CIO has a copy each of the following books to give away, courtesy of John Wiley & Sons Australia.
Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life
in Leadership by Warren Bennis who is an American scholar and organisational consultant, and an expert in the field of leadership. Bennis is the author of 27 books. and his life and career have traversed eight decades of experience with tumultuous episodes of recent history – from a Jewish child in a gentile town in the US in the 1930s, a young army recruit in the Battle of the Bulge to a college student in the one of the first progressive precursors to the civil rights movement to a patient undergoing daily psychoanalysis for five years, and later a university provost during the protests over the US involvement in the Vietnam war.
The Truth About Leadership
by James Kouzes and Barry Posner. The authors reveal 10 time-tested pointers for leaders and the real-world issues they will likely face. The book is based on more than 30 years of research and explores the fundamental, enduring truths of leadership that hold constant regardless of context or circumstance.
To enter the draw to win a copy of one of the books, please email your name, title and postal address before Thursday, 4 November, to divina@cio.co.nz.
Subject line: Book giveaway and the title of the book of your choice.
The draw is open only to residents of New Zealand.
