The Practice of Leadership

This book includes contributions from top scholars who outline the best leadership practices for the benefit of the practicing leader. Each chapter focuses on a specific area of leadership practice and ends with a set of "e;take away"e; best practices in each area an executive summary in reverse that will serve as a quick reference for those who might want to peruse chapters, but still extract the best practices, as well as a summary for those who thoroughly read each chapter. "e;Jay Alden Conger and Ronald Riggio have brought together a galaxy of sophisticated yet practical experts on leadership, stressing both the complexity and indispensability of both transactional and transforming leadership, with the blessing of the pioneering student of leadership, Bernie Bass."e; James MacGregor Burns, professor emeritus, Willams College, and Pulitzer Prize winner

This book includes contributions from top scholars who outline thebest leadership practices for the benefit of the practicing leader.Each chapter focuses on a specific area of leadership practice andends with a set of "take away" best practices in eacharea--an executive summary in reverse--that will serve asa quick reference for those who might want to peruse chapters, butstill extract the best practices, as well as a summary for thosewho thoroughly read each chapter."Jay Alden Conger and Ronald Riggio have brought together agalaxy of sophisticated yet practical experts on leadershipstressing both the complexity and indispensability of bothtransactional and transforming leadership, with the blessing of thepioneering student of leadership, Bernie Bass."James MacGregor Burns, professor emeritus, Willams Collegeand Pulitzer Prize winner

Foreword viiBernard M. BassAbout the Authors ixIntroduction 01Jay A. Conger and Ronald E. RiggioPart One: Leadership Development and Selection 091 Best Practices in Leader Selection 11Ann Howard2 Best Practices in Leadership Assessment 41Manuel London, James W. Smither, and Thomas Diamante3 Shifting the Emphasis of Leadership Development: From "Me" to "All of Us" 64Patricia M. G. O'Connor and David V. Day4 Getting Leader Development Right: Competence Not Competencies 87Morgan W. McCall Jr. and George P. HollenbeckPart Two: The Tasks of the Leader 1075 Best Practices in the Use of Proactive Influence Tactics by Leaders 109Gary Yukl6 Creating the Conditions for Success: Best Practices in Leading for Innovation 129Michael D. Mumford, Dawn L. Eubanks, and Stephen T. Murphy7 Best Practices in Ethical Leadership 150Craig E. Johnson8 Best Practices in Team Leadership: What Team Leaders Do to Facilitate Team Effectiveness 172Kevin C. Stagl, Eduardo Salas, and C. Shawn BurkePart Three: Leading the Organization 1999 Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change: Workplace Recovery Following Major Organizational Transitions 201Mitchell Lee Marks10 Best Practices in Leading at Strategic Levels: A Social Responsibility Perspective 224David A. Waldman11 Best Practices in Corporate Boardroom Leadership 244Jay A. CongerPart Four: Leading in Today's World 26112 Best Practices in Leading under Crisis: Bottom-Up Leadership, or How to Be a Crisis Champion 263Ian I. Mitroff13 Best Practices in Leading Diverse Organizations 277Lynn R. Offermann and Kenneth Matos14 Best Practices in Cross-Cultural Leadership 300Mary B. Teagarden15 Getting It Right: The Practice of Leadership 331Ronald E. Riggio and Jay A. CongerNotes 345Index 389