Effective Leadership

LEADERSHIP, 3rd edition is the most practical leadership textbook on the market, making key concepts immediately relevant through a unique three-pronged approach: theory, application, and skill development. The authors cover all of the traditional theory along with cutting-edge leadership topics in a concise presentation that focuses on the key elements. Numerous and clearly identified applications develop critical thinking skills about the concepts. To help make the concepts immediately relevant, numerous skill-building exercises foster leadership skills that can be used in professional and personal lives. This three-pronged approach provides the greatest array of learning opportunities, helping students focus on the most important.

PART 1: INDIVIDUALS AS LEADERS.
1. Who is a Leader?
2. Leadership Traits and Ethics.
3. Leadership Behavior and Motivation.
4.Influencing: Power, Politics, Networking, and Negotiation.
5. Contingency Leadership Theories.

PART 2: TEAM LEADERSHIP.
6. Communication, Coaching, and Conflict Skills.
7. Leader/Follower Relations.
8. Team Leadership and Self-Managed Teams.

PART 3: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
9. Charismatic and Transformational Leadership.
10. Leadership of Culture and Diversity, and the Learning Organization.
11. Strategic Leadership and Managing Crises and Change.

APPENDIX.
Spirituality in the Workplace.