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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 361 EAN: 9780060851149 ISBN: 0060851147 Label: Collins Business Manufacturer: Collins Business Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: May 01, 2006 Publisher: Collins Business Release Date: May 09, 2006 Studio: Collins Business Related Items:
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 Rating:  - The Besetting Sin of Leaders"Don't be afraid of strengths in your organization," writes Peter Drucker. "This is the besetting sin of people who run organizations. Of course, able people are ambitious. But you run far less risk of having able people around who want to push you out than you risk by being served by mediocrity." Affirm your team at your staff meeting this week with Drucker's reminder that "strong people always have strong weaknesses too. Where there are peaks, there are valleys. And no one is strong ... Read More Rating: - More ImportantThan Ever as Boundaries BlurI realized a few years ago that government as we know it is a complete failure. The US Government as we know it has failed to provide for domestic or global security, has failed to spend our money wisely, and it is broken across all three branches. At the same time, the political parties, corporations, bankers and many asset managers, have also failed, along with the media, religion, and labor unions. I decided two years ago to create the Earth Intelligence Network along with 23 other co-founders, ... Read More Rating: - excellent information for non profitsi was pleasantly surprised at the information i could gather from this book. Well written and very easy reading. i enjoyed it fully and look forward to ordering more from this author. Rating: - A must read for any leader -- nonprofit or notBought the book for a class and have already given one copy as a gift and recommended the book to several others in leadership positions. Great read for leaders in any type organization. As a matter of fact, if you can motivate your people in a "for-profit" organization the way Drucker speaks of in this book, you can't help but be successful. Rating:  - not bad,but neither goodit is pretty general,there is no such thing as advice or anything the like about practices.he insists in almost every chapter that the mission is the most important thing.the only intersting ideas in his book are some about leadership, but i felt very much that i already knew them,he only confirmed them.this is not to say i am a genius.i am 18, so i guess if you are involved in running a nonprofit for more than one year, you would be able to write a better book. for a beginner it might be ... Read More 
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