From the Inside Flap:
After the stunning success of the first edition of The Leadership Challenge—500,000 copies in print, translations into eight languages—best-selling authors James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner have completely revised and updated this essential tool for leaders in business, government, education, communities, and all across society.Based on the popular training program offered by the Tom Peters Group, this new edition of The Leadership Challenge captures the continuing interest in leadership as a critical aspect of human organizations. Kouzes and Posner, the premier leadership experts working today, explore their rich experience with leaders in public and private organizations around the world over the last thirteen years to demonstrate that now more than ever, leadership is everyone's business. With engaging stories and their own keen insights, they have revised their award-winning exploration into the fundamental aspects of leadership to keep pace with our ever-changing world. In the midst of a sea change in the way organizations work, leaders will turn again to Kouzes and Posner to point the way to getting extraordinary things accomplished. "At a time when words like 'inspiration' or 'spirit' are sometimes used with embarrassment, the authors restore those lofty concepts to their rightful place at the core of successful business.''—Norman Lear, chairman and CEO, Act III Communications "I not only enjoyed it... found myself constantly nodding and saying to myself, 'That's right! That's how it's done! That's what it feels like!' You certainly captured the essence of what I've found is at the heart of transforming leadership.''—Robert Haas, chairman and CEO, Levi Strauss & Co. The leadership book that outshines them all, completely revised and updated for today's new business realities. Based on the popular training program offered by the Tom Peters Group, The Leadership Challenge captures the continuing interest in leadership as a critical aspect of hu
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The leadership book that outshines them all, completely revised and updated for today's new business realities. Grounded in extensive research, The Leadership Challenge captures the continuing interest in leadership as a critical aspect of human organizations. Kouzes and Posner, the premier leadership experts working today, explore their rich experience with leaders in public and private organizations around the world. With engaging stories and their own keen insights, they delve into the fundamental aspects of leadership to help readers keep pace with our ever-changing world.
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