Burton Nanus

• Bachelor of Science, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1957[2]
• 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." [3]

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.[4]

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 [5]
• 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 [6]
  • 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

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