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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4092
EAN: 9780787984915
ISBN: 0787984914
Label: Jossey-Bass
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2007-08-03
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Studio: Jossey-Bass

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Editorial Reviews:

The most trusted resource on becoming a leader is now updated and revised for a new generation.

This leadership classic continues to be a bestseller after three editions and twenty years in print. It is the gold standard for research-based leadership, and the premier resource on becoming a leader. This new edition, with streamlined text, more international and business examples, and a graphic redesign, is more readable and accessible than ever before.

The Leadership Challenge, Fourth Edition, has been extensively updated with the latest research and case studies, and offers inspiring new stories of real people achieving extraordinary results. The authors' central theme remains the same and is more relevant today than ever: "Leadership is Everyones Business." Their "five practices" and "ten commitments" have been proven by hundreds of thousands of dedicated, successful leaders. This edition, with almost one-third new material, emphasizes the global community and refocuses on business leaders.

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Customer Rating:

Summary: 10 pages of information stretched to 400
Comment: I am convinced that Jossey Bass will publish anything. I don't necessarily disagree with the material, however, it would make a better magazine article rather than a 400-page book. The authors go to an embarassing extreme in order to stretch the material out. See how I just used two sentences to make a single point? Annoying, right? This book uses pages and pages to illustrate rather pedestrian concepts. Ugggh!

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Summary: A Good Lunestra Substitute
Comment: Another business professional recommended the "Leadership Challenge" to me. While I appreciate the many interviews in the book with people in industry, the book tends to be very dry and I had a hard time getting through it. The people interviewed in the book have some valuable insights, but the authors' attempt to interpret and conceptualize these insights clouds the material, and in the end, I didn't learn anything from the book. If you're stuck on a deserted island, and this is the only book for your entertainment, I'd recommend suicide as an option.

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Summary: On my top five list....
Comment: A number of years ago, the second edition of this book made my list of the five most influential books I've read that have shaped my leadership skills and style. It gets better with every new edition as the authors continue to add new data, new analyses, and new stories to this already powerful work. Many of the "leadership" books I've read contain great vision and theory, but little practicial application. Each time I open this book I find more gems of practical wisdom for turning the theory into impact.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Fantastic Book
Comment: This is a fantastic book. It is packed with meaningful information in
every page. It covers leadership very meticulously and it is backed by
examples every step of the way. This makes it credible and worthwhile
to pursue the suggestions given in the book.

Written by two college professors, the book seems to be founded on many
interviews and examples from real life of leaders that have turned things
around and made things possible by following exactly the type of lessons
outlined in the book. From my MBA studies the book covers a lot of the
behavioral lessons taught in top MBA schools.

The book is well written, very well organized in the way it presents the
information and I find it very inspiring and memorable.
I cannot see how a someone who manages people would not benefit from this
book. I almost find it compulsory. I recommend it highly.
It is easy reading for a book that provides so much benefit.

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Summary: an updated classic
Comment: While the number of new titles on leadership grows disproportionately to the wisdom they contain, this one continues to stand out as a classic. While few of these titles deserve even a first print run, this book is now in its fourth edition, a rarity among books on leadership. I chose this one as a text for our one-week conference on leadership for principals of international seminaries, not only because of its continuing relevance and clarity, but also because this new edition has been "internationalised" by the judicious use of examples from outside the US.

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