Former Liberty Bank CEO publishes another book

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Jun 10, 2002 by staff

J.W. McLean, former CEO of Liberty Bank, has published his 11th book on leadership. "Leadership Understood: What Is It Really? You, Too, Can Make It Happen" is dedicated to "that legion of would- be leaders who hunger to learn the proven steps for becoming effective leaders. The spiral-bound and double-indexed book will soon be available in bookstores through Mid-America Marketing in Oklahoma City. McLean said Leadership is in short supply. "If we are to cure leadership scarcity, surely the cure must begin with an unmistakable clear understanding of just what leadership is," he said. McLean has retired from a 40-year banking career, including 20 years as CEO of Liberty Bank, now part of Bank One.

McLean served as an adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma teaching a course he designed on managerial leadership. A book written by McLean, So You Want to Be the Boss, was used as the text for the class. McLean is a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and is former chairman of the Oklahoma Heritage Association, which commissioned a book, The Persuader, about his career. McLean now lives in Texas with Eleanor, his wife for 59 years.