Introduction to Leadership : Concepts and Practice
ISBN: 9781412989527 | 1412989523
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Pub. Date: 4/4/2011
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Offering a straightforward introduction to the basic principles of leadership, the Second Edition of Introduction to Leadership focuses on providing readers with practical strategies for becoming better leaders. An applied text by the author of the SAGE best-seller Leadership: Theory and Practice, Fifth Edition, this text provides the much needed 'how-to' component of leading for students in leadership courses.Three interactive components in every chapter: self-assessment questionnaires, observational exercises, and reflection and action work... MORE
| Preface | |
| Being a Leader | |
| Defining Leadership | |
| Global Leadership Attributes | |
| Practicing Leadership | |
| Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflection and Action Worksheet | |
| Recognizing Your Traits | |
| Historical Leaders: What Traits Do These Leaders Display? | |
| Lea... MORE | |
| Leadership Traits Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflection and Action Worksheet | |
| Recognizing Your Philosophy and Style of Leadership | |
| What Is Your View of Human Behavior at Work? | |
| Styles of Leadership: Authoritarian, Democratic, and Laissez-Faire | |
| Box 3.1 Leadership on the Silver Screen | |
| What Is Your Style of Leadership? | |
| Leadership Styles Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflection and Action Worksheet | |
| Attending to Tasks and Relationships | |
| What Is Your Personal Style? | |
| What Kind of Leader Are You? | |
| Task and Relationship Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflection and Action Worksheet | |
| Developing Leadership Skills | |
| What Are Your Core Leadership Skills? | |
| Leadership Skills Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflections and Action Worksheet | |
| Creating a Vision | |
| What Are the Characteristics of a Vision? | |
| How Is a Vision Articulated? | |
| How Is a Vision Implemented? | |
| Leadership Vision Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflection and Action Worksheet | |
| Setting the Tone | |
| Provide Structure | |
| Clarify Norms | |
| Build Cohesiveness | |
| Promote Standards of Excellence | |
| Setting the Tone Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflection and Action Worksheet | |
| Listening to Out-Group Members | |
| Who Is in the Out-Group? | |
| Why Do Out-Groups Form? | |
| What Is the Impact of Out-Groups? | |
| How Should a Leader Respond to Out-Groups? | |
| Responding to Members of the Out-Group Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflections and Action Worksheet | |
| Handling Conflict | |
| Conflict Defined | |
| Communication and Conflict | |
| Kinds of Conflict | |
| Fisher and Ury Approach to Conflict | |
| Communication Strategies for Conflict Resolution | |
| Styles of Approaching Conflict | |
| Conflict Style Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflection and Action Worksheet | |
| Overcoming Obstacles | |
| Obstacle 1: Unclear Goals | |
| Obstacle 2: Unclear Directions | |
| Obstacle 3: Low Motivation | |
| Obstacle 4: Complex Tasks | |
| Obstacle 5: Simple Tasks | |
| Obstacle 6: Low Involvement | |
| Obstacle 7: Lack of a Challenge | |
| Path-Goal Styles Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflection and Action Worksheet | |
| Addressing Ethics in Leadership | |
| Ethical Leadership Is About the Character of the Leader | |
| Ethical Leadership Is About the Actions of the Leader | |
| Ethical Leadership Is About the Goals of the Leader | |
| Ethical Leadership Is About the Honesty of the Leader | |
| Ethical Leadership Is About the Power of the Leader | |
| Ethical Leadership Is About the Values of the Leader | |
| Core Values Questionnaire | |
| Observational Exercise | |
| Reflection and Action Worksheet | |
| Questionnaires | |
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