The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations
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The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations 6th Edition
By James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner
John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2017 (Sixth Edition); 356 Pages
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3GGqRed
Summary
The Leadership Challenge is considered a gold-standard text for effective leadership, grounded in research and written by authorities in the field. With insight into the complex dynamics of the workplace, the book identifies leadership as a skill to be learned and a relationship to be nurtured. The book has sold more than 2.5 million copies and is available in twenty-two languages. Both authors have spent their academic and teaching careers, currently at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, researching effective leadership in businesses and organizations around the world.
