Clickheretovisit:TheSevenAgesoftheLeaderWarrenG.BennisGetyourHBRSubscriberAlert>|ClickHereThenextissueofHBRonlinewillpostonthe1stofthemonth.NowAvailable!ExclusiveNewBenefitforHBRSubscribers:OnlineaccesstothepastelevenissuesofHBR!Simplyselecttheissueyouwanttoaccessfromthedropdownmenuabove.ThisMonth:InsidetheMindoftheLeaderMostofusknowwhatgreatleadershiplookslikefromtheoutside.Butwhataboutfromtheinside?InthisspecialissueofHBR,wedelveintothepsychologyofleadership—fromemotionalintelligencetoFreud—torevealadeeperunderstandingofeffectiveleadership.TheSevenAgesoftheLeaderWarrenG.BennisWhenFollowersBecomeToxicLynnR.OffermannPuttingLeadersontheCouchAConversationwithManfredF.R.KetsdeVriesFromtheEditorTheLeader’sSecretSelfThomasA.StewartHBRCaseStudyLeftonaMountainsideJuliaKirbyVoicesLeadingbyFeelThinkingAbout...Leadership—WartsandAllBarbaraKellermanBestofHBRManagersandLeaders:AreTheyDifferent?AbrahamZaleznikWhatMakesaLeader?DanielGolemanNarcissisticLeaders:TheIncrediblePros,theInevitableConsMichaelMaccobyUnderstandingLeadershipW.C.H.PrenticeAlsointhisIssueExecutiveSummariesInClosingReprintsandSubscriptionsAboutHBRCopyright©2003HarvardBusinessSchoolPublishing.Allrightsreserved.ViewBackIssuesClickheretovisit:|January2004>TheSevenAgesoftheLeaderTheSevenAgesoftheLeaderEachstageofleadershipbringsnewcrisesandchallenges.They’rewrenching—butknowingwhattoexpectcanhelpyougetthroughthem.byWarrenG.BennisMyinitialplungeintoleadershipcameduringWorldWarII.Iwasalieutenantintheinfantry,19yearsold,andscaredoutofmywits.MyordersweretoassumecommandofaplatoononthefrontlinesinBelgium.Iarrivedinthemiddleofthenight,whenmostofthemenwereasleep.Theplatoonhadtakenupresidenceinabombed-outshellofahouse.Iwasledintothekitchenbytheplatoon’srunner,andheofferedmeabenchtosleepon.Instead,Iputmysleepingbagonthefloor,nexttotherestofthemen.NotthatIslept.Ilayawakeallnight,listeningtothebombsexplode.Iwasasgreenascanbeandknewlittleaboutcommand—ortheworld,forthatmatter.Whentheothersinthehousebegantostir,Ihear...
