Today’s celebrity CEO is either a figurehead or an egomaniac, too public a personality to get the real work done. That work is done instead by teams of leaders: exceptional deputies who forge great partnerships to maximize both organizational and personal success. Written for CEOs, managers, and anyone else interested in modern organizations, this is the first comprehensive study of co-leaders and their often quiet power. In a growing number of non-hierarchical organizations, talent, not title, is the source of power; boss and subordinate seem more like peers, with the spotlight on great partnerships. Co-leaders understand both the executive and subordinate experience, making them better adapted to the needs of the new millennium, where those who can command and follow will prove to be the greatest assets of any organization.
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"A should-read book on leadership for knowledge workers, managers, directors, C-levels, and entrepreneurs." — Lori (4 out of 5 stars)
"A should-read book on leadership for knowledge workers, managers, directors, C-levels, and entrepreneurs."
“Through their fascinating stories of great co-leaders, Dave Heenan and Warren Bennis remind us that you don’t have to be captain of the team to find success. Important reading for aspiring leaders.”
“Dave Heenan and Warren Bennis have done a masterful job of capturing just how important collaboration and teamwork are…Must reading for every executive.”
“Heenan and Bennis’ persuasive argument for the importance of the second-in-command and their in-depth descriptions of successful ‘back up’ leaders makes Co-Leaders a superlative read.”
“At a time when CEOs and celebrities are synonymous, Co-Leaders offers riveting stories about the quiet powers behind the glaring spotlight of success.”
" This book validated my intuition that it takes more than one person to lead an organization. "
David A. Heenan is a trustee of the Estate of James Campbell, one of the nation’s largest landowners, with assets valued at over two billion dollars. A former senior executive with Citicorp and Jardine Matheson, Heenan has served on the faculties of the Wharton School and the Columbia Graduate School of Business. He is the author of The New Corporate Frontier and The Re-United States of America.
Daniel Goleman, a former science journalist for the New York Times, is the author of thirteen books and lectures frequently to professional groups and business audiences and on college campuses. He cofounded the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning at the Yale University Child Studies Center, now at the University of Illinois, at Chicago.
Jeff Riggenbach (1947-2021) narrated numerous titles for Blackstone Audio and won an AudioFile Earphones Award. An author, contributing editor, and producer, he worked in radio in San Francisco for more than thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence.
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