Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

Legendary auto executive Lee Iacocca has a question for every American: Where have all the leaders gone?

The most widely recognized business executive of all time asks the tough questions that America's leaders must address:

• What is each of us giving back to our country?

• Do we truly love democracy?

• Are we too fat and satisfied for our own good?

• Why is America addicted to oil?

• Do we really care about our children's futures?

• Who will save the middle class?

A self-made man who many Americans once wished would run for president, Iacocca saved the Chrysler Corporation from financial ruin, masterminded the creation of the minivan, and oversaw the renovation of Ellis Island. Since then he has created the Iacocca Institute for leadership at Lehigh University and the Iacocca Foundation, which funds research for a cure for diabetes. Lee Iacocca believes that leaders are made in times of crisis -- such as today. He has known more leaders than almost anyone else -- among them nine U.S. presidents, many heads of state, and the CEOs of the nation's top corporations -- and is uniquely suited to share his wisdom, knowledge, and wit about the leadership of America.

Author of the gigantic number one bestsellers Iacocca: An Autobiography and Talking Straight, Lee Iacocca famously doesn't mince words and offers his no-nonsense, straight-up assessments of the American politicians most likely to run for president in 2008, including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Mitt Romney, and John Edwards.

Confessing that he has "flunked retirement," Iacocca calls on citizens of all ages to vote, get involved, and choose our leaders carefully. Along the way, he shares stories about the prominent people he's met and known, including the time he smoked cigars with Fidel Castro, what Bob Hope told him about how to live a long life, what Lady Sarah Ferguson said to him as they danced, why Bill Clinton woke him up in Italy, what Robert McNamara taught him about success, how Frank Sinatra sang for him personally, and whom Pope John Paul II asked him to pray for. We learn what he discussed with Warren Buffett, DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche, Ronald Reagan, Senator John Kerry, Congressman John Murtha, Prince Charles and Camilla, former Saudi ambassador Prince Bandar, rapper Snoop Dogg, financier Kirk Kerkorian, Ted Turner, Bob Dole, and many more.

Knowing that the times are urgent, the iconic leader shares his lessons learned and issues a call to action to summon Americans back to their roots of hard work, common sense, integrity, generosity, and optimism.

Where have all the leaders gone?

Lee Iacocca has the answer.

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where have you gone lee?, 2008-11-20
Lee Iacocca was perhaps the man most responsible for CEOs becoming celebrities and super millionaires. He's been retired now for about 15 years and this is his assessment of the state of America. It is a blunt indictment of American culture, the people, AND the leaders. A quote (pg. 205): "You don't have to be a genius to see that a nation full of overeating, pill-popping, TV watching, iPod wired, shopaholic, attention-deficit-disordered people is not going to make it. We could be headed for extinction if we don't watch out." He mostly blames leadership--political as well as business. This is page after page of what is wrong with our country. I think he's right. And he offers a pretty good remedy as far as what and how leaders must change/do to redirect the ship (which in today's NY Times 81% of people polled say is going in the wrong direction.) However, I don't think he understands process as far as human change is concerned, i.e. he doesn't understand how and why this came to be the state of affairs. Without that component, I don't think you're going to be successful in bringing about the necessary changes in leadership. In his defense, he admits being very lucky and living his working life in a bubble. Given that, how would he know? So 3 stars instead of 5. he got it right, he just doesn't understand the root of the problem ... and if you don't get the root--the weed will grow back. Lee, were waiting, where are you?


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Where HAVE all the leaders gone?, 2008-11-18
I recieved an e-mail with just a few lines of this book and thought I may need to read it. After I recieved the book I could not put it down.It asks questions that every American or any person in bussiness should be asking. When things are a mess "why don't we fix them the right way"? Enough with the band-aids , we need a bunch of stiches to fix our economy and Washington. I feel Thomas Jefferson and the other Declaration signers would be sick if they saw our country today. This book does not answer all of the questions but simply says "take some action","don't be afraid to speak out when you see something screwed up"....BE A LEADER! We need Leaders right now in our lives,our jobs and our government! GREAT BOOK!


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Easy - Great read with Leadership insights., 2008-10-18
What a refreshing book that opens eyes and compells the reader to think about what is going on today, all in the same style as Lee's previous books. I just wish he had a blog to expand his views on current events and rant on the possible solutions. Very well written. I'm passing along the word that this is a winner and a must read for anyone serious about the current leadership and the future of our national values. Thanks, Lee!


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a very good book for everyone to read, 2008-10-07
Very enjoyable to read.
Direct. To the point. Not full of a bunch of BS.
It makes you laugh and it makes you think... two very good qualities for a book to have.



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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, 2008-10-01
Great book! Concise, right to the "heart of the matter"...too bad Lee won't run for office! Quick read, well done!

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