INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP. Concepts and Practice

By:

Northouse, Peter G [author]

Publication details: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc , 2021Description: xxvi, 406 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9781544351599

Subject(s):

Leadership

LOC classification:

HD57.7 .N678 2021

Contents:

CHAPTER 1: Understanding leadership. CHAPTER 2 : Recognizing your Traits. CHAPTER 3: Understanding Leadership Styles. CHAPTER 4: Attending to Tasks and Relationships. CHAPTER 5: Developing Leadership Skills. CHAPTER 6 V: Engaging Strengths. CHAPTER 7: Creating a Vision. CHAPTER 8: Establishing a Constructive Climate. CHAPTER 9: Embracing Diversity and Inclusion. CHAPTER 10: Listening to Out-Group Members. CHAPTER 11: Managing Conflict. CHAPTER 12: Addressing Ethics in Leadership. CHAPTR 13: Overcoming Obstacles. CHAPTER 14: Exploring Destructive Leadership.

Summary: "The Fifth Edition of Peter G. Northouse's bestselling Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice provides readers with a clear, concise overview of the complexities of practicing leadership and concrete strategies for becoming better leaders. The text is organized around key leader responsibilities such as creating a vision, establishing a constructive climate, listening to outgroup members, and overcoming obstacles. Case studies, self-assessment questionnaires, observational exercises, and reflection and action worksheets engage readers to apply leadership concepts to their own lives. Grounded in leadership theory and the latest research, the fully updated, highly practical Fifth Edition includes a new chapter on destructive leadership, new cases, and new Leadership Snapshots. New to this Edition · New chapter on Exploring Destructive Leadership analyses the causes of toxic leadership and discusses practical ways to confront and extinguish it. · 18 new Case Studies that illustrate core concepts and allow readers to solve real world leadership challenges. · 5 new Leadership Snapshots including profiles of Michelle Obama, Jasmine Crowe, and Elizabeth Holmes. · New questionnaire on abusive leadership helps readers understand the dimensions of destructive leadership as well as their own destructive tendencies"-- Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	URBE Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	HD57.7 .N678 2021 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0934
Books	URBE Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	HD57.7 .N678 2021 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0935

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"The Fifth Edition of Peter G. Northouse's bestselling Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice provides readers with a clear, concise overview of the complexities of practicing leadership and concrete strategies for becoming better leaders. The text is organized around key leader responsibilities such as creating a vision, establishing a constructive climate, listening to outgroup members, and overcoming obstacles. Case studies, self-assessment questionnaires, observational exercises, and reflection and action worksheets engage readers to apply leadership concepts to their own lives. Grounded in leadership theory and the latest research, the fully updated, highly practical Fifth Edition includes a new chapter on destructive leadership, new cases, and new Leadership Snapshots. New to this Edition · New chapter on Exploring Destructive Leadership analyses the causes of toxic leadership and discusses practical ways to confront and extinguish it. · 18 new Case Studies that illustrate core concepts and allow readers to solve real world leadership challenges. · 5 new Leadership Snapshots including profiles of Michelle Obama, Jasmine Crowe, and Elizabeth Holmes. · New questionnaire on abusive leadership helps readers understand the dimensions of destructive leadership as well as their own destructive tendencies"-- Provided by publisher

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