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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 Everyone?s 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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THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE FOURTH EDITION
JAMES M. KOUZES BARRY Z. POSNER
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Praise for The Leadership Challenge “Kouzes and Posner continue to strengthen and widen our definition of leadership. They make the role of the leader and the process of leadership understandable and accessible to anyone who wants to improve on their own abilities and guide others in significant ways.” — Beverly Kaye, founder and CEO, Career Systems International and coauthor, Love ’Em or Lose ’Em: Getting Good People to Stay “This new edition of The Leadership Challenge shall be mandatory reading for any individual or organization