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The Extraordinary Life of an Extraordinary Leader 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 audio 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 as a person and as a leader, from her youth in the mountains of western Pennsylvania to her professional journey with the Girl Scouts of the USA where she went from troop leader to transformational CEO, and to how Peter F. Drucker chose her to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, now 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 our country's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This remarkable audio 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 W. Gardner; Max DePree; Presidents Clinton, H.W. Bush, and Reagan; General Eric Shinseki; Jim Collins; Warren Bennis; and Marshall Goldsmith. As inspirational as it is practical, My Life in Leadership is filled with Frances Hesselbein's universal leadership lessons that will serve any leader, of any age, in any sector. "Through her life story you will touch the marrow of a unique contributor to humanity. This audio book's appeal will transcend time and captivate the hearts of leaders around the globe." -- MARGARET DANIELS TYLER, senior program officer, U.S. Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
About the author
Frances Hesselbein is the president and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute and editor-in-chief of the award-winning quarterly journal
Leader to Leader. She has coedited more than twenty books and was named the "Best Nonprofit Manager in America" by
Fortune magazine. Hesselbein has won numerous awards and honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the award recognized her exemplary leadership as CEO of Girl Scouts, her role as the founding president of the Drucker Foundation, and her service as "a pioneer for women volunteerism, diversity, and opportunity." She is the author of
My Life in Leadership,
The Organization of the Future,
Hesselbein on Leadership, and many others.
