The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership - Technology

By James M. KOUZES

What do you call something that has endured through nearly 30 years of practice and the scrutiny of research?

“The Truth!”

—Ken Blanchard, best-selling author of The One-Minute Manager

From academia to government, healthcare to technology, faith-based to community advocacy organizations, The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® have stood the test of time as the world’s most trusted source for becoming a better leader. Through decades of research, hundreds of personal interviews, analysis of thousands of case studies and millions of survey responses, authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner have discovered what over two million worldwide readers of their modern classic, The Leadership Challenge, know as well: The Five Practices provide a proven, evidence-based model for bringing out the leadership potential in anyone, at any level, in any organization, who accepts the leadership challenge.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wiley
• Release date: Mar 13, 2014
• ISBN: 9781118808504

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COPYRIGHT

LEADERSHIP IS EVERYONE’S BUSINESS

1 Model the Way

2 Inspire a Shared Vision

3 Challenge the Process

4 Enable Others to Act

5 Encourage the Heart

PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP

LEARNING TO LEAD

THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE STORY

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

THE FIVE PRACTICES AND TEN COMMITMENTS OF EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP®

ENDORSEMENTS

Copyright © 2014 by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. All Rights Reserved.

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