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Title: Leadership Vapor ...
Review: I received a copy of this book from upper management as part of an offsite planning retreat. Reading it later, it struck me that "there is no there there." Max DePree may be a nice guy and maybe was an effective CEO for Herman Miller, but trying to climb down from the clouds to distill his advice to a day to day operational level is like nailing Jell-O to a wall.Come to think of it, "Leadership Jazz" may be somewhat like chicken soup for the management soul. It certainly won't hurt and just may help.Perhaps the best thing about it is the fact that it is a quick read. Platitudes, sermonizing and bromides about servant leadership abound. I'm not saying it's bad, just a bit ethereal.If this is leadership "jazz," I'm not sure I want to riff with that band ....
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