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Management number 201853890 Release Date 2025/10/08 List Price $11.70 Model Number 201853890
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John A. White's book "Why It Matters" combines his personal story and observations on leadership with a treasure trove of leadership philosophy from respected corporate, military, and political leaders. He taught Leadership Practices and Principles to seniors and graduate students, introducing them to fifteen guest leaders and holding in-depth conversations about the challenges, joys, heartbreaks, and diversity of approaches to successful leadership. The book provides practical guidance on navigating the leadership journey and is required reading for current and aspiring leaders.

Format: Hardback
Length: 318 pages
Publication date: 25 November 2022
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group LLC


Teachers are leaders, and leaders are teachers. In Why It Matters, John A. White, drawing on his extensive expertise acquired over his six-decade career as a corporate leader, chancellor, dean, educator, engineer, and consultant, presents a comprehensive and insightful treatise on leadership philosophy. Based on Leadership Practices and Principles, the award-winning course he designed and taught at the University of Arkansas, Why It Matters seamlessly weaves Dr. White's inspiring personal story and observations on leadership with a treasure trove of leadership philosophy from some of the nation's most respected corporate, military, and political leaders.

After stepping down as chancellor of the University of Arkansas, Dr. White was encouraged by faculty colleagues to offer a course on leadership. Though he had been an engineering educator for forty-five years by then and had never taught a course that wasn't based on equations, he was intrigued by the idea of sharing his leadership journey with students. For the following nine years, Dr. White taught Leadership Practices and Principles to seniors and graduate students from every discipline, introducing them to fifteen guest leaders over the course of each semester and holding in-depth, frank, and often emotional conversations about the challenges, joys, heartbreaks, and diversity of approaches to successful leadership.

Dr. White recounts dozens of these conversations in Why It Matters while reflecting on his own leadership journey in business, government, nonprofit organizations, and universities. Drawing on numerous challenging leadership experiences while serving on six boards of directors for publicly traded companies and leading the University of Arkansas, Georgia Tech's engineering college, the National Science Foundation's en, Dr. White offers valuable insights and lessons learned throughout his career.

Why It Matters is a must-read for anyone seeking to enhance their leadership skills and understanding. It provides a roadmap for effective leadership, offering practical strategies and insights drawn from Dr. White's extensive experience and the wisdom of renowned leaders. Whether you are a business professional, educator, or aspiring leader, this book will inspire and empower you to make a positive impact in your own life and the world around you.

Weight: 634g
Dimension: 237 x 279 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781626349582


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