Max DePree

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Max DePree is an American writer. A son of D.J. DePree, founder of Herman Miller office furniture company, he and his brother Hugh DePree assumed leadership of the company the early 1960s. He succeeded his brother Hugh as CEO in the mid-1980s and served in that capacity to 1990. His book Leadership is an Art has sold more than 800,000 copies. In 1992, DePree was laureate of the American National Business Hall of Fame[1].

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[edit] Studies

He studied at Wheaton College but was interrupted by World War II. He served on the European Theatre of Operations. Still in the Army, he studied at the University of Pittsburgh, Haverford College and the University of Paris. After his military service he attended Hope College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948[2].

[edit] Works

  • Leadership is an Art ; Dell Publishing (1989) ; ISBN 0385512465
  • Leadership Jazz ; Dell Publishing (1993) ; ISBN 0440505186
  • Dear Zoe ; Harper Collins (1996) ; ISBN 0802845924
  • Called to Serve: Creating and Nurturing the Effective Volunteer Board ; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (2001) ; ISBN 0802849229
  • Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community ; John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. (2003) ; ISBN 0787967432


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[edit] References

  1. ^ The ANBHF Laureates. American National Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
  2. ^ Max DePree Biography on Hope College website
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