Dangerous Leaders: How and Why Lawyers Must Be Taught to Lead

The Flint, Michigan water crisis, the New Jersey "Bridgegate" scandal, the collapse of Enron: All these incidents are examples of various forms of leadership failure. More specifically, each represents marked failures among leaders with legal training.

Dangerous Leaders exposes the risks and results of leaving lawyers unprepared to lead. It provides law schools, law students, and the legal profession with the leadership tools and models to build a better foundation of leadership acumen.

Anthony C. Thompson draws on his 20 years of experience in global executive education and his experience as a law professor at New York University to chart a path forward for better leadership instruction both within the legal academy and in the legal profession.