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When it was initially written in 1987, few could have predicted
that The Leadership Challenge would become one of the best-selling leadership
books of all time. Now, faced with the new challenges of our unpredictable global
business environment, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner -- two of the country's premier
leadership experts -- have completely revised and updated their classic book.
Building on the knowledge base of their previous books, the third edition of The
Leadership Challenge is grounded in extensive research and based on interviews
with all kinds of leaders at all levels in public and private organizations from
around the world. In this edition, the authors emphasize that the fundamentals
of leadership are the same today as they were in the 1980s, and as they've probably
been for centuries. In that sense, nothing's new. Leadership is not a fad. While
the content of leadership has not changed, the context has -- and in some cases,
changed dramatically. With more than fifty percent new
material and a resoundingly inspiring message, The Leadership Challenge
is a "personal coach in a book" -- guiding readers through the Five
Practices of Exemplary Leadership ©. When leaders understand
that leadership is a relationship and they begin to engage in the Five Practices
-- Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others
to Act, and Encourage the Heart -- they are better able to perform at their personal
best. Success is sure to follow.
James M. Kouzes is chairman emeritus
of the Tom Peters Company and an executive fellow at the Center for Innovation
and Entrepreneurship at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University.
Barry Z. Pozner is dean of the Leavy School of Business, Santa Clara University,
and professor of leadership. Kouzes and Posner
are the coauthors of Credibility,
Encouraging the Heart, and
The Leadership Challenge Planner.
They also developed the highly acclaimed Leadership
Practices Inventory (LPI) and LPI
Online, 360-degree assessment tools based on the Five
Practices.
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