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Leadership That Matters: The Critical Factors for Making a Difference in People's Lives and Organizations' Success » (New Edition)

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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

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Author Biography: Marshall Sashkin

Sashkin is professor of human resource development at The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Sashkin is president of Ducochon Press.

Book Synopsis

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

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction1
Ch. 1What Is Leadership?7
Ch. 2What Have We Learned About Leadership?17
Ch. 3Leadership Skills and Behaviors39
Ch. 4Charisma and Character51
Ch. 5Leaders, Followers, and Power65
Ch. 6Leaders With the Confidence to Act81
Ch. 7Vision - How Leaders Think91
Ch. 8Leadership in Context107
Ch. 9How Transformational Leaders Construct the Cultural Context121
Ch. 10Six Paradoxes of Leadership: Transforming Followers129
Ch. 11How Do We Know Leadership Matters? The Research Evidence145
Ch. 12Issues in Leadership: Implications for Transformational Leaders157
Ch. 13Leadership That Matters: A New Synthesis173
App. 1: Bibliography187
App. 2Development of The Leadership Profile193
Notes211
Index231
About the Authors241

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