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Leadership That Matters: The Critical Factors for Making a Difference in People's Lives and Organizaby Anonymous
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If you're tired of 'flavor-of-the-month' airport books on leadership, here's the full-course gourmet meal! Marshall and Molly Sashkin present a dynamic approach to leadership that's firmly grounded in theory, not fashion. You'll understand the history of leadership theory -- the false trails, the myths, and the ground-breaking discoveries -- and come away with ideas that you can apply in the workplace,...
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Leadership That Matters
Product Details
- Pub. Date: February 2003
- Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
- Sales Rank: 324,524
Synopsis
Leadership That Matters promotes leadership that not only improves productivity and performance but also makes a positive difference in the lives of organization members. "Transformational leadership" is based on three personal characteristics, as well as on the organization's culture. The authors discuss how to develop the required characteristics and construct an appropriate culture to bring about desired changes.
Biography
Sashkin is professor of human resource development at The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Sashkin is president of Ducochon Press.
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Leadership That Matters
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | What Is Leadership? | 7 |
| Ch. 2 | What Have We Learned About Leadership? | 17 |
| Ch. 3 | Leadership Skills and Behaviors | 39 |
| Ch. 4 | Charisma and Character | 51 |
| Ch. 5 | Leaders, Followers, and Power | 65 |
| Ch. 6 | Leaders With the Confidence to Act | 81 |
| Ch. 7 | Vision - How Leaders Think | 91 |
| Ch. 8 | Leadership in Context | 107 |
| Ch. 9 | How Transformational Leaders Construct the Cultural Context | 121 |
| Ch. 10 | Six Paradoxes of Leadership: Transforming Followers | 129 |
| Ch. 11 | How Do We Know Leadership Matters? The Research Evidence | 145 |
| Ch. 12 | Issues in Leadership: Implications for Transformational Leaders | 157 |
| Ch. 13 | Leadership That Matters: A New Synthesis | 173 |
| App. 1: Bibliography | 187 |
| App. 2 | Development of The Leadership Profile | 193 |
| Notes | 211 |
| Index | 231 |
| About the Authors | 241 |
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