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The Student Leadership Challenge Five Practices for Exemplary Leaders

ISBN: 9780470177051 | 0470177055

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: 8/11/2008

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The Most Trusted Source on Becoming a Better Student LeaderIn The Student Leadership Challenge, Kouzes and Posner-today's premier leadership experts-demonstrate how anyone can be a leader, regardless of age or experience. Grounded in the same extensive research as the best-selling The Leadership Challenge, it uses real-life stories and examples exclusively from college students to illustrate The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadershipr:Model the WayInspire a Shared VisionChallenge the ProcessEnable Others to ActEncourage the HeartPraise for The ... MOREStudent Leadership Challenge"Why wait to learn leadership in the workplace? Now college students can learn how to lead by using Kouzes and Posner's five proven leadership practices. With examples from the experience of student leaders, The Student Leadership Challenge is the perfect guide for faculty and student affairs staff members as well as for students seeking to develop themselves for leadership." -Howard T. Prince II, director, Center for Ethical Leadership, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin"I've been teaching leadership classes for twenty years, and The Five Practices are, hands down, the best tool for helping students see both their inherent strengths as leaders as well as to further develop their skills." -Britt Andreatta, assistant dean of students, First-Year Programs & Leadership Education, University of California, Santa Barbara"The student examples inspire the reader and show us that running into bumps along the way is not only normal, but that you can approach the challenges with confidence and practical solutions." -Amanda Crowell Itliong, director of leadership programs, Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University"This book is a gift to university educators who teach leadership courses or develop trainings, workshops, and retreats." -Laura Osteen, co-director, Center for Leadership and Civic Education, Florida State University

In The Student Leadership Challenge, Kouzes and Posnertoday's premier leadership expertsdemonstrate how anyone can be a leader, regardless of age or experience. Grounded in the same extensive research as the best-selling The Leadership Challenge, it uses real-life stories and examples exclusively from college students to illustrate The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership:Model the WayInspire a Shared VisionChallenge the ProcessEnable Others to ActEncourage the Heart

Kouzes and Posner prompt students to address current challenges and cynicisms, and empower them to accomplish the extraordinary things of which they are capable. With engaging stories and keen insights, the authors delve into the fundamental aspects of leadership to help students keep pace with our ever-changing world.

Derived from the classic leadership book The Leadership Challenge,� Fourth Edition, this is a concise, focused primer on the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership for students. Grounded in the same extensive research as the best selling The Leadership Challenge, this book uses examples and language to which students in higher education can relate. It also features reflective and critical thinking activities at the end of each chapter to help students engage in each of the Five Practices.

Can be used with all levels�from incoming�first-year students�to outgoing grads and�young professionals
Examples from both on-campus and off-campus venues, with particular emphasis on service-learning and effects of�leadership in the surrounding community.
Provides helpful and useful background on the instrument (Student LPI).
The audio version of this book is available through your favorite online retailer.

Introduction: Getting Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations
The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
Model the Way
Clarify Values
Set the Example
Inspire a Shared Vision
Envision the Future
Enlist Others
Challenge the Process
Search for Opportunities
Experiment and Ta... MOREke Risks
Enable Others to Act
Foster Collaboration
Strengthen Others
Encourage the Heart
Recognize Contributions
Celebrate the Values and Victories
Leadership Is Everyone’s Business
You Are the Most Important Leader in the Room
Leadership is Learned
First Lead Yourself
Moral Leadership Calls Us to Higher Purpose
Humility is the Antidote to Hubris
Leadership Is in the Moment
The Secret to Success in Life
Appendix: The Student Leadership Practices Inventory
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
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