Effective Leadership

Author: Howell
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: To facilitate understanding, this book is divided into three major parts, providing the following valuable information: · What effective leaders do. How they do it. When they use specific leadership behaviors. The core content of this book is about "If-Then Effective Leadership." It does not emphasize leadership theory but is organized according to a simple, common-sense framework. Its most distinctive feature is that it does not list a multitude of leadership theory models but instead introduces several core leadership behaviors to show what effective leaders do, how they do it, and what specific leadership behaviors they adopt in different situations. Each chapter includes examples of current and historical leaders, which demonstrate the leadership styles discussed in the chapter. The core content of this book is about "How to Lead Effectively." It does not emphasize leadership theory but is organized according to a simple, common-sense framework. Its most distinctive feature is that it does not list a multitude of leadership theory models but instead introduces several core leadership behaviors to show what effective leaders do, how they do it, and what specific leadership behaviors they adopt in different situations. Each chapter includes examples of current and historical leaders, which demonstrate the leadership styles discussed in the chapter.