Linkage Inc's Best Practices in Leadership Development Handbook, 2nd Edition

FOREWORD

Warren Bennis

 

 

Developing leaders is an important activity, but it is elusive and difficult to pull off. In almost every aspect of the social sciences, “development” is always the most challenging area, whether it is economic, human, political, or psychological. Development means that things are always moving and evolving. We’ve come so far in leadership development, but there is still much to learn and so many possibilities. When I was coming up in this field, I remember my mentor, Douglas MacGregor, would say that organizations are transitive. His point was that one job would prepare you for the transition to the next. I believe that these wise remarks were well placed at the time, but perhaps not so anymore in the current ...