Leadership Mastery in Turbulent Times

Kindler's Buddhist faith influences this advice book, which includes dream work and introspection as tools for the new leader. Kindler lists self-development, strategic thinking and energized performance as the basic elements of leadership and he instructs his readers on developing these skills to fuel creativity and productivity in their organizations. He uses exercises and case studies to facilitate learning. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Herb Kindler has conducted hundreds of leadership training programs in the
United States and abroad. He is an M.I.T. graduate with his doctorate in management from UCLA. He was a chief engineer and CEO in industry before becoming full professor of management at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He currently conducts short courses at corporations, universities, and government organizations. As an international trainer, Dr. Kindler's clients include Symantec, Lockheed Martin, Hughes Electronics, IBM, Mattel Toys, General Motors, JVC, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, TRW, Starbucks, BBDO, Port of Oakland, U.S. Navy, City of Torrance, Congress Capacitación Ejecutiva (Mexico) and Thai Airways and Nortel Networks (Thailand). He is the senior instructor at UCLA's semi-annual Technical Management Program, ranked #1 by participants, and UC Berkeley's Project Leadership Program. He is the author of Managing Disagreement Constructively (over 100,000 sold), Risk Taking: A Guide for Decision Makers, and Clear & Creative Thinking.