Questions and Stories for Leaders

by Max De Pree

“For me, asking the question, ‘Does leadership have a future?’ opens up a large window into the work of leaders, where questions have a special function. It’s a great misconception, you know, that leaders have the answers. I can tell you that isn’t true. Really good leaders, I think, have good questions.”

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A De Pree Center Monograph

“By now I was starting to understand the incredible gift of mentors. I knew that I needed them and I was beginning to suspect that I might be able to pass this gift on to others.”

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Two Voices

by Max De Pree and Walter C. Wright, Jr.

“Mentoring is above all a work of love, which at its best is a two-way exchange.”

“An important aspect of the mentor’s responsibility is to be diligent in guiding discussion away from ‘What shall I do?’ and toward ‘Who do I intend to be?’”

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Leadership and Management Practices at ServiceMaster and the Drucker Tradition

by Joseph Maciariello

“I have written this monograph to explore the relationships between our assumptions about human nature and the way we practice management. …
My hope is that this monograph will help create organizations that are not only economically sound but also morally just.”

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