The Leadership Challeng: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations

About the Book: The Leadership Challenge: How To MakeExtraordinary Things Happen In Organizations: 5thEdition The most trusted resource on becoming a leader is nowupdated and revised for a new generation. This leadership classic continues to be a bestseller after threeeditions and twenty years in print. It is the gold standard forresearch-based leadership, and the premier resource on becoming aleader. This new edition, with streamlined text, more internationaland business examples, and a graphic redesign, is more readable andaccessible than ever before. The Leadership Challenge, Fourth Edition, has been extensivelyupdated with the latest research and case studies, and offersinspiring new stories of real people achieving extraordinaryresults. The authors' central theme remains the same and is morerelevant today than ever: "Leadership is Everyone s Business."Their "five practices" and "ten commitments" have been proven byhundreds of thousands of dedicated, successful leaders. Thisedition, with almost one-third new material, emphasizes the globalcommunity and refocuses on business leaders. About the Authors: James Kouzes, Barry Posner 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,Santa Clara University, and Professor of Leadership. Kouzes andPosner are the coauthors of A Leader's Legacy, Credibility,Encouraging the Heart, and The Leadership Challenge Workbook, aswell as over a dozen other books and workbooks on leadership andleadership development. They also developed the highly acclaimedLeadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and LPI Online, 360- degreeassessment tools based on The Five Practices of ExemplaryLeadership. Reviews "This book is one of the very best on the topic of leadership,offering extraordinary stories from leaders at various ages andstages of their lives.