Practicing Leadership Principles and Applications - Softcover

Shriberg, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471113743 ISBN 13: 9780471113744

Verlag: John Wiley and Sons (WIE), 1996

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Discussing the subject of leadership, this text contains traditional and contemporary theory, real-world examples, skill development, and skill exercises. Includes are essays by recognized leaders in their fields, such as Margaret Thatcher, Lee Iacocca and Jimmy Carter, which provide insights into the more obscure facets and personal qualities involved in leadership. It should be suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates and mature students.

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Leadership is a Journey - Not a Destination In the age of team management and collaboration, leadership is an essential skill that needs to be uncovered and developed, as well as applied. In this book we encourage you to bring your unique background, experiences, and perceptions to the important discussion on leadership. Through a journey of discovery, we will meld your ideas and experiences with our own to help you develop your own special style of leadership. We invite you to embark on the quest to discover your true leadership skills. We use the journey as a metaphor for how you can understand leadership over the centuries. Practicing Leadership:

• includes commentary on the environment of leadership
• identifies common road blocks and provides direction on how to avoid them
• graphically depicts the journey through leadership paradigms suggesting important skills and approaches to effective leadership
• integrates the discussion of issues regarding diversity and internationalism
• offers discussions with current business and political leaders helping you understand how to develop your own leadership skills
• profiles noteworthy leaders including activists, politicians, military leaders, writers, and athletes such as Arthur Ashe, Jr., Mother Teresa, Vaclav Havel, Rachel Carson, Nelson Mandela, Mao Zedong, Sam Walton, and General Colin Powell
• details the contributions of a variety of disciplines, including psychology, management, communication, military sciences, the quality movement, political science, and philosophy.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons (WIE)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471113743
• ISBN 13: 9780471113744
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 250
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar