Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

By Lee Iacocca

In his trademark straight-talking style, legendary auto executive Lee Iacocca speaks his mind on the most pressing issues facing America today: the shortage of responsible leaders in the business world and in government; the nation's damaged relations with its longtime allies; the challenges presented by the emergence of China and India on the world's economic stage; the decline of the American car business; and the state of the American family.

Iacocca shares the lessons he's learned from a lifetime of hard work and adventure, of spectacular successes and stunning defeats, of integrity and grace and good old-fashioned American optimism.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Release date: Sep 4, 2008
• ISBN: 9781847396075

Lee Iacocca

Lee Iacocca (1924-2019) was the former president of Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation and a bestselling author.

Reviews for Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

[wellreadsoutherner · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

He obviously hates Bush II. Which is fine. I don't necessarily like him either but I put this book down halfway through. Found it counter-productive to read his Bush bashing non-stop and he had nothing positive to say. Thought the book was about leaders and not Bush.

[phoenixcomet · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Lee Iacocca's honest opinion on the Bush administration and the US and the problems we currently face. What is delightful is that besides discussing the problems, he makes suggestions for solutions.

[cstafford_26 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book about the need for leadership in the United States government. Iaccoca illustrates the issues facing the United States that are not being addressed by the current government and the steps that need to be taken.

[addict_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

acocca is outraged. Now 82, he has seen the U.S. overcome some of its worst crises, including the Great Depression and World War II, through great leadership. As the CEO of Chrysler Corporation, he brought the company back from the brink of bankruptcy and worked with the government to overcome the fallout from the 1970s oil crisis. Now, he says, our government has fallen under the grip of arrogant ideologues and spineless detractors. Our business leaders are more obsessed with stock options and trumping each other's multimillion-dollar salaries than with finding creative solutions to pressing problems, such as the health-care crisis, our loss of competitive edge in the global marketplace, the massive trade deficit, and the slow death of the middle class. He describes his frustration as his successor at Chrysler sold out to Daimler-Benz, and the once proud, independent company lost its soul. Although Iacocca presents a brutal analysis of cronyism in Washington, D.C., the abysmal situation in Iraq, and failed policies at home, he is not a pessimist. With a reputation as a straight shooter, he hopes to inspire more young people to vote. This is a surprisingly outspoken take on the pressing need for real leadership in this country