Leadership and Governance from the Inside Out [Hardcover]

At last, there’s a business leadership book that really tackles the tough issues of integrity and governance. Taking a unique approach to leadership, this book gathers the path-breaking perspectives of influential shareholder activists; opinion-leading CEOs of major firms; trailblazing, distinguished academics; and courageous regulators. The all-star roster of contributors from the corporate world and academia includes Vanguard's John Bogle, former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, and Harvard Business School's Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Sherron Watkins, Enron whistleblower and Time Person of the Year, shares an inside look at Enron, and Barbara Ley Toffler, former head of Arthur Andersen's Ethics Practice, paints a picture of Anderson Consulting before their fall.Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I: Fueling the Crisis: Corporate Scandal and Wrongdoing.

Chapter 1: “I See Nothing, I Hear Nothing”: Culture, Corruption, and Apathy (Robert Gandossy and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld).

Chapter 2: Twenty-First-Century Corporate Governance: The Growing Pressure on the Board Toward a Corporate Solution (Sherron S. Watkins).

Part II: The Role of the Leader.

Chapter 3: How Leaders Restore Confidence (Rosabeth Moss Kanter).

Chapter 4: Greed, Vanity, and the Grandiosity of the CEO Character (Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries and Katharina Balazs).

Chapter 5: The Essence of Leading and Governing Is Deciding (Michael Useem).

Chapter 6: Vigorous Competition, Cardinal Virtues, and Value Creation (Robert W. Lane).

Chapter 7: Challenge Up: A Key to Organizational Integrity (Marshall Goldsmith).

Chapter 8: Enron et al.: The March of Folly (Warren Bennis).

Part III: The Role of the Board.

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