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Title: Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
ISBN: 1416532498
Author:
Lee Iacocca
Publicate Date: 2008-04-15
Publish: 2008-04-15
List Price: $15.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Where Have All the Leaders Gone
A very easy to read book that is thought provoking and challenges us to look at elections in a new way!
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2: A Late Awakening
I first picked this up at an airport, just to read the intro. I couldn't put it down. Iococca jumps out at you from the first page, with vigor never seen in his previous writings.
One quickly realizes that Mr. Iococca is dissatisfied with the direction and administration of the US government of the first eight years of the century. He minces no words on this tour de force. Iococca backs up his opinions with real-world experience, from discussing world affairs while pulling an all nighter with Fidel Castro, to rebuilding Chrysler on a $1-per-year salary. Indeed some may only fault the author's late return to the pen. But better late than never.
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3: where have you gone lee?
Lee Iacocca was perhaps the man most responsible for CEOs becoming celebrities and super millionaires. He's been retired now for about 15 years and this is his assessment of the state of America. It is a blunt indictment of American culture, the people, AND the leaders. A quote (pg. 205): "You don't have to be a genius to see that a nation full of overeating, pill-popping, TV watching, iPod wired, shopaholic, attention-deficit-disordered people is not going to make it. We could be headed for extinction if we don't watch out." He mostly blames leadership--political as well as business. This is page after page of what is wrong with our country. I think he's right. And he offers a pretty good remedy as far as what and how leaders must change/do to redirect the ship (which in today's NY Times 81% of people polled say is going in the wrong direction.) However, I don't think he understands process as far as human change is concerned, i.e. he doesn't understand how and why this came to be the state of affairs. Without that component, I don't think you're going to be successful in bringing about the necessary changes in leadership. In his defense, he admits being very lucky and living his working life in a bubble. Given that, how would he know? So 3 stars instead of 5. he got it right, he just doesn't understand the root of the problem ... and if you don't get the root--the weed will grow back. Lee, were waiting, where are you?
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4: Where HAVE all the leaders gone?
I recieved an e-mail with just a few lines of this book and thought I may need to read it. After I recieved the book I could not put it down.It asks questions that every American or any person in bussiness should be asking. When things are a mess "why don't we fix them the right way"? Enough with the band-aids , we need a bunch of stiches to fix our economy and Washington. I feel Thomas Jefferson and the other Declaration signers would be sick if they saw our country today. This book does not answer all of the questions but simply says "take some action","don't be afraid to speak out when you see something screwed up"....BE A LEADER! We need Leaders right now in our lives,our jobs and our government! GREAT BOOK!
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5: Easy - Great read with Leadership insights.
What a refreshing book that opens eyes and compells the reader to think about what is going on today, all in the same style as Lee's previous books. I just wish he had a blog to expand his views on current events and rant on the possible solutions. Very well written. I'm passing along the word that this is a winner and a must read for anyone serious about the current leadership and the future of our national values. Thanks, Lee!
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