List Books » Leadership That Matters: The Critical Factors for Making a Difference in People's Lives and Organizations' Success
Authors: Marshall Sashkin, Molly G. Sashkin
ISBN-13: 9781576751930, ISBN-10: 1576751937
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: February 2003
Edition: New Edition
Sashkin is professor of human resource development at The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Sashkin is president of Ducochon Press.
Drawing on research concerning leadership, culture, and performance in numerous organizations, this book describes the specific behaviors and characteristics of leaders who build empowering organizational environments, inspire self-reliance, and promote long- term thinking. This model is explicitly contrasted with charismatic demagoguery. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
Ch. 1 | What Is Leadership? | 7 |
Ch. 2 | What Have We Learned About Leadership? | 17 |
Ch. 3 | Leadership Skills and Behaviors | 39 |
Ch. 4 | Charisma and Character | 51 |
Ch. 5 | Leaders, Followers, and Power | 65 |
Ch. 6 | Leaders With the Confidence to Act | 81 |
Ch. 7 | Vision - How Leaders Think | 91 |
Ch. 8 | Leadership in Context | 107 |
Ch. 9 | How Transformational Leaders Construct the Cultural Context | 121 |
Ch. 10 | Six Paradoxes of Leadership: Transforming Followers | 129 |
Ch. 11 | How Do We Know Leadership Matters? The Research Evidence | 145 |
Ch. 12 | Issues in Leadership: Implications for Transformational Leaders | 157 |
Ch. 13 | Leadership That Matters: A New Synthesis | 173 |
App. 1: Bibliography | 187 | |
App. 2 | Development of The Leadership Profile | 193 |
Notes | 211 | |
Index | 231 | |
About the Authors | 241 |