A Village of Knowledge
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491_9781524645021
A VILLAGE OF KNOWLEDGE-by Virginia Gean and Farrell GeanWORDS OF PRAISE: Competition and innovation are not only important in the corporate world, they have also become critical elements in the world of management research and business schools. During that race towards the better and newer ideas of the future, we often forget the learnings from the past. In this book, Virginia Gean has done an excellent job extracting valuable lessons from those who have been successful - the leaders on whose shoulders we all stand.Gerhard Apfelthaler, Ph. D., Dean, School of Management, California Lutheran UniversityIt is a widely known and accepted belief that one can learn leadership qualities by listening to those who have demonstrated successful attributes in their careers. A group of such highly accomplished leaders live at the same address in Ventura County. Collectively, these individuals possess a gold mine of leadership knowledge to be learned by anyone willing to listen. This unique group lives in University Village in Thousand Oaks. Virginia Gean conducted personal interviews with many of the retired business leaders living there as research for this book, entitled A Village of Knowledge. These successful leaders come from many different backgrounds and industries, but their messages are profoundly clear and consistent. Each urges aspiring leaders to live by the principles and values they share to have successful, fulfilling professional and personal lives. There are many universal ideals of effective leadership that are held by these interviewees. A sample of the interviewees that are in this book, A Village of Knowledge are mentioned below.TRADER JOES - John Shields, former CEO and builder of the Trader Joes brand, emphasized that leaders inspire and motivate others to realize their potential. True leaders are ethical. Leaders allow their people to make mistakes and learn from them. Leaders listen to their employees and their customers. Leaders manage their
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