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Effective Leadership Robert N. Lussier, Christopher F. Achua.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Mason, Ohio : Thomson/SouthWestern, c2007.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxiv, 472 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0324361858
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD57.7 .L87 2007
Contents:
PART 1: INDIVIDUALS AS LEADERS 1. Who is a Leader? 2. Leadership Traits and Ethics. 3. Leadership Behavior and Motivation. 4. Influencing: Power, Politics, Networking, and Negotiation. 5. Contingency Leadership Theories. PART 2: TEAM LEADERSHIP. 6. Communication, Coaching, and Conflict Skills. 7. Leader/Follower Relations. 8. Team Leadership and Self-Managed Teams. PART 3: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. 9. Charismatic and Transformational Leadership. 10. Leadership of Culture and Diversity, and the LearningOrganization. 11. Strategic Leadership and Managing Crises and Change. APPENDIX. Spirituality in the Workplace.
Summary: Leadership, 3rd edition is the most practical leadership textbook on the market, making key concepts immediately relevant through a unique three-pronged approach: theory, application, and skill development. The authors cover all of the traditional theory along with cutting-edge leadership topics in a concise presentation that focuses on the key elements. Numerous and clearly identified applications develop critical thinking skills about the concepts. To help make the concepts immediately relevant, numerous skill-building exercises foster leadership skills that can be used in professional and personal lives. This three-pronged approach provides the greatest array of learning opportunities, helping students focus on the most important.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART 1: INDIVIDUALS AS LEADERS 1. Who is a Leader? 2. Leadership Traits and Ethics. 3. Leadership Behavior and Motivation. 4. Influencing: Power, Politics, Networking, and Negotiation. 5. Contingency Leadership Theories. PART 2: TEAM LEADERSHIP. 6. Communication, Coaching, and Conflict Skills. 7. Leader/Follower Relations. 8. Team Leadership and Self-Managed Teams. PART 3: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. 9. Charismatic and Transformational Leadership. 10. Leadership of Culture and Diversity, and the LearningOrganization. 11. Strategic Leadership and Managing Crises and Change. APPENDIX. Spirituality in the Workplace.

Leadership, 3rd edition is the most practical leadership textbook on the market, making key concepts immediately relevant through a unique three-pronged approach: theory, application, and skill development. The authors cover all of the traditional theory along with cutting-edge leadership topics in a concise presentation that focuses on the key elements. Numerous and clearly identified applications develop critical thinking skills about the concepts. To help make the concepts immediately relevant, numerous skill-building exercises foster leadership skills that can be used in professional and personal lives. This three-pronged approach provides the greatest array of learning opportunities, helping students focus on the most important.

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