The Powers to Lead.
Oxford University Press, 2008.
Joseph S. Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
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"This book represents an important intellectual odyssey. Nye has long been acclaimed as one of the world's foremost thinkers about international affairs, helping us understand, for example, the differences between soft and hard power. Now, to our great good fortune, he has turned his mind to the vexing questions of how power relates to leadership. The result is a conceptual tour de force-one of the best works on leadership since James MacGregor Burns wrote his breakthrough book three decades ago. What a splendid journey!" -- David Gergen, Professor of Public Service and Director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
""The Powers to Lead is an outstanding primer on leadership and all its dimensions. Nye cuts through the many bromides surrounding the subject to present a sharp, gracefully written introduction to leadership that will benefit anyone from Washington to Wall Street." -- General Brent Scowcroft, former U.S. National Security Advisor.