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Leaders Can Help
by Cynthia Swain Tara FunkPeople can be leaders. Some leaders are men. Some leaders are women. Leaders can help.
Leadership Education II: Communication, Awareness, And Leadership
by JrotcMuch information is provided on communicating effectively, understanding groups and teams, preparing for leadership, solving conflicts and problems, and personal development.
Leadership In Education: Organizational Theory For The Practitioner
by Russ Marion Leslie D. GonzalesLeadership in Education: Organizational Theory for the Practitioner
Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference (Third Edition)
by Debra J. JordanLeadership is a process and an experience that impacts all of us in our roles as leaders and as followers. This text presents leadership as a personal journey that takes conscious effort to undertake and develop. Leadership is one of the keystones of successful parks, recreation and leisure services agencies, organizations and programs. How we deal with people,how we interact with fellow staff supervisors, participants, and the general public all make an incredible statement about who we are and what our profession is about. This book is designed to help students of leadership begin, or renew, their personal journey toward leadership.
Leadership in Organizations
by Gary YuklThe most comprehensive survey of major theories and research on leadership and managerial effectiveness in organizations with practical suggestions for improving skills. Balancing theory and research with applications, the book addresses controversies and differing viewpoints about leadership effectiveness with a focus on the question of what makes a person an effective leader. Covering charismatic and transformational leadership as well as influence processes, it asks readers to identify effective and ineffective behavior by managers and to suggest ways to handle the situation. The fourth edition of "Leadership in Organizations" has been revised to reflect the progress that has been made in understanding leadership since the first edition. It provides more guidelines and recommendations for improving effectiveness without prescribing how a manager must behave. And, it covers "hot" topics, such as charismatic and transformational leadership, influence processes, leading teams, and leading change. An essential reference on management and leadership for every professional manager.
Leadership: A Communication Perspective (5th Edition)
by Michael Z. Hackman Craig E. JohnsonThe newest edition of this text provides the most relevant information from the rapidly expanding fields of leadership studies and communication. Hackman and Johnson weave current scholarship and trends with historical perspectives on leadership. The authors blend theory and practice in their synthesis of topics, including diversity, ethics, power, and influence. New to this edition is a chapter on crisis leadership. The authors also added discussions of bad leadership, shared leadership, storytelling, leadership and information processing, false agreement, organizational learning and trust, altruism, spirituality, and coaching.
Leadership: A Critical Text
by Simon WesternWhen Simon Western's Leadership text first published, it received rave reviews from students, academics and practising leaders and managers all over the world. Written in an accessible style, the book challenges the notion of the individual or hero leader. Western develops the idea of leadership as a distributed process and provides a new framework for understanding and implementing this.<P><P> Part one deconstructs leadership, providing a critical review and analysis of the key debates within leadership; part two reconstructs leadership, revealing the three dominant discourses of the Controller, Therapist and Messiah, and Eco-leadership discourse. Eco-leadership captures new leadership ideas and practices for twenty-first century organizations. <P> This widely anticipated second edition has been updated in line with recent events and the latest practice and research, with end of chapter questions encouraging reflection on key issues. <P> This insightful and inspiring text draws on Western's diverse consulting experience, combining theory and practice to offer insights into the real challenges facing leaders today. It is ideal reading for MBA and postgraduate students of Leadership, OB and HRM as well as practising managers and leaders.
Leadership: A Critical Text (2nd Edition)
by Simon WesternWhen Simon Western's Leadership text first published, it received rave reviews from students, academics and practising leaders and managers all over the world. Written in an accessible style, the book challenges the notion of the individual or hero leader. Western develops the idea of leadership as a distributed process and provides a new framework for understanding and implementing this. Part one deconstructs leadership, providing a critical review and analysis of the key debates within leadership; part two reconstructs leadership, revealing the three dominant discourses of the Controller, Therapist and Messiah, and Eco-leadership discourse. Eco-leadership captures new leadership ideas and practices for twenty-first century organizations. <P> <P> This widely anticipated second edition has been updated in line with recent events and the latest practice and research, with end of chapter questions encouraging reflection on key issues. <P> This insightful and inspiring text draws on Western's diverse consulting experience, combining theory and practice to offer insights into the real challenges facing leaders today. It is ideal reading for MBA and postgraduate students of Leadership, OB and HRM as well as practising managers and leaders.
Leadership: Personal Development and Career Success (2nd Edition)
by Cliff RickettsThis text of choice for students pursuing careers in agriculture makes any program complete with training for leadership, techniques for personal development, and how to select and succeed in a career.
Leadership: Personal Development and Career Success (3rd edition)
by Cliff Ricketts John C. RickettsThis book is intended to serve as an instrument to help students become more successful in life and the workplace. To attain professional and personal success, it guides students to learn and enhance personal development and communication skills; by helping students select a job, get a job, and attain career success; and by helping students attain any desired leadership positions, in both their careers and their communities.
Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills
by Andrew J. DuBrinExamine the keys to leadership success with the practical, skill-building approach found in DuBrin's LEADERSHIP: RESEARCH FINDINGS, PRACTICE AND SKILLS, 10E. <p><p>This edition balances current research and theories with the latest applications from successful practitioners in today's business world. New and updated, popular self-assessment quizzes and the latest skill-building exercises help you inventory and strengthen your own leadership qualities and personal competencies. An engaging narrative highlights stories of leadership in familiar companies, such as UPS, Best Buy, Salesforce, Kohl's and GM. This edition provides more opportunities than any other book of its kind to apply the principles you've just learned in cases and experiential exercises.
Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills, Eighth Edition
by Andrew J. DubrinLeadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills, eighth edition is designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership that give attention to research findings about leadership, leadership practice, and skill development. The text best fits courses in leadership that emphasize application and skill building. The new edition of this text is a thorough update of the seventh edition.
Leadership: Theory and Practice (Sixth Edition)
by Peter G. NorthouseThe main objective of this book is bridging the gap between the often-simplistic popular approaches to leadership and the more abstract theoretical approaches.
Leadership: Theory, Application, And Skill Development
by Robert N. Lussier Christopher F. AchuaThe text constantly puts the student in the leadership role engaging them in applying the concepts, as well as providing step-by-step behavior models for effectively handling leadership functions. LEADERSHIP's innovative three-pronged approach provides the greatest array and quality of learning opportunities.
Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances
by J. Richard HackmanHackman (social and organizational psychology, Harvard U. ) identifies the factors of being a team leader that will enable a team to work together efficiently to achieve organizational goals. He suggests that five conditions are necessary: having a real team, a compelling direction, an enabling team structure, a supportive organizational context, and expert team coaching. He integrates insights from interviews with team leaders with concepts from the social sciences.
Leading and Managing in the Early Years
by Carol AubreyThis second edition of Leading and Managing in the Early Years explores and integrates leadership and management practice with a real understanding of early years settings. Revised and updated, this new edition includes further coverage of reflective practice and reflective leadership skills, EYPS as well as integrated center leadership, more on CPD (Continuing Professional Development), the impact of CLLD (Communication, Language and Literacy Development) initiatives and implementation of APP (Assessing Pupils' Progress), and practical suggestions for working with resistant groups and individuals.<P><P> Carol Aubrey investigates different concepts and characteristics of EC leadership as well as the roles and responsibilities of EC leaders. She also explores the types of leadership programs or development which is needed to maximize the effectiveness of EC leaders. This book is essential reading for students in Early Childhood courses, Early Years Practitioners and local authority employees involved with the integrated centers initiative.
Leading with Cultural Intelligence
by Mai MouaLeading with Cultural Intelligence outlines the important concepts of cultural intelligence (CI) and the steps that must be practiced to become a culturally intelligent leader. CI is both a strategy and a tool that leaders can use to gain more confidence and proficiency when working across cultures. This book outlines the importance of understanding culture and its impact on organizations, the strategic value of cultural intelligence, and the significance of integrating and practicing cultural intelligence in everyday business life. When all these aspects are properly integrated and applied in the leadership and management process, organizations are more innovative and adaptable to respond to cultural changes.
Learn English Through Story English Short Stories For Beginners Robinson Crusoe - Level 1
by Daniel DefoeRobinson Crusoe level-1 story is very easy for learning English and it contains different stories to learn English in a better way.
Learn Psychology
by Kenneth Carter Colleen SeifertLearn Psychology offers a comprehensive yet accessible presentation of psychology principles, research and theory. Each chapter is carefully structured to cover the topics and concepts of a standard introductory psychology course with associated learning objectives and assessments. Multiple influences are discussed at the end of each chapter wrapping up the chapter presentation. With Learn Psychology, students will find an engaging writing style supported by a pedagogical approach that invites critical analysis, all while building a deeper knowledge of psychology.
Learn and Grow Moral Stories For Kids Part 7
by Mahesh Arts SivakasiIn this book we will learn about Learn And Grow Moral Stories For Kids such as Goats Across a Bridge, The Grateful Mouse, The Selfish Bats etc.
Learn to Read with Tug the Pup and Friends! Set 1: Books 1-5 (My Very First I Can Read)
by Dr. Julie WoodBuild your child's beginning reading success with this set of 5 simple and fun storybooks plus a separate parent guide!Written by educator and reading specialist Dr. Julie M. Wood, with lively illustrations by Sebastien Braun, this set of books stars Tug the Pup and an endearing group of characters who will lead beginners through the proven steps for successful reading.The Learn to Read with Tug the Pup books features sight word vocabulary, simple text, strong picture support, and character and plot development. The parent guide lists ideas for building early literacy skills through shared reading, games, and art activities. The 5 stories in this set are Guided Reading Levels A–B, which means it's the perfect entry point for new readers, with simple and predictable stories. Enter into the world of reading with My Very First I Can Read! This comprehensive emergent reading program addresses all the components of reading mastery based on the latest early literacy research.
Learn to Read with Tug the Pup and Friends! Set 1: Books 6-10 (My Very First I Can Read)
by Dr. Julie WoodBuild your child's beginning reading success with this set of 5 simple and fun storybooks plus a separate parent guide!Written by educator and reading specialist Dr. Julie M. Wood, with lively illustrations by Sebastien Braun, this set of books stars Tug the Pup and an endearing group of characters who will lead beginners through the proven steps for successful reading.The Learn to Read with Tug the Pup books features sight word vocabulary, simple text, strong picture support, and character and plot development. The parent guide lists ideas for building early literacy skills through shared reading, games, and art activities. The 5 stories in this set are Guided Reading Levels B-C, which means it's the perfect entry point for new readers, with simple and predictable stories.Enter into the world of reading with My Very First I Can Read! This comprehensive emergent reading program addresses all the components of reading mastery based on the latest early literacy research.