Introduction
1 Contemporary Leadership Theory
2 Leading with Heart
3 Jane Addams
4 Walt Disney
5 Thomas Alva Edison
6 Henry Ford
7 Mahatma Gandhi
8 Adolph Hitler
9 Pope John Paul II
10 Martin Luther King, Jr.
11 Vladimir Lenin
12 Mao Zedong
13 John D. Rockefeller
14 To Lead as Jesus Did
15 Leadership Lessons Learned
Appendix: The Heart Smart Organizational Diagnosis Model
References
About the Author
Robert Palestini is graduate dean emeritus and professor of education at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and founding executive director of the Educational Leadership Institute and Center for Catholic Urban Education at Saint Joseph's University. He has spent almost fifty years in various leadership positions and has written more than ten books on various aspects of leadership.
There’s no better way to learn about leadership than to study great
leaders looking for insight into the habits of mind and heart that
enabled them to make a difference. That’s just what Robert
Palestini does in Going Back to the Future, taking readers on a
journey through the lives of figures as diverse, fascinating and
instructive as Jane Addams, Walt Disney, Pope John Paul II, and Mao
Zedong. Anyone interested in leadership and the lives of emblematic
leaders should find much to like in Palestini’s book.
*Lee G. Bolman, Professor and Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in
Leadership, University of Missouri-Kansas City*
Robert Palestini's new book speaks to the age. As Americans worry
about the character and conduct of supposed leaders in business,
education, entertainment, and public affairs, they cry out for
models of effective leadership that might inform and inspirethis
and subsequent generations. Palestini draws on his own experience
and observations as a leader in education from the primary grades
to graduate studies and his close reading of history and biography
to discover critical qualities effective leaders have demonstrated
and must have to succeed. His reach is wide and deep in selecting
various leaders from the last century or so who have exemplified,
in various degrees, five frames of leadership, including, in
Palestini's wise consideration, morality. Palestini's deft profiles
show that effective leaders are made, not born, and that most of
all that they must be learners in order to be leaders. Effective
leaders, he posits, were those who understood, adapted to, and
managed different situations rather thanthose who hewed only to
dogma or ignored the ideas and interests of others beyond
themselves. Pragmatism and principles formed the ready mix for
success. The genius of Palestini's book is his common-sense
approach to issues of leadership. The result is a
*Randall M. Miller, Distinguished Professor of History, Saint
Joseph's University*
Literature on leadership often fails to include a clear connection
between theory and practice. This book details characteristics and
behaviors manifested by effective leaders from the past and
discusses how their behavior was informed by leadership theory. Dr.
Robert Palestini describes the leadership practice of eleven great
historical figures as a way to illustrate situational leadership
theory, and as a guide for our own leadership behavior in today's
world. I have known Bob Palestini and observed his leadership
practices for a number of years, and his book demonstrates how one
can become a very effective leader in his or her personal and
professional life. I believe that Going Back to the Future: A
Leadership Journey for Educators will prove to be an invaluable
resource for leaders at various levels not only within the
educational arena, but in other types of organizations as well.
*Timothy R. Lannon, President, Saint Joseph's University*
Robert Palestini's new book speaks to the age. As Americans worry
about the character and conduct of supposed leaders in business,
education, entertainment, and public affairs, they cry out for
models of effective leadership that might inform and inspire this
and subsequent generations. Palestini draws on his own experience
and observations as a leader in education from the primary grades
to graduate studies and his close reading of history and biography
to discover critical qualities effective leaders have demonstrated
and must have to succeed. His reach is wide and deep in selecting
various leaders from the last century or so who have exemplified,
in various degrees, five frames of leadership, including, in
Palestini's wise consideration, morality. Palestini's deft profiles
show that effective leaders are made, not born, and that most of
all they must be learners in order to be leaders. Effective
leaders, he posits, were those who understood, adapted to, and
managed different situations rather than those who hewed only to
dogma or ignored the ideas and interests of others beyond
themselves. Pragmatism and principles formed the ready mix for
success. The genius of Palestini's book is his common-sense
approach to issues of leadership. The result is a book that will
inform and inspire and, one hopes, will encourage leaders in every
sector to look at themselves honestly and act accordingly.
*Randall M. Miller, Distinguished Professor of History, Saint
Joseph's University*
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