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by Bass, Bernard M., Riggio, Ronald E., Claremont McKenna College, Conger, Jay A.
The Practice of Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
- Copyright
- The Kravis Leadership
- Foreword
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- One. Leadership Development and Selection
- One. Best Practices in Leader Selection
- Objectives of Leader Selection
- Individual Selection Techniques
- Selection Systems
- Making Leader Selection Successful
- Executive Summary
- Two. Best Practices in Leadership Assessment
- Uses for Leadership Assessment
- What is Measured
- Contextual Challenges for Leadership Assessment
- Assessment Methods
- Assessment of Assessment
- Executive Summary
- Three. Shifting the Emphasis of Leadership Development: From “Me” to “All of Us”
- Four. Getting Leader Development Right: Competence Not Competencies
- One. Best Practices in Leader Selection
- Two. The Tasks of the Leader
- Five. Best Practices in the Use of Proactive Influence Tactics by Leaders
- Six. Creating the Conditions for Success: Best Practices in Leading for Innovation
- Seven. Best Practices in Ethical Leadership
- Eight. Best Practices in Team Leadership: What Team Leaders Do to Facilitate Team Effectiveness
- Three. Leading the Organization
- Nine. Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change: Workplace Recovery Following Major Organizational Transitions
- Ten. Best Practices in Leading at Strategic Levels: A Social Responsibility Perspective
- Eleven. Best Practices in Corporate Boardroom Leadership
- The Board of Directors’ Historic Leader: The Chief Executive Officer
- The Nonexecutive Chairman: Are Two Leaders More Effective Than One?
- The Lead Director: One Step Toward an Independent Board
- Board Committee Leadership: Where the Real Leadership can Occur
- Supportive Governance Practices
- Executive Summary
- Four. Leading in Today’s World
- Twelve. Best Practices in Leading under Crisis: Bottom-Up Leadership, or How to Be a Crisis Champion
- A Major Crisis at Rural Books
- The Lack of Appropriate Training in Crisis Leadership
- Shattered Assumptions: A Fundamental Challenge of Crises
- Seven Lessons for Effective Crisis Leadership
- Lesson 1: Deny Denial; Grieve before a Crisis Occurs
- Lesson 2: Be a Responsible “Troublemaker”
- Lesson 3: Embrace Fuzziness
- Lesson 4: Be Patiently Impatient
- Lesson 5: Think Like a Sociopath; Act Like a Saint
- Lesson 6: Down with the Old; Design and Implement New Organizations
- Lesson 7: Spirituality Is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage
- Executive Summary
- Thirteen. Best Practices in Leading Diverse Organizations
- Fourteen. Best Practices in Cross-Cultural Leadership
- Fifteen. Getting It Right: The Practice of Leadership
- Notes
- Chapter One: Best Practices in Leader Selection
- Chapter Two: Best Practices in Leadership Assessment
- Chapter Three: Shifting the Emphasis of Leadership Development
- Chapter Four: Getting Leader Development Right
- Chapter Five: Best Practices in the Use of Proactive Influence Tactics by Leaders
- Chapter Six: Creating the Conditions for Success
- Chapter Seven: Best Practices in Ethical Leadership
- Chapter Eight: Best Practices in Team Leadership
- Chapter Nine: Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change
- Chapter Ten: Best Practices in Leading at Strategic Levels
- Chapter Eleven: Best Practices in Corporate Boardroom Leadership
- Chapter Thirteen: Best Practices in Leading Diverse Organizations
- Chapter Fourteen: Best Practices in Cross-Cultural Leadership
- Chapter Fifteen: Getting It Right
- Twelve. Best Practices in Leading under Crisis: Bottom-Up Leadership, or How to Be a Crisis Champion
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Conger, Jay Alden. The practice of leadership : developing the next generation of leaders /Jay A. Conger.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7879-8305-5 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-7879-8305-5 (alk. paper) 1. Leadership. I. Riggio, Ronald E. II. Title. HD57.7.C666 2006 658.4′092—dc22 2006031371
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