Practicing Leadership Principles and Applications - Couverture souple

Shriberg, Arthur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471113743 ISBN 13 : 9780471113744

Editeur : John Wiley and Sons (WIE), 1996

Synopsis

Discussing the subject of leadership, this text contains traditional and contemporary theory, real-world examples, skill development, and skill exercises. Includes are essays by recognized leaders in their fields, such as Margaret Thatcher, Lee Iacocca and Jimmy Carter, which provide insights into the more obscure facets and personal qualities involved in leadership. It should be suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates and mature students.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Leadership is a Journey – Not a Destination In the age of team management and collaboration, leadership is an essential skill that needs to be uncovered and developed, as well as applied. In this book we encourage you to bring your unique background, experiences, and perceptions to the important discussion on leadership. Through a journey of discovery, we will meld your ideas and experiences with our own to help you develop your own special style of leadership. We invite you to embark on the quest to discover your true leadership skills. We use the journey as a metaphor for how you can understand leadership over the centuries. Practicing Leadership:

• includes commentary on the environment of leadership
• identifies common road blocks and provides direction on how to avoid them
• graphically depicts the journey through leadership paradigms suggesting important skills and approaches to effective leadership
• integrates the discussion of issues regarding diversity and internationalism
• offers discussions with current business and political leaders helping you understand how to develop your own leadership skills
• profiles noteworthy leaders including activists, politicians, military leaders, writers, and athletes such as Arthur Ashe, Jr., Mother Teresa, Vaclav Havel, Rachel Carson, Nelson Mandela, Mao Zedong, Sam Walton, and General Colin Powell
• details the contributions of a variety of disciplines, including psychology, management, communication, military sciences, the quality movement, political science, and philosophy.

Biographie de l'auteur

Arthur Shriberg is the Downing Professor of Management at Xavier University and a well–known leadership and management consultant. He has degrees from Columbia University (Ed.D), Boston University (M.A.), Xavier University (MBA) and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (B.A.). He has served as Vice President and/or Dean at four universities. He has assisted over fifty companies with various organizational challenges.

David Shriberg received his B.S. from Cornell University, his M.S. from Northeastern University, and is working on his Ph.D. at Northeastern. Mr. Shriberg is a school psychologist, writer, and diversity trainer in the greater Boston area.

Carol Lloyd is a professional writer and syndicated columnist who has been published in several well–known magazines, newspapers and journals.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley and Sons (WIE)
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471113743
• ISBN 13: 9780471113744
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible