemporary leader: how to create a culture of candor. The second essay discusses a prerequisite for transparency and a responsibility we too often fail to fulfill. The final essay explores how digital technology is making the entire world more transparent.
Combining theory and experience, this book offers both a long view of transparency and a wealth of practical advice. The ideas in each chapter will make anyone both a better follower and a better leader.
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