From Publishers Weekly Rather than offering a how-to manual on running a business， DePree， CEO of Herman Miller Inc.， a manufacturer of office furniture， details， in deceptively simple but imaginative language， a humanitarian approach to leadership. The artful leader， he argues， should recognize human diversity and make full use of his or her employees' gifts. Further， he believes， a leader is responsible not just for the health of a company's financial assets， but for its ethics. Advocating management through persuasion， and the exercise of democratic participation rather than concentrated power， he favors covenantal relationships with employees that rest on shared purpose， dignity and choice. The author stresses the need for communication， but his only direct guidance concerns the need for job performance reviews and self-evaluation. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review "This book is thoughtful， personal， human， persuasive. Give to a daughter， son， or Fortune 500 chairman. They should bless you for years to come."--Tom Peters"Max DePree has written two books: Leadership Is an Art and Leadership Jazz. I highly commend them to al of you. They are very well done and very much worth the cost of the books. They're astonishing."--Bill Clinton See all Editorial Reviews