Leadership: 3rd Edition

Author: James Kouzes
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is the authoritative work in the field of leadership, the only leadership book to sell over a million copies, and has consistently ranked at the top on the Business Week, New York Times, and Amazon websites. Leadership is not a position of status, nor is it a privilege reserved for a few. In the 21st century, leadership is a proactive, purposeful interpersonal influence that exists at all levels and in all corners of government, businesses, schools, hospitals, armies, and social organizations, among the masses, and between you and me. Leadership is essentially a special kind of interpersonal influence. Everyone in real life tries to influence others and is also influenced by others. Therefore, everyone possesses influence, and everyone also possesses potential and actual leadership. Without a doubt, those who possess leadership are leaders. Since everyone possesses leadership, it follows naturally that everyone has the potential to become a leader. This is not a pipe dream but a very clear proposition put forward by the two top experts in the field of leadership, James Kouzes and Barry Posner, in their book "Leadership," revised for the third time in 2003. This book is the only leadership book to sell over 1 million copies. Over the course of more than 20 years, it has transitioned from a bestseller to a longseller and has been hailed as the authoritative work in the field of leadership. In the 2003 revised edition of "Leadership," the authors also proposed the very clear idea that "everyone has the potential to become a leader." This is a genuine conclusion drawn from their research on leaders at all levels in public and private organizations worldwide, conducted through interviews and surveys. James Kouzes and Barry Posner are authorities in the field of leadership. In 2001, they were nominated by the International Management Committee and awarded the William A. McPherson Award. Previous recipients of this award include Peter Drucker, Ken Blanchard, and W. Edwards Deming. Leadership is a relationship between people, and leadership is the ability to lead others to face challenges and achieve excellence. Through more than 20 years of research and analysis of over 3,000 leadership cases, the authors have distilled five key behaviors and ten practices for becoming an outstanding leader and provided concrete action guidelines. Target Audience: Leaders in all fields and at all levels, as well as individuals who wish to change their current circumstances.