Provocative insights on leadership from a "who's who" of leadership thought including: Tom Peters, Charles Handy, and Jim Kouzes A stellar cast of the world's foremost leadership gurus comes together in one place to offer their thoughts on leadership in the new economy.

Preface. Part 1 Setting the Stage for the Future. 1 The Future Has No Shelf Life. 2 The Era of Human Capital Has Finally Arrived. Part 2 The Organization of the Future. 3 A World of Fleas and Elephants. 4 Knowledge Work and the Future of Management. 5 Boundaryless. 6 Trust Me On This: Organizational Support for Trust in a World Without Hierarchies. Part 3 The Leader of the Future. 7 Bringing Leadership Lessons from the Past into the Future. 8 Leadership as the Legitimation of Doubt. 9 Leading Yourself. 10 The Context of Creativity. 11 Why Do We Tolerate Bad Leaders? Magnificent Uncertitude, Anxiety, and Meaning. 12 The Evolving Role of Executive Leadership. 13 When Leadership Is an Organizational Trait. Part 4 How Leaders Stay On Top of Their Game. 14 Just Say Yes! 15 Heroic Leadership's Greatest Battle: The Defeat of Disappointment Versus the Disappointment of Defeat. Part 5 Insights from Young Leaders. 16 Where the Leaders Are: The Promise of Youth Leadership. 17 Seeking a Newer World. Part 6 Some Closing Thoughts. 18 The Leadership Challenges of the Next Generation. Postlude: An Intellectual Memoir. Notes and References. Index. The Authors.

"The Future of Leadership is a book that is inspiring, wise, and a joy to read. It honors the spirit and force of one of the world's greatest thinkers on leadership, Warren Bennis. A must-read for students of the new, new economy-the hybrid that bridges the professionalism of the old with the agility of the new." —John Seely Brown, former director of Xerox PARC and coauthor, The Social Life of Information Warren Bennis examines the issues that will challenge tomorrow's leaders Edward E. Lawler III considers the arrival of the era of human capitalCharles Handy discusses tomorrow's organizational landscapeThomas H. Davenport analyzes knowledge work and the future of managementSteven Kerr reflects on the boundaryless organizationsThomas A. Stewart explores the "network" organizationsJames M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner reveal the enduring leadership lessons of the pastKarl E. Weick talks about making sense of the unpredictable future for organizationsPhilip Slater looks at leading oneselfMihaly Csikszentmihalyi explores creating a context for creativityJean Lipman-Blumen why we tolerate bad leadersCathy L. Greenberg-Walt and Alastair G. Robertson reveal the evolving role of executive leadershipJames O'Toole examines leadership as an organizational traitTom Peters discusses staying a fresh, motivated, and curious leaderJeffrey Sonnenfeld brings to light how leaders respond to adversityTara Church reports on engaging youth in the practice of leadershipEdward W. Headington puts Generation X leadership under the microscopeGretchen M. Spreitzer and Thomas G. Cummings consider the overall future of leadership