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The Powers to Lead (English Edition) Reprint Edition, Kindle Edition

English edition by Joseph Nye Jr. (Autor) Format: Kindle Edition
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What qualities make a leader succeed in business or politics? In an era when the information revolution has dramatically changed the playing field, when old organizational hierarchies have given way to fluid networks of contacts, and when mistrust of leaders is on the rise, our ideas about leadership are clearly due for redefinition.

With The Powers to Lead, Joseph S. Nye offers a sweeping look at the nature of leadership in today's world, in an illuminating blend of history, business case studies, psychological research, and more. As he observes, many now believe that the more authoritarian and coercive forms of leadership--the hard power approaches of earlier military-industrial eras--have been largely supplanted in postindustrial societies by soft power approaches that seek to attract, inspire, and persuade rather than dictate. Nye argues, however, that the most effective leaders are actually those who combine hard and soft power skills in proportions that vary with different situations. He calls this smart power. Drawing examples from the careers of leaders as disparate as Gandhi, Churchill, Lee Iacocca, and George W. Bush, Nye uses the concept of smart power to shed light on such topics as leadership types and skills, the needs and demands of followers, and the nature of good and bad leadership in terms of both ethics and effectiveness. In one particularly instructive chapter, he looks in depth at contextual intelligence--the ability to understand changing environments, capitalize on trends, and use the flow of events to implement strategies.

Thoroughly grounded in the real world, rich in both analysis and anecdote, The Powers to Lead is sure to become a modern classic, a concise and lucid work applicable to every field, from small businesses and nonprofit organizations to nations on the world stage. This paperback edition includes a new preface by the author.
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  3. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  4. Publication date
    3 Mar. 2008
  5. Language
    English
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Nye has written better and more creatively on the importance of soft power as a political and diplomatic weapon than anyone else. Now he brings this knowledge and all his governmental and academic experience to bear on the oldest question in politics - how do leaders emerge and what distinguishes the good ones from the bad? There couldn't be a better primer for a presidential election year, in which all of us, whether or not we are American citizens, have such a big stake. Chris Patten, Chancellor of Oxford University

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Joseph S. Nye is University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, where he was formerly Dean. In government, he served as Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Deputy Undersecretary of State. A frequent contributor to The New York Times, The Washington Post , and The Wall Street Journal , he is the author of several books, including The Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone (Oxford, 2003) and Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0013TPYMG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (3 Mar. 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 939 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0195335627
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  • Dr Zhu Weiguang
    4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting book
    Reviewed in Singapore on 27 March 2023
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Baseed my thesis around this book.
    Reviewed in Australia on 28 August 2019
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    This is up to date. Joseph Nye is the current leader in this field.
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  • BT093
    5.0 out of 5 stars Forget Bill Nye, Joe Nye knows what he talking about!
    Reviewed in the United States on 2 April 2014
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    Joseph Nye does an amazing job explaining the different powers from soft power, hard power, and the combination of smart power. I read this as a freshman in my Scholars program, Public Leadership. From reading that book, I have used the tools that Nye teaches in leading organizations more effectively. I use it so much that I reference this book when it comes to leadership and team development.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Good read. Came out originally as Obama was charging ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2015
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    Good read. Came out originally as Obama was charging up the rails firstbtime round. Interesting reading now - also in a British context in the run up to a crucial General Election, in thinking about what we really should be looking for in our leaders as opposed to what the papers tell us a leader should look like.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2017
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    still highly relevant in my view and an engrossing read
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