The Leadership Challenge

JAMES KOUZES is a fellow at the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University and formerly the Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University.
 
BARRY POSNER holds the Michael J. Accolti, S.J., Chair at Santa Clara University and is Professor of Leadership with the Leavey School of Business. He is Chair of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship and previously served as Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, as well as Executive Education, and as Dean of the Leavey School.

The latest edition of the gold-standard guide for leadership development
 
In the new seventh edition of The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations, best-selling leadership authors and business scholars James Kouzes and Barry Posner deliver an essential strategic playbook for effective leadership. The book's actionable advice is grounded in robust research and deep insights into the complex interpersonal dynamics of the workplace.
 
Premier authorities in the field, the authors frame leadership as both a skill to be learned and as a relationship to be nurtured. They demonstrate how to achieve extraordinary results in the face of contemporary business challenges with engaging stories, current case studies, and straightforward frameworks for those who seek continuous, incremental improvement.
 
The book also offers:
* Incisive commentary on the shift toward team-oriented and hybrid work relationships
* Key insights into how to break through a new and pervasive level of cynicism amongst the modern workforce
* Strategies for leveraging the electronic global village to deliver better results within your team, in your department, and across your organization
 
Perfect for every practicing and aspiring leader who wants to stay current, relevant, and effective in a rapidly evolving business environment, The Leadership Challenge will help you remain impactful and capable of inspiring and motivating your constituents at every level.

Introduction xv
 
1 When Leaders Are at Their Best 1
 
The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
 
The Five Practices Make a Difference
 
Leadership Is a Relationship
 
Putting It All Together: Credibility Is the Foundation
 
Practice 1 Model The Way 29
 
2 Clarify Values 31
 
Find Your Voice
 
Affirm Shared Values
 
3 Set the Example 59
 
Live the Shared Values
 
Teach Others to Model the Values
 
Practice 2 Inspire A Shared Vision 85
 
4 Envision the Future 87
 
Imagine the Possibilities
 
Identify a Common Purpose
 
5 Enlist Others 111
 
Appeal to Common Ideals
 
Animate the Vision
 
Practice 3 Challenge The Process 137
 
6 Search for Opportunities 139
 
Seize the Initiative
 
Exercise Outsight
 
7 Experiment and Take Risks 165
 
Generate Small Wins
 
Learn from Experience
 
Practice 4 Enable Others To Act 191
 
8 Foster Collaboration 193
 
Create a Climate of Trust
 
Facilitate Relationships
 
9 Strengthen Others219
 
Enhance Self-Determination
 
Develop Competence and Confidence
 
Practice 5 Encourage The Heart247
 
10 Recognize Contributions249
 
Expect the Best
 
Personalize Recognition
 
11 Celebrate the Values and Victories275
 
Create a Spirit of Community
 
Be Personally Involved
 
12 Treat Challenge as an Opportunity 303
 
Your Leadership Matters
 
Liberate the Leader Within Everyone
 
Everyone Can Learn to Lead
 
Become Your Best Self
 
You Won't Always Get It Right
 
Make Becoming a Better Leader a Daily Habit
 
Remember the Secret to Success in Life
 
Endnotes 325
 
Acknowledgments367
 
About the Authors 371
 
Index375