By Frances Hesselbein and Marshall GoldsmithIn twenty-seven inspiring and insightful essays, this book celebrates the wisdom of some of the most recognized thought leaders of the day who share their unique vision of leadership for the future. The post-9/11 world presents new and unexpected challenges for the leaders of the next decade, and the articles in this book reaffirm, reconsider, and expand on the basic principles, and values of leadership as they apply to emerging and unforeseen challenges, opportunities, and trends. This diverse group of authors inspires, guides, and sustains leaders of today and tomorrow, delivering a battle cry that will mobilize the leaders of the future in the increasingly turbulent and uncertain world.

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PLANNING PROPOSALS REDUCE SAY ON NUCLEAR SITES

Government proposals for streamlining planning procedures for new nuclear power stations will severely reduce local people’s right to voice their opposition at a public inquiry. This warning comes from countryside campaigners the Campaign to Protect Rural England . The new planning rules propose that the site of a planned nuclear plant will be decided at national level and not be open to discussion at a public inquiry.

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VITAL ROLE OF COUNCILS IN TRANSFORMING LIVES OF CHILDREN IN CARE

The green paper, published by the DfES, puts councils at the centre of radical and wide-ranging reforms to improve the quality, range and choice of care for society’s most vulnerable children. The outcomes of the 60,000 children in care at any one time have improved in recent years, but there is a wide difference between children in care and others. They are three times more likely to be cautioned or convicted of an offence, four times more likely to have a mental health disorder and one in five homeless people are care leavers. Only 11% of children in care attained 5 good GCSEs in 2005 compared with 56% of all children.

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