Jean Lipman-Blumen (b.1935) is an American academic, author, and leadership expert known for her contributions to organizational behavior, gender roles, and leadership studies. Her work on connective leadership, toxic leadership, and crisis management has influenced academic and corporate leadership strategies.
Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, she earned A.B. and A.M. degrees from Wellesley College and a PhD in Social Relations from Harvard University. She served as assistant director of the National Institute of Education and as a special advisor to the Domestic Policy Staff in the White House under President Jimmy Carter.
Her notable publications include The Connective Edge: Leading in an Interdependent World (1996,) nominated for a Pulitzer, Connective Leadership: Managing in a Changing World (2000,) Hot Groups: Seeding Them, Feeding Them, and Using Them to Ignite Your Organization (1999,) co-authored with Harold J. Leavitt, and The Allure of Toxic Leaders (2004,) examining why people follow destructive leaders. She also co-edited The Art of Followership (2008,) exploring leadership dynamics.
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In a world connected by technology but fragmented by diversity, leaders need to build community, where everybody wins something at least some of the time.
—Jean Lipman-Blumen
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