In a series of 22 short essays, grouped into four parts: significance, relationships, aspirations, and courage, the authors explore the thorny and often ambiguous issues that today’s leaders grapple with including why:

· People don't commit to plans, they commit to causes
· It's not the leader's vision, it's the shared vision
· There is no silver bullet
· How leading changes who you are
· How the legacy you leave is the life you lead

In what is their most personal work to date, Kouzes and Posner zero in on the core challenges leaders face and offer up a thoughtful and reassuring perspective any leader, or aspiring leader, will learn from and enjoy.

“ Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner have done it again! In clear, concise essays filled with wisdom and insight, they set the standard of what leaders need to be in order to excel in the twenty-first century, starting with the legacy that they want to leave behind. A Leader's Legacy is a must-read, not just for those at the top of organizations but for anyone at any level who aspires to be a leader .”

-Bill George, former chairman and CEO, Medtronic; author, Authentic Leadership

James M. Kouzes is chairman emeritus of the Tom Peters Company, a leadership development firm. A popular seminar and conference speaker, he has been cited by the The Wall Street Journal as one of the twelve most requested "non-university executive-education providers" to US companies.

Barry Z. Posner is Dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. He has served on several boards (both corporate and non-profit) and on the faculty of numerous executive education programs. He has published over 80 articles and sits on the editorial boards of several journals.