Leadership is what makes the world go around - and Peters gets it right in this short but profound business book. Only about 150 pages, and filled with typical Peters prose and formatting, the book will certainly get you thinking and acting. Each of the major sections on leadership qualities, approach, women (!), and talent are well written - if a bit funky in delivery and formatting - and have a great "Top 10" synopsis at the end of each.
Peters is a proponent of enlightened and empowered employees and "servant" type leadership. Not "suffering servant", but leadership in the grand style of ensuring that you have the best people doing the things they are best at in their best way. He is the anti-establishment guru, and will challenge any assumption where there's a fixed methodology, plan or hierarchy. The book has several great interviews, quotes and stories to support the thesis that leaders must "inspire, liberate and achieve."
There are a lot of leadership books out there. Many will be far duller, far more conventional, and far more academic than this one. None will be more right. This is coming from a former Army officer with over 20 years in senior business leadership roles. Peters is right, Peters works, Peters is a must read.
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