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This edition is completely revised for today`s business realities. Grounded in extensive research, it captures the continuing interest in leadership as a critical aspect of more..human organizations. Kouzes and Posner, the premier leadership experts working today, demonstrate how visionary leaders accomplish extraordinary things, and they address current challenges such as the new cynicism, the electronic global village, and the shift to team-oriented work relationships. With engaging stories and keen insights, they delve into the fundamental aspects of leadership to help readers keep pace with our ever-changing world. This new edition has new examples as well as some of the tried and true classic stories. The authors also take this opportunity to underscore that not only is leadership everyone`s business, but that it is a relationship -- one of personal self-development and the development of those being led. Table of contents : I. The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership II. Credibility is the Foundation of Leadership III. Find Your Voice IV. Set the Example V. Envision the Future VI. Enlist Others VII. Search for Opportunities VIII. Experiment and Take Risks IX. Foster Collaboration X. Strengthen Others XI. Recognize Contributions XII. Celebrate the Values and Victories XIII. Leadership is Everyone`s Business Market Description : This is essential reading for all leaders. The authors` philosophy is that "leadership is everyone`s business including corporate, government, education, religion and others. Graduate school courses are also a major target audience. About Author : James Kouzes and Barry Posner are the authors of The Leadership Challenge, and are also premier leadership experts working today. James Kouzes is chairman emeritus of the Tom Peters Company, a leadership development firm. A popular seminar and conference speaker, he has been cited by the The Wall Street Journal as one of the twelve most requested "non-university executive-education providers" to US companies. Barry Posner is Dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. He has served on several boards (both corporate and non-profit) and on the faculty of numerous executive education programs. He has published over 80 articles and sits on the editorial boards of several journals.
ISBN : 9788126506491
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