Leadership is an Art.

• Author: Washburn, Mike I.

I like to underline concepts and ideas and write in the margins of books I read, and the copious quantity of underlining and writing in margins I have in leadership is an Art suggests I like it very much. The concepts of the art of leadership found in this book will inspire you to aspire to be a better leader.

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Author Max De Pree is the former CEO and chairman of Herman Miller, Inc., a manufacturer of office furniture founded in 1923. Although not a new book, the principles shared and the concepts taught by De Pree in Leadership is an Art are as current today as they were when first published in 1989. By the author's own admission this is not a "how-to" book, but more of a series of ideas and concepts that make you think about your own leadership style and how it impacts your employees and customers.

As opposed to more recent books on leadership and management that focus on case studies, Leadership is an Art utilizes examples and stories exclusively from Herman Miller, Inc. It works because it is highly personal and engagingly illustrative of a company widely recognized as one of the best...