{"product_id":"learning-leadership-the-five-fundamentals-of-becoming-an-exemplary-leader-hardcover","title":"Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames M. Kouzes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarry Z. Posner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUncover the extraordinary leader in you with straightforward exercises and advice from two of the world's foremost leadership experts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Leadership Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e and over a dozen award-winning leadership books comes a new book that examines a question of fundamental importance: How do people learn to become leaders?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive guide to unleashing the inner leader in us all and to building a solid foundation for a lifetime of leadership growth and mastery. The book offers a concrete framework to help individuals of all levels, functions, and backgrounds take charge of their own leadership development and become the best leaders they can be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguing that all individuals are born with the capacity to lead, bestselling authors Kouzes and Posner provide readers with a practical series of actions and specific coaching tips for harnessing that capacity and creating a context in which they can excel. Supported by over 30 years of research, from over seventy countries, and with examples from real-world leaders, \u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is a clarion call to unleash the leadership potential that is already present in society today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with evidence-based strategies to ignite the habit of continuous improvement and the mindset of becoming the best leaders they can be. Emerging leaders, as well as leadership developers, internal and external coaches and trainers, and other human resource professionals will learn from first-hand stories and practical examples so that they can deeply understand and apply the fundamentals for becoming the best leaders they can be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into digestible bite-sized chapters that encourage daily actions to becoming a better leader. Key takeaways from the book include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBelieve in Yourself. \u003c\/b\u003e Believing in oneself is the essential first step in developing leadership competencies. The best leaders are learners, and they can't achieve mastery until and unless they truly decide that inside them there is a person who can make and difference and learn to be a better leader than they are right now.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAspire to Excel.\u003c\/b\u003e To become an exemplary leader, people must determine what they care most about and why they want to lead. Leaders with values-based motivations are the most likely to excel. They also must have a clear image of the kind of leader they want to be in the future--and the legacy they want to leave for others. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChallenge Yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e Challenging oneself is critical to learning leadership. Leaders must seek new experiences and test themselves. There will be inevitable setbacks and failures along the way that require curiosity, grit, courage, and resilience to persist in learning and becoming the best.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEngage Support.\u003c\/b\u003e One can't lead alone, and one can't learn alone. It is essential to get support and coaching on the path to achieving excellence. Whether it's family, managers at work, or professional coaches, leaders need the advice, feedback, care, and support of others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePractice Deliberately\u003c\/b\u003e. No one gets better at anything without continuous practice. Exemplary leaders spend more time practicing than ordinary leaders. Simply being in the role of a leader is insufficient. To achieve mastery, leaders must set improvement goals, participate in designed learning experiences, ask for feedback, and get coaching. They also put in the time every day and make learning leadership a daily habit.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eKouzes and Posner offer unrivaled insights into what it means to become an exemplary leader in today's world with their original research and over 30 years of experience studying the practices of extraordinary leadership. They show that anyone can become a better leader if they believe in themselves, aspire to excel, challenge themselves to grow, engage the support of others, and practice deliberately. \u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to do the meaningful and disciplined work necessary to becoming the best they can, using a new mindset and toolkit that can make extraordinary things happen. It's not the once-in-a-while transformational acts that demonstrate leadership. It's the little things that one does day in and day out that pave the path to greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth is the best leaders are the best learners. Leadership is a set of abilities, and like any other skill-set it can be learned and improved. Becoming an exemplary leader isn't easy. It takes self-belief, aspiration, grit, support, and deliberate practice. But with solid determination and supportive guidance everyone can learn to become better leaders than they are today. \u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e delivers the concrete framework and practical steps for building exemplary leaders for today's and tomorrow's challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're an experienced leader or someone new to the role, this comprehensive guide offers evidence-based strategies for taking charge of your own leadership development and unleashing the leader within. Based on more than 30 years of research, with data from more than 70 countries, this insightful treatment on learning explores the fundamentals of becoming an exemplary leader and presents a solid foundation on which to strengthen and expand leadership skills. Through easily digestible chapters with self-coaching actions, you can use this book to cultivate the hard and soft skills you need to make a positive difference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those in roles of mentoring and coaching people, the practical and proven framework in this inspiring resource enables you to develop leadership potential in the emerging leaders with whom you work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifically written to be a useful tool you can easily use during your day to promote lifelong learning and achievement, this invigorating resource enables you to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGain authoritative explanations on the myths, assumptions, and misconceptions inhibiting leadership development today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSee firsthand evidence that the ability to learn is the most critical leadership skill, and the first thing you need to learn is who you are and what is important to you\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTake initiative in your own development and start connecting to a network of resources to further your progress with support and helpful feedback\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBecome a better leader every day and stay positive and influential during difficult times\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn exemplary leader must master many skills, but one of the most important is the ability to learn. \u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e challenges you to do the meaningful and disciplined work necessary to becoming the best you can be. And with this mindset and toolkit, you will be better equipped to make extraordinary things happen in your organization, community, and the lives of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for LEARNING LEADERSHIP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"How heartening it is to see definitive proof that great leaders are made, not born. Learn for yourself how to make critical connections, collect and use constructive feedback, and lead any size of organization with deliberation and success with the wisdom mined, analyzed, and presented by Kouzes and Posner!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Marshall Goldsmith is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTriggers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMOJO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Got You Here Won't Get You There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"So, you want to be a leader? This book shows you how. With fluid writing, comprehensive research, and actionable insights, Kouzes and Posner debunk myths and demonstrate that leadership is comprised of a clear set of skills and abilities that can be learned, practiced, and mastered.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Tina Seelig, professor of the practice, Stanford School of Engineering; author of \u003ci\u003eInsight Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003einGenius\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003eWhat I Wish I Knew When I Was 20\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kouzes and Posner believe, as I do, that leaders are made, and they support that belief with hard evidence adn live examples. \u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is rich with essential tools and practical advice for becoming an extraordinary leader in any environment. This is the book you need to come out on top!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--John C. Maxwell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and leadership expert\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e covers the fundamentals of what it takes to become an exemplary leader. Kouzes and Posner have done a wonderful job recognizing and sharing the mindset of leaders as learners--and they offer evidence-based tools and techniques that you can put to use right away.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Adam Grant, Wharton professor and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGive and Take\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOriginals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In my work, people often ask, 'Is there one best book you could recommend on leadership?' In the past, that choice was difficult, but not anymore. \u003ci\u003eLearning Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is that one book with widespread appeal and true value. This book gives each of us the ability to set upon a lifelong path of development as leaders.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Tom Kolditz, executive director, Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Rice University; Brigadier General, U.S. Army (ret); professor emeritus, Behavioral Sciences and Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES M. KOUZES\u003c\/b\u003e is the Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, and lectures on leadership around the world to corporations, governments, and nonprofits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBARRY Z. POSNER\u003c\/b\u003e is the Accolti Endowed Professor of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business. An accomplished scholar, he also provides leadership workshops and seminars around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772723396896,"sku":"9781119144281","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6a92e5462fdb1585db4b598234960fda.webp?v=1780412526","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/learning-leadership-the-five-fundamentals-of-becoming-an-exemplary-leader-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}