THE NATURE OF LEADERSHIP

White, president of the U. of Illinois, offers his thoughts on leadership, drawing on his own experience as a leader in various capacities. The two sides of a successful leader require a cold and disciplined nature akin to a reptile and a warm and nurturing mammalian nature, he says. He describes, using examples of past and present leaders, the necessary characteristics of each side, including having an innovative perspective, risk-taking ability, an appetite for talent, a broad perspective, and presence. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"B. Joseph White is President of the University of Illinois. He was previously interim president of the University of Michigan and dean of its top-ranked business school for ten years. He has been a business executive and served as director or trustee of numerous large companies and several healthcare organizations. He is based in Urbana, Illinois.

Yaron Prywes is an organizational consultant with GHL Global Consulting, LLC, and a candidate for a Ph.D. in social-organizational psychology at Columbia University. He lives in New York City."