The practice of leadership : developing the next generation of leaders / Jay A. Conger, Ronald E. Riggio [editors] ; foreword by Bernard M. Bass.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Kravis-deRoulet Leadership Conference, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Conger, Jay Alden.

Riggio, Ronald E.

Conference Name:

Kravis-deRoulet Leadership Conference (15th : 2005 : Claremont McKenna College)

Kravis-deRoulet Leadership Conference.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership--Congresses.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book includes contributions from top scholars who outline the best leadership practices for the benefit of the practicing leader. Each chapter focuses on a specific area of leadership practice and ends with a set of ""take away"" best practices in each area-an executive summary in reverse-that will serve as a quick reference for those who might want to peruse chapters, but still extract the best practices, as well as a summary for those who thoroughly read each chapter. ""Jay Alden Conger and Ronald Riggio have brought together a galaxy of sophisticated yet practical experts on leaders

Contents:

Best practices in leader selection / Ann Howard

Best practices in leadership assessment / Manuel London, James W. Smither, and Thomas Diamante

Shifting the emphasis of leadership development / Patricia M. G. O'Connor and David V. Day

Getting leader development right

Morgan W. McCall Jr. and George P. Hollenbeck

Best practices in the use of proactive influence tactics by leaders / Gary Yukl

Creating the conditions for success / Michael D. Mumford, Dawn L. Eubanks, and Stephen T. Murphy

Best practices in ethical leadership / Craig E. Johnson

Best practices in team leadership / Kevin C. Stagl, Eduardo Salas, and C. Shawn Burke

Best practices in leading organizational change / Mitchell Lee Marks

Best practices in leading at strategic levels / David A. Waldman

Best practices in corporate boardroom leadership / Jay A. Conger

Best practices in leading under crisis / Ian I. Mitroff

Best practices in leading diverse organizations / Lynn R. Offermann and Kenneth Matos

Best practices in cross-cultural leadership / Mary B. Teagarden

Getting it right / Ronald E. Riggio and Jay A. Conger.

Notes:

Based on the 15th annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference, "Best practices in leadership," held February 25-26, 2005 at the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-388) and index.

ISBN:

9786610741328

9781118429631

111842963X

9781280741326

1280741325

9780787988531

0787988537

OCLC:

85896067