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Title: The Leadership Challenge, 3rd Edition by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner ISBN: 0-7879-6833-1 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 25 July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.61 (31 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Guidelines and Parameters for the Perilous Journey Within
Comment: I recently re-read this brilliant book before proceeding to Kouzes and Posner's more recently published Encouraging the Heart. I highly recommend both and suggest that they be read in the order in which they were written. Those of us who presume to review books such as this one can merely indicate their breadth and depth of substance as well as their stimulation of thought about the material presented. For example, Kouzes and Posner identify what they call "five leadership practices common to successful leaders" and then suggest ten "behavioral commitments" among those leaders studied. Here they are:
Practice: Challenge the process
Commitments: (1) Search for opportunities and (2) Experiment and take risks
Practice: Inspire a shared vision
Commitments: (3) Envision the future and (4) Enlist others
Practice: Enable others to act
Commitments: (5) Foster collaboration and (6) Strengthen others
Practice: Model the way to the desired objectives
Commitments: (7) Set the example and (8) Plan small wins
Practice: Encourage the heart of everyone involved
Commitments: (9) Recognize individual contribution and (10) Celebrate accomplishments
Those who conduct "360 Feedback" programs could do much worse than to base evaluations on criteria suggested by these practices and commitments. They provide the thematic infrastructure of the material which Kouzes and Posner present within seven Parts. The first introduces key concepts and terms: "Knowing What Leadership Is Really All About." Each of Parts Two-Six is devoted to one of the five Practices. Kouzes and Posner conclude with Part Seven, "The Beginning of Leadership', followed by two appendices which enable the reader to complete "The Personal Best Questionnaire" before reviewing "The Leadership Practices Inventory."
There are dozens of outstanding books on leadership and this is one of the best. I am especially impressed by the balance Kouzes and Posner maintain throughout between theory and practice. More specifically, they introduce and explain various core concepts and then draw upon real-world situations to illustrate those concepts. Obviously, "Encouraging the Heart" (Part Six) introduces ideas which Pouzes and Posner develop in much greater depth in a sequel volume which bears the same name. They conclude this book as follows: "We have said that leaders take us to places we have never been before. But there are no freeways to the future, no paved highways to unknown, unexplored destinations. There is only wilderness. If you are to step into the unknown, the place to begin is with the exploration of the inner territory." Those who agree (as do I) with these final remarks are urged to check out David Maister's Practice What You Preach, Tim Sanders' Love Is the Killer App, David Whyte's The Heart Aroused, and Larry Davis' Pioneering Organizations.
Rating: 5
Summary: "Unequivocally superior book on leadership"
Comment: As other reviewers have commented; there is a ton of information in this book. I will add; tons of fantastic information! This is a book I have been reading sporadically for the past nine months. Why have I taken so long to read it? I will read it for a while, put it aside, read another book, then return to this one. It is profound. The only book on leadership better than this (maybe): Principle Centered Leadership.
The copy I read was the first edition. I've skimmed through this edition and found that the authors have added websites and other informative stuff to keep it up to date.
Each time I've returned to this book I wonder: why did I ever put it down? If you are a manager or an aspiring leader, like me...Read this one. You'll be glad you did. I know for a fact, this book is required reading for certain business majors.
Rating: 5
Summary: The foundation for all the others
Comment: I know that it's a cliche to call anything other than the Bible, a "Bible," but this is The Leadership Bible, nonetheless. If this is not in your library and a large part of your leadership journey, you are way way way behind the curve. Kouzes and Posner have been conducting some of the most significant leadership reasearch on the planet for over 20 years--and you'll find all that accumulated wisdom in this book.
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Title: The Leadership Challenge Workbook by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner ISBN: 0787968218 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 25 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner ISBN: 0787964638 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 21 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Learning to Lead: A Workbook on Becoming a Leader by Joan Goldsmith, Warren G. Bennis ISBN: 0201311402 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It, Revised Edition by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner ISBN: 0787964646 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 21 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Leadership Challenge Journal : Reflections on Becoming a Better Leader by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner ISBN: 0787968226 Publisher: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer Pub. Date: 25 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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