Tracing her development as a leader, Frances Hesselbein reveals her remarkable personal story and the principles that have served and
guided her well throughout her extraordinary life. Written in an intimate and compelling voice, this book delivers key leadership
lessons applicable to leaders in every walk of life.
My Life in Leadership offers a look at what shaped Frances Hesselbein personally and as a leader, from her youth in the hills western
Pennsylvania to her professional journey with the Girl Scouts of the USA where she went from troop leader to transformational CEO, to how
Peter Drucker handpicked her to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, and how she later transitioned the Foundation to the Leader to
Leader Institute. With excitement and humility, she relives the key moments that have shaped her life of leadership including the day
she received the country’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This remarkable book also includes stories about
her world travels to deliver her message of leadership and her notable experiences with as well as what she has learned from some of the
most distinguished leaders of our time including Peter Drucker, John Gardner, Max DePree, Presidents Clinton and Reagan, General Eric
Shinseki, Jim Collins, Warren Bennis and Marshall Goldsmith.
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