Kouzes / Posner Credibility

How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It
2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-09838-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: J-B Leadership Challenge

The first true revision of the classic book from the bestsellingauthor of The Leadership Challenge
As the world falls deeper into economic downturns and warfare,the question of credibility (how leaders gain and lose it) is moreimportant than ever. Building on their research from The LeadershipChallenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner explore in Credibility whyleadership is above all a relationship, with credibility as thecornerstone, and why leaders must "Say what you mean and mean whatyou say." This first full revision of the book since its initialpublication in 1993 features new case studies from around theworld, fully updated data and research, and a streamlined format.Written by the premier leadership experts working today,Credibility:
* Reveals the six key disciplines that strengthen a leader'scapacity for developing and sustaining credibility.
* Provides rich examples of real managers in action
* Includes updates to the applications andresearch
This personal, inspiring, and genuine guide helps you understandthe fundamental importance of credibility for building personal andorganizational success.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kouzes, James M.

Posner, Barry Z.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION On Credibility and the Restoration of Trust and Confidence xi
1 Leadership Is a Relationship 1
2 Credibility Makes a Difference 22
3 Discover Your Self 42
4 Appreciate Constituents 62
5 Affirm Shared Values 84
6 Develop Capacity 111
7 Serve a Purpose 132
8 Sustain Hope 153
9 The Struggle to Be Human 174
EPILOGUE Character Counts 201
Notes 203
Acknowledgments 229
About the Authors 233
Index 237

Über Autor(innen)

James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner are the coauthors of the classic bestselling books The Leadership Challenge, The Truth About Leadership, A Leader's Legacy, Encouraging the Heart, and over a dozen other books and workbooks on leadership. They also developed the highly-acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), a 360-degree assessment tool based on The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership. Jim is the Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership and Barry is Professor of Leadership at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. They are among the world's most trusted and influential scholars on leadership. For more information, please visit www.credibility-book.com