The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations (J–B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner)

The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations (J–B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner)

by Barry Z. Posner (Author), James M. Kouzes (Author)

Synopsis

The 25th anniversary edition of the bestselling business classic, completely revised and updated For more than 25 years, The Leadership Challenge has been the most trusted source on becoming a better leader, selling more than 2 million copies in over 20 languages since its first publication. Based on Kouzes and Posner's extensive research, this all-new edition casts their enduring work in context for today's world, proving how leadership is a relationship that must be nurtured, and most importantly, that it can be learned. * Features over 100 all-new case studies and examples, which show The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership in action around the world * Focuses on the toughest organizational challenges leaders face today * Addresses changes in how people work and what people want from their work An indispensable resource for leaders at all levels, this anniversary edition is a landmark update and must-read.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Edition: 5th
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 21 Aug 2012

ISBN 10: 0470651725
ISBN 13: 9780470651728

Media Reviews
'One of the most trusted sources on leadership techniques since its first publication 25 years ago. (European CEO, 1st August 2012) If you re forward-looking enough to be serious about yourself as a competent leader, you need this book (Supply Management, December 2012) .now in its fifth edition and rightly so. The book presents the issues of leadership in an easy-to-digest manner, debunking the myth that leadership is some entity that people have or don t have (Professional Manager, March 2013)
Author Bio
James Kouzes is the Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, and lectures on leadership around the world to corporations, governments, and nonprofits. Barry Posner is Accolti Professor of Leadership and former Dean (1997-2009) of the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. An accomplished scholar, he also provides leadership workshops and seminars around the world. Kouzes and Posner are the authors of Credibility, The Truth About Leadership, A Leader's Legacy, Encouraging the Heart, and The Student Leadership Challenge, among many other works. They also developed the highly acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI). Visit www.leadershipchallenge.com to learn more. Download the app The Leadership Challenge Mobile Tool below, which will help you engage with and act on the ideas in this book.