The Student Leadership Challenge: Five Practices for Exemplary Leaders

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Pub. Date: 2009-10-01
Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
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Summary

Derived from the classic leadership book The Leadership Challenge, Fourth Edition, this is a concise, focused primer on the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership for students. Grounded in the same extensive research as the best selling The Leadership Challenge, this book uses examples and language to which students in higher education can relate. It also features reflective and critical thinking activities at the end of each chapter to help students engage in each of the Five Practices. Can be used with all levels-from incoming first-year students to outgoing grads and young professionals Examples from both on-campus and off-campus venues, with particular emphasis on service-learning and effects of leadership in the surrounding community. Provides helpful and useful background on the instrument (Student LPI)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Getting Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations
The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
Model the Way
Clarify Values
Set the Example
Inspire a Shared Vision
Envision the Future
Enlist Others
Challenge the Process
Search for Opportunities
Experiment and Take Risks
Enable Others to Act
Foster Collaboration
Strengthen Others
Encourage the Heart
Recognize Contributions
Celebrate the Values and Victories
Leadership Is Everyone's Business
You Are the Most Important Leader in the Room
Leadership is Learned
First Lead Yourself
Moral Leadership Calls Us to Higher Purpose
Humility is the Antidote to Hubris
Leadership Is in the Moment
The Secret to Success in Life
Appendix: The Student Leadership Practices Inventory
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
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