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.
Author(s): James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
Edition: 7
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 416
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction Making Extraordinary Things Happen
What’s New?
Challenge Is the Opportunity for Greatness
An Evidence-Based, Best Practices Operating System
A Field Guide for Leaders
The Leadership Challenge
Chapter 1 When Leaders Are at Their Best
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
Chapter 2 Clarify Values
Find Your Voice
Affirm Shared Values
Chapter 3 Set the Example
Live the Shared Values
Teach Others to Model the Values
Practice 2 Inspire A Share Dvision
Chapter 4 Envision the Future
Imagine the Possibilities
Identify a Common Purpose
Chapter 5 Enlist Others
Appeal to Common Ideals
Animate the Vision
Practice 3 Challenge the Process
Chapter 6 Search for Opportunities
Seize the Initiative
Exercise Outsight
Chapter 7 Experiment and Take Risks
Generate Small Wins
Learn from Experience
Practice 4 Enable Others to ACT
Chapter 8 Foster Collaboration
Create a Climate of Trust
Facilitate Relationships
Chapter 9 Strengthen Others
Enhance Self-Determination
Develop Competence and Confidence
Practice 5 Encourage the Heart
Chapter 10 Recognize Contributions
Expect the Best
Personalize Recognition
Chapter 11 Celebrate the Values and Victories
Create a Spirit of Community
Be Personally Involved
Chapter 12 Treat Challenge as an Opportunity
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
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
EULA
