Challenge is the crucible for greatness. Challenge is the crucible for greatness. Every single personal-best leadership case involved a change from the status quo. Not one person claimed to have achieved a personal best by keeping things the same. The challenge might have been an innovative new product, a cutting-edge service, a groundbreaking piece of […]
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PRACTICES OF EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP In undertaking the transformation at Zeno, Barby Siegel seized the opportunity to change business as usual. And although Barby’s story is exceptional, it is not singular. We’ve been conducting original global research for more than thirty years, and we’ve discovered that such achievements are actually commonplace. When we ask people to
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When Leaders Are at Their Best “FEARLESS.” That’s what it says in bold white letters on a black bracelet that Barby Siegel wears.1 She borrowed it from her teenage daughter to serve as a daily reminder of the spirit she likes to bring to her role as CEO of Zeno Group, an award-winning, multidisci- plinary
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A FIELD GUIDE FOR LEADERS How do you get other people to want to follow you? How do you get other people, by free will and free choice, to move forward together on a common purpose? How do you mobilize others to want to struggle to achieve shared aspirations? These are the impor- tant questions
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Making Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations 1 1 When Leaders Are at Their Best 9 The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership—Leadership Is a Relationship—Putting It All Together: Credibility Is the Foundation PRACTICE 1 MODEL THE WAY 41 2 Clarify Values 43 Find Your Voice—Affirm Shared Values xii C O N T E N T S
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Irwin Federman, general partner, US Venture Partners “As the entire economy undergoes a fundamental phase change, in which both the organization and the workplace are being reinvented before our very eyes, a new generation of leaders will find in the deep insights and engaging stories of this updated edition of The Leadership Challenge the guidance
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Sally Helgesen, author, The Female Advantage “Peter Drucker would probably have called the publishing of Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner’s book The Leadership Challenge ‘a distinguished public service.’ There is no doubt that it was that and that the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this wonder- ful book continues to show organizations how to get extraordinary
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Carol Sands, managing member, the Angels’ Forum “Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner know how to draw upon what we know (the evi- dence) to describe and teach what we need to do (through examples and reflection exercises) in order to be more effective health care leaders. The book is as appropri- ate, accessible, and helpful
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Dianna Booher, author, Creating Personal Presence “The Leadership Challenge has gone from being a revelation to a standard to a classic. It is now the defining book on leadership for our time, and there is not a business, government, academic, or military leader in the developed world who, consciously or not, has not been taught
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Peter Block, author, Flawless Consulting “The fifth edition of The Leadership Challenge is the culmination of decades of rigor- ous analysis of the characteristics of leadership. By modeling the behaviors described by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, every person can develop their leader- ship potential and become a more effective leader.” —Dan Warmenhoven, executive chairman,
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