Making Your Company Human: Inspiring Others to Reach Their Potential

Compare this book from Le Herron with the how-to's written by leadership theorists. There's a place for genuinely smart academics such as Kotter, but this is a leader who has been there, and done it with real people. They market this book with a focus on ethics for today's leaders, but its real value is in Herron's understanding of how important credibility, honesty, open communication, and vision are to great leadership. NO ONE who is in a position of real leadership will be able to read this book and not come away charged with ideas and enthusiasm for improving their management communication. I'm ceo of a public company, 3700 associates after starting with one... I can tell you this guy gets it. Leadership at its best.

Le Herron speaks to those of us who have longed for a spiritual sea change in the corporate environment. His is a voice of kindness, devoid of egomania or convoluted theorizing. The book is best read in calm and quiet so that his voice is loud and clear. In whatever color state you live, or whatever your politics, if the recent Enron debacle and related events have concerned you, if you have wanted to know that at least some CEO's think of their people first, and try to do the ethical and moral thing, then this book is for you. It is merely an added bonus that Herron's management philosophy also positively affects the bottom line!