"The Leadership Challenge"

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The paper reviews "The Leadership Challenge" where Kouzes and Posner research the core qualities of a good leader, and the underlying beliefs and commitments these people have which motivate them to lead. The paper asserts that this book has a lot to offer the aspiring leader, especially in that it's clearly outlined, easy to read and has brief summaries at the end of each chapter. The paper posits that "The Leadership Challenge" can be a helpful tool to any reader that wants knowledge they can put into practice right now.

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"The book reviewed here is the critically acclaimed The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner. After several editions The Leadership Challenge has come to be regarded as a handbook for aspiring leaders, and offers advice by surveying the behaviors of many successful leaders to find common traits that propel them to success. This book seeks to answer the question: what practices make a leader successful? What techniques are tried and true in the field of leadership? Kouzes and Posner outline, through thorough and expansive research, the core qualities of a good leader, and the underlying beliefs and "commitments" these people have which motivate them to lead."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Covey, Stephen. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989). New York: Free Press. Kousez, James. Posner, Barry. The Leadership Challenge: 4th Edition (2007). San Fransisco: Jossey-Bass. 389 pages.

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