The Leadership Challenge

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		The Leadership Challenge
		The Leadership Challenge

基本信息·出版社：John Wiley and Sons Ltd
·页码：496 页
·出版日期：2003年08月
·ISBN：0787968331
·条形码：9780787968335
·版本：3
·装帧：平装
·开本：16开 Pages Per Sheet
·丛书名：The Leadership Practices Inventory
·外文书名：领导面临的挑战

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Book Description
When it was initially written in 1987, few could have predicted that The Leadership Challenge would become one of the best-selling leadership books of all time. Now, faced with the new challenges of our unpredictable global business environment, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner--two of the country's premier leadership experts--have completely revised and updated their classic book. Building on the knowledge base of their previous books, the third edition of The Leadership Challenge is grounded in extensive research and based on interviews with all kinds of leaders at all levels in public and private organizations from around the world. In this edition, the authors emphasize that the fundamentals of leadership are the same today as they were in the 1980s, and as they've probably been for centuries. In that sense, nothing's new. Leadership is not a fad. While the content of leadership has not changed, the context has-and in some cases, changed dramatically.

Amazon.com
In the 1980s and again in the '90s, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner published The Leadership Challenge to address issues they uncovered in research on ordinary people achieving "individual leadership standards of excellence." The keys they identified--model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, encourage the heart--have now been reexamined in the context of the post-millennium world and updated in a third edition. "What we have discovered, and rediscovered, is that leadership is not the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women," write Kouzes, chairman emeritus of the Tom Peters Company, and Posner, dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. "People make extraordinary things happen by liberating the leader within everyone." After explaining their concept and methodology, the authors detail the five essentials noted above in a pair of chapters apiece that bring clarity to their theories with case studies and recommended actions. The specificity of each (motivating through "the meaningfulness of the challenge, not the material rewards of success," for example, and being able to "accept the mistakes that result from experimentation") is enhanced by advice on sustaining the commitment and making leadership skills accessible to all. The results remain as relevant as when they were first published.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Howard Rothman

From Publishers Weekly
An inspirational and practical handbook, this expanded revision of a bestselling manual originally published in 1987 offers sound advice to corporate leaders and entrepreneurs, to managers and employees and to aspiring leaders in retail, manufacturing, government, community, church and school settings. Drawing on interviews and a questionnaire survey of more than 3000 leaders, the authors identify five fundamental practices of exemplary leadership: challenge the status quo; inspire a shared vision; enable others to act; model the way forward by setting an example; tap individuals' inner drives by linking rewards and performance. Kouzes, chairman and CEO of TPG/Learning Systems, and Posner, managing partner of Santa Clara University's Executive Development Center in California, write insightful, down-to-earth, jargon-free prose. This new edition has been substantially updated to reflect the challenges of shrinking work forces, rising cynicism and expanded telecommunications. An appendix includes the author's Leadership Practices Inventory, a tool for assessing leadership behavior. 75,000 first printing; Executive Program Book Club main selection; author tour.

Book Dimension
length: (cm)22.8 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)15.4
作者简介 Jim Kouzes is Chairman Emeritus of the Tom Peters Company and an Executive Fellow at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. Barry Posner is Dean of the Leavey School of Business and Professor of Leadership at Santa Clara University.

Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner are authors of the award-winning and best-selling book, The Leadership Challenge, as well as the widely used Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI). They have also written such works as Credibility, Encouraging the Heart, and The Leadership Challenge Planner. The launch of LPI Online, combined with their other publications, truly make them the most trusted source on becoming a better leader.
媒体推荐 Reviews
1."Leadership books are a dime a dozen and most don't last a week let alone years. The Leadership Challenge has lasted because it is research based, it is practical, and it has heart! Believe me&they have hard evidence for what we usually think of as a soft topic. This book especially shines when ordinary folks can take these practices and work them into our lives on a moment-by-moment basis. Both authors are leaders in their own right, which doesn't hurt a bit. Why offer a new revision? Practically speaking, Jim and Barry have piles of new data to share, new real life examples to tell, and updates given the wild and crazy new economy."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Tom Peters, management guru, founder and chairman, Tom Peters Company and author, In Search of Excellence

2."Based upon evidence collected from around the world and over decades, The Leadership Challenge provides practical guidance on how to lead and inspiration to make the effort." --Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor, Stanford Business School and author, The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First. "Kouzes and Posner are correct-leadership hasn't changed, but the context in which leaders operate has shifted dramatically. And that makes all the difference, as the two authors who have conducted perhaps the most important research on leadership describe in eloquent language and instructive case studies. If you read their first book, it's time to go back to the classroom and place your knowledge about leadership in a new context. If you didn't read the first edition, reading this book may be the most important thing you do this year to develop yourself as a leader!"
--Janelle Barlow, president, TMI, US and co-author, A Complaint Is A Gift, Emotional Value, and Smart Videoconferencing

3."Kouzes and Posner have written a book of reaffirmation. They have reaffirmed&with scholarship, stories, and their own ability to express ideas clearly&what it takes to lead. They return again and again to the essential qualities and values that enable one person to influence others&the capacity to reach and touch one another as caring, compassionate human beings."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--David Lawrence, MD, chair/CEO, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

4."Kouzes and Posner give us breadth and depth with real world examples of everyday leadership from everyday people who are meeting the extraordinary challenges of our time. A book of exceptional, real-world insight on what it takes to be a leader in our most complex and challenging times."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Regis McKenna, chairman, The McKenna Group and author, Total Access

5."The Leadership Challenge has been my primary leadership text since 1988. It is the blue print for getting others to want to do what we are convinced needs to be done and is required reading for anyone who aspires to be a next-generation leader."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　— Andy Stanley, founding pastor, North Point Community Church

6."In The Leadership Challenge, chairs, deans, and provosts will find inspiration as well as practical suggestions that fit well with the difficult situations with which leaders in the academy struggle."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Ann Lucas, professor of Organization Development, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and author of Strengthening Departmental Leadership and Leading Academic Change

7."This book is one of the very best on the topic of leadership, offering extraordinary stories from leaders at various ages and stages of their lives. Whether you’re now in a leadership role and want to further strengthen and hone your skills, or you simply have the desire to learn to make a difference and help guide your company–or even friends and family members–to higher levels of success, you’ll benefit by reading The Leadership Challenge."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　–David S. Pottruck, president & CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation

8."The first edition was seminal and totally original. It became a modern classic on leadership practically overnight. With this new edition, with new cases and concepts and action steps that are even riper and more important, Kouzes and Posner go way beyond their earlier work and have made yet another brilliant contribution to leadership studies. This new book, a product of an unusual collaboration, is essential reading for everyone involved or concerned with leading."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　–Warren Bennis, distinguished professor of business administration, University of Southern California, and coauthor, Geeks and Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders

9."From the ten commitments of leadership to the emphasis on actions and relationships, this valuable book is full of enduring wisdom and practical insights essential for success in challenging times."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　–Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School, best-selling author of Evolve! Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow

10."For twenty-five years I have written about and taught leadership. The Leadership Challenge is one of the five best books I have ever read. I continually recommend it to others."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　–John C. Maxwell, founder, The INJOY Group, and author, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
目录
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.
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