A practical framework for developing emerging leaders
Learning Leadership answers the fundamental question, ‚Are leaders born or made?‘ The bestselling authors of The Leadership Challenge have again collaborated to show you how to build extraordinary leadership behaviors in yourself and anyone on your team. Based on more than 30 years of research with data from more than 70 countries, this book provides a concrete framework for identifying and developing the leadership potential in everyone, through a series of actions that inspire, motivate, and train. You’ll discover five fundamentals of becoming an exemplary leader. You’ll see how you can develop a learning mindset and how you can create a context that will foster positive beliefs in others. Whether your and others‘ leadership abilities are already apparent or nothing more than a glimmer of a spark, this insightful guide gives you evidence-based strategies to ignite the habit of continuous improvement and enable you and others to become betters leaders than you are now.
Great leadership is the critical component to great performance. A leader must possess many qualities, but one of the most important is the ability to learn. Learning is the master skill. This guide provides an actionable framework to help you give structure to the process of becoming the best leader you can be.
* Elevate and enable your and your team’s aspirations
* Initiate challenges to both test and build new skills
* Engage support and create a context for learning
* Set goals, ask for feedback, and make learning a daily habit
The research is clear. You are already leading, just not frequently enough. It’s not about raw talent. It’s about using more of the abilities you already have. Leadership is a skill like any other–some may have more talent than others, but anyone can learn to become better with deliberate practice, designed learning experiences, and the right guidance. All leaders, regardless of innate or learned abilities, require a supportive and challenging environment in which to develop their skills and truly step into the leadership mindset. Learning Leadership is a practical guide for building leadership in anyone.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction The World Needs Exemplary Leaders xv
Part I Learning Leadership Fundamentals 1
Chapter 1 Leaders are Born and So Are You 3
Chapter 2 Leadership Makes a Difference 13
Chapter 3 You Are Already Leading–Just Not Frequently Enough 23
Part II Fundamental One: Believe You Can 33
Chapter 4 You Have to Believe in Yourself 35
Chapter 5 Learning Is the Master Skill 45
Chapter 6 Leadership Emerges from Within 55
Part III Fundamental Two: Aspire to Excel 65
Chapter 7 You Have to Know What’s Important to You 67
Chapter 8 Who You Are Isn’t Who You Will Be 77
Chapter 9 It’s Not Just About You 87
Part IV Fundamental Three: Challenge Yourself 97
Chapter 10 Challenge Is Your Leadership Training Ground 99
Chapter 11 Get Curious and Go Kick the Ball Around 109
Chapter 12 Get Gritty and Stay Hardy 119
Chapter 13 Courage Gives You the Strength to Grow 129
Part V Fundamental Four: Engage Support 139
Chapter 14 I Couldn’t Have Done It without You 141
Chapter 15 Get Connected 151
Chapter 16 Without Feedback You Cannot Grow 159
Part VI Fundamental Five: Practice Deliberately 169
Chapter 17 Leadership Takes Practice, and Practice Takes Time 171
Chapter 18 Context Matters 181
Chapter 19 Learning Leadership Must Be a Daily Habit 191
Part VII Commit to Becoming the Best 201
Chapter 20 It’s Not How You Start; It’s How You Finish 203
Notes 213
Acknowledgments 236
About the Authors 239
Index 244
Über den Autor
JAMES M. KOUZES is the Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, and lectures on leadership around the world to corporations, governments, and nonprofits.
BARRY Z. POSNER is the Accolti Endowed Professor of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business. An accomplished scholar, he also provides leadership workshops and seminars around the world.
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