Synopses & Reviews
"The best leaders are constantly learning. . . But there's a catch. Unexamined experiences don't produce the rich insights that come from reflection and analysis."from the Introduction
If you want to become a better leader, you need to study your own performance and become more conscious about the choices that you are making and how you are acting on your intentions.
Based on the insights of the 5th edition of Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner's The Leadership Challenge®, the hands-on experience of the Workbook engages you to examine and improve your ability to put into action The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® model. It offers a powerful opportunity for you to:
- Reflect on each essential element of leading and to act in ways that incrementally create forward momentum
- Think beyond your personal agenda and imagine how your leadership efforts engage others' desires
- Involve others in the planning and the doing, because you can't do it alone
More relevant and effective than ever, the third edition of The Leadership Challenge Workbook will help leaders in every organization better communicate a vision, strengthen co-worker commitment, build trust among fellow employees, maintain employee satisfaction, and much more.
Synopsis
The new edition of the classic change leader's workbookA blend of leadership development, project management, and execution, this perfect companion to the bestselling The Leadership Challenge has been refreshed in time for the 25th Anniversary of this trusted leadership development program. Updated with a new global perspective and new research, it is the ultimate change leader's workbook.
Based on Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner's classic book The Leadership Challenge, this workbook is a hands-on guide for improving your ability to put into action the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® model and become a leader who Models the Way, Inspires a Shared Vision, Challenges the Process, Enables Others to Act, and Encourages the Heart.
- Significantly updated, with a new global focus
- Features the latest research and refer to new case studies, including international examples
- Can be used as a project-planning, change-creating, and personal-best-making tool
More relevant and effective than ever the Third Edition of The Leadership Challenge Workbook will help leaders in every organization improve their ability to communicate a vision, strengthen co-worker commitment, build trust among fellow employees, maintain employee satisfaction, and much more.
About the Author
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner are the bestselling coauthors of The Leadership Challenge, Credibility, The Truth About Leadership, Encouraging the Heart, A Leader's Legacy, and over a dozen other books and workbooks on leadership. They also developed the highly-acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory® (LPI) a 360-degree assessment tool based on The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership. An Executive Professor of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, California, Jim was cited by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top twelve executive educators in the U.S. Barry is Accolti Professor of Leadership at Santa Clara University and former dean of the Leavey School of Business.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 How to Use Th is Workbook 7
2 Th e Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership 11
3 Selecting Your Personal-Best Leadership Project 19
4 Model the Way 29
5 Inspire a Shared Vision 49
6 Challenge the Process 75
7 Enable Others to Act 91
8 Encourage the Heart 109
9 Reflecting on Your Personal-Best Leadership Project 127
10 The Challenge Continues 143
Acknowledgments 145
About the Authors 147