Burton Nanus
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Burton B. "Burt" Nanus (born 1936, New York NY){{cite web|title=1940 U.S. Census Archive|url=http://www.archives.com/1940-census/burton-nanus-ny-55888365|publisher=Archives|accessdate=25 September 2013}} is an American academic, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, where he was a faculty member from 1969 to 1994.
Biography
- Bachelor of Science, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1957{{cite web |url=http://www.stevens.edu/alumni/News_&_Publications/Alumniletter/ALMay02/Newsmakers_May_2002.htm#2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805151546/http://www.stevens.edu/alumni/News_&_Publications/Alumniletter/ALMay02/Newsmakers_May_2002.htm%232 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-08-05 |title=Newsmakers, May 2002 - The Stevens Alumniletter |publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |date=2002-03-18 |accessdate=2011-12-04 }}
- Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959
- Doctor of Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1967,He wrote his thesis on "The implications of EDP for multinational business operations." [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ANanus%2C+Burt.&fq=ap%3A%22nanus%2C+burt%22&dblist=638&start=61&qt=next_page#%2528x0%253Abook%2Bx4%253Athsis%2529format WorldCat]
Prior to joining the University of Southern California, he worked at Sperry Rand Corporation, the System Development Corporation, and his own consulting firm, Planning Technology, Incorporated.{{cite web |url=http://www.sybervision.com/Leaders/index.htm |title=Success Audiobook HSB -The Neuropsychology of Leadership Main Page |publisher=Sybervision.com |accessdate=2011-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203035220/http://www.sybervision.com/Leaders/index.htm |archive-date=2011-12-03 |url-status=dead }}
Academic work
Nanus is the author of several books:
- (with Stephen M Dobbs) Leaders Who Make a Difference: Essential Strategies for Meeting the Nonprofit Challenge, San Francisco : Jossey-Bass 1999 Reviewed by Andrew Malekoff in Social work with groups. 24, no. 1, (2001): 93
- Leading the Way to Organizational Renewal, Portland, Or. : Productivity Press, 1996
- Visionary Leadership (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership), 1995
- Translated into German as Visionäre Führung, into Spanish as Liderazgo visionario : forjando nuevas realidades con grandes ideas. and into Japanese as ビジョン・リーダー : 魅力ある未来像の創造と実現に向かって (Romanized JP: Bijon rīdā : Miryoku aru bijon no sōzo to jitsugen ni mukatte)
- The Vision Retreat: a Facilitator's Guide, San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1995
- Visionary Leadership: Creating a Compelling Sense of Direction for Your Organization,: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1992 According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1291 libraries [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26013236 WorldCat item record]
- Translated into Polish as Wizjonerskie przywództwo : jak stworzyć atrakcyjną wizję dla twojej organizacji?
- The Leader's Edge: the Seven Keys to Leadership in a Turbulent World, Chicago : Contemporary Books, 1989
- Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge, 1985, co-authored with Warren Bennis
- Translated into French as Diriger
- Developing strategies for the information society, 1982
- The emerging network marketplace, 1981
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/burt-nanus |title=Burt Nanus |work=Speakerpedia}}
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