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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. This new edition, with streamlined text, more international and business examples, and a graphic redesign, is more readable and accessible than ever before.
The Leadership Challenge, Fourth Edition, has been extensively updated with the latest research and case studies, and offers inspiring new stories of real people achieving extraordinary results. The authors′ central theme remains the same and is more relevant today than ever: "Leadership is Everyone’s Business." Their "five practices" and "ten commitments" have been proven by hundreds of thousands of dedicated, successful leaders. This edition, with almost one–third new material, emphasizes the global community and refocuses on business leaders.
作者简介 James M. Kouzes is Dean′s Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University.
Barry Z. Posner, Ph.D. is Dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University.
Kouzes and Posner are the coauthors of A Leader′s Legacy, Credibility, Encouraging the Heart, and The Leadership Challenge Workbook, and over a dozen other books and workbooks on leadership and leadership development. They also developed the highly acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and LPI Online, 360–degree assessment tools based on the Five Practices.
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Guest Reviewer: Marshall Goldsmith
Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized by almost every major business publication as one of America's leading executive educators and coaches. He is the author or co-editor of 22 books, including What Got You Here Won't Get You There--a New York Times bestseller and Wall Street Journal #1 business book.
I consider Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner to be the best research-based book ever written in the field of leadership.
What I love about this book is that it is actually written for its readers!
Let's face it--very few readers of business books are CEO's of multi-billion corporations. Yet many business books follow the same over-used formula--interviewing CEOs--talking about what they are doing so well--and suggesting that you do the same thing.
Leadership Challenge is based upon learnings from leaders at all levels--and shows how "regular people" can make a huge, positive difference in their organizations. It is written in a way that can help executives, mid-managers, first-line supervisors, project leaders--and even individual contributors--better understand how they can lead--and be able to immediately apply what they have learned in their work.
My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. Three of the movie's main characters are seekers: the scarecrow--who is searching for a brain--or wisdom, the tin man--who is searching for a heart--or compassion, and the lion--who is searching for the nerve--or courage. Leadership Challenge helps its readers, who are also seekers, find all three. It shows how real leaders can demonstrate the wisdom--needed to build a vision and show the way, the courage--needed to the challenge the system and do what is right, and the compassion--needed to care for and inspire others.
Although my Ph.D. is in Organizational Behavior, my undergraduate background is in mathematics. I respect people who gather real facts and don't just "shoot from the hip." Jim and Barry have developed the "Leadership Practices Inventory"--which is possibly the world's most widely-respected tool for 360° leadership feedback. They have thoroughly reviewed input from tens of thousands of respondents and used this data to form sound conclusions about what works--and what doesn’t work--in terms of leadership behavior.
My recent book, What Got You Here Won't Get You There, talks about why it can be so challenging for successful people to make the changes that they need to "go to the next level." Jim and Barry have not fallen into the classic "successful author's trap." Given the tremendous success of the first edition of Leadership Challenge, they could have easily thought, "Why change this? It is a huge winner!" Instead they have put in countless hours to make each new edition of this classic better than the previous editions. They have worked to incorporate both what they have learned, through their ongoing research--and what they have observed, through their observations of the changing world of work--to make this edition the best--and most relevant--for today's readers.
My final comment for you as a reader: don't just learn from this book--do something with what you learn. This is a practical guide that can help you lead in a way that makes your organization a better place. Take advantage of this opportunity to make a positive difference in your own life--and in the lives of the people that you lead. --Marshall Goldsmith
This leadership classic continues to be a bestseller after three editions and 20 years in print. It is the gold standard for research-based leadership, and the premier resource on becoming a leader. This new edition, with streamlined text, more international and business examples, and a graphic redesign, is more readable and accessible to business readers than ever before, and will prove to be the best edition yet. FAQs About the Five Practices Model from The Leadership Challenge
Learn More About The Leadership Challenge Approach
"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
"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.
"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
"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
"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 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Guest Reviewer: Marshall Goldsmith
Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized by almost every major business publication as one of America's leading executive educators and coaches. He is the author or co-editor of 22 books, including What Got You Here Won't Get You There--a New York Times bestseller and Wall Street Journal #1 business book.
I consider Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner to be the best research-based book ever written in the field of leadership.
What I love about this book is that it is actually written for its readers!
Let's face it--very few readers of business books are CEO's of multi-billion corporations. Yet many business books follow the same over-used formula--interviewing CEOs--talking about what they are doing so well--and suggesting that you do the same thing.
Leadership Challenge is based upon learnings from leaders at all levels--and shows how "regular people" can make a huge, positive difference in their organizations. It is written in a way that can help executives, mid-managers, first-line supervisors, project leaders--and even individual contributors--better understand how they can lead--and be able to immediately apply what they have learned in their work.
My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. Three of the movie's main characters are seekers: the scarecrow--who is searching for a brain--or wisdom, the tin man--who is searching for a heart--or compassion, and the lion--who is searching for the nerve--or courage. Leadership Challenge helps its readers, who are also seekers, find all three. It shows how real leaders can demonstrate the wisdom--needed to build a vision and show the way, the courage--needed to the challenge the system and do what is right, and the compassion--needed to care for and inspire others.
Although my Ph.D. is in Organizational Behavior, my undergraduate background is in mathematics. I respect people who gather real facts and don't just "shoot from the hip." Jim and Barry have developed the "Leadership Practices Inventory"--which is possibly the world's most widely-respected tool for 360° leadership feedback. They have thoroughly reviewed input from tens of thousands of respondents and used this data to form sound conclusions about what works--and what doesn’t work--in terms of leadership behavior.
My recent book, What Got You Here Won't Get You There, talks about why it can be so challenging for successful people to make the changes that they need to "go to the next level." Jim and Barry have not fallen into the classic "successful author's trap." Given the tremendous success of the first edition of Leadership Challenge, they could have easily thought, "Why change this? It is a huge winner!" Instead they have put in countless hours to make each new edition of this classic better than the previous editions. They have worked to incorporate both what they have learned, through their ongoing research--and what they have observed, through their observations of the changing world of work--to make this edition the best--and most relevant--for today's readers.
My final comment for you as a reader: don't just learn from this book--do something with what you learn. This is a practical guide that can help you lead in a way that makes your organization a better place. Take advantage of this opportunity to make a positive difference in your own life--and in the lives of the people that you lead. --Marshall Goldsmith
This leadership classic continues to be a bestseller after three editions and 20 years in print. It is the gold standard for research-based leadership, and the premier resource on becoming a leader. This new edition, with streamlined text, more international and business examples, and a graphic redesign, is more readable and accessible to business readers than ever before, and will prove to be the best edition yet. FAQs About the Five Practices Model from The Leadership Challenge
Learn More About The Leadership Challenge Approach
"After 20 years in print, this key publication has undergone a substantial revision for its fourth edition." (People Management, Thursday 1st November 2007)
"After three editions and 20 years in print, this leadership classic continues to be the premier resource on becoming a leader." (Securities & Investment Review, November 2007)
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"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
"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
"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.
"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
"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
"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 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
