The Leadership Challenge (4th Ed)
by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
$7.95
The most trusted resource on becoming a leader is now updated and revised for a new generation. This leadership classic continues to be a bestseller after three editions and twenty years in print. It is the gold standard for research-based leadership, and the premier resource on becoming a leader.
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- Learn how to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done.
- Find out what people look for and admire in leaders.
- Discover The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership that are common to personal-best leadership experiences.
- Learn the 10 essential behaviors of successful leaders, and how to build the specific skills you need for each behavior.
About the Author
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, Ph.D., are the coauthors of A Leader’s Legacy, Credibility, Encouraging the Heart and The Leadership Challenge Workbook, and have developed the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and LPI Online, 360-degree assessment tools based on The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership™.
James Kouzes is Dean’s Executive Professor of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, and Barry Posner is Dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University and Professor of Leadership. They can be reached via their Web site at www.leadershipchallenge.com.
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