Jay Conger's "Learning to Lead"

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that Jay Conger's "Learning to Lead: The Art of Transforming Managers into Leaders" is an insightful and interesting book discussing the topic of leadership in depth. The paper points out that Conger spends some effort attempting to prove the theoretical foundation in which leadership must be grounded. The paper also points out that Conger argues that many leadership qualities are inherent at birth and require consistent nurturing and still many others leadership qualities can be developed. The paper then states that Conger presupposes that situational and transformation leadership models are the only two effective models for the contemporary business environment. The paper describes these models.

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"While many of the underlying principles for establishing and building communications in an organization are universal, the approaches to leadership have taken many different tangents in the late 20th and early 21st century in order to raise productivity, to improve motivational response, and create organizational culture in which communicative process as described by Conger are fostered. Thus, for Conger and other leadership authors, these post-modern leadership models are largely based on the willingness if not the responsibility to effectively guide and teach others."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Conger, J. (1992). Learning to lead: The art of transforming managers into leaders. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

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