The Cycle of Leadership: How Great Leaders Teach Their Companies to Win

In today's economy, it seems CEOs left and right are falling from grace; truly admirable CEOs are becoming scarce. University of Michigan Business School professor Noel M. Tichy (The Leadership Engine) and writer Nancy Cardwell showcase a few of this rare breed's strategies in The Cycle of Leadership: How Great Leaders Teach Their Companies to Win. Successful organizations foster ""knowledge exchange,"" says Tichy, and ""they are built around virtuous teaching cycles"" and ""create attributes needed in the knowledge economy."" He effectively integrates examples from GE, Ford, Dell, Southwest Airlines, 3M, Home Depot and other companies to illustrate how managers can convert their own businesses into ones that foster collective learning.