Discovering Leadership
Designing Your Success
Inc SAGE Publications author Anthony E E Middlebrooks author Scott J J Allen author Mindy S S McNutt author James L L Morrison author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc
Published:4th Jul '23
Should be back in stock very soon
Prepare your students to lead the future.
Discovering Leadership: Designing Your Success provides a practical, engaging foundation and easy-to-understand framework for individuals to purposefully design leadership. This action-oriented text starts with the self and helps students understand their individual strengths, styles, and skills through numerous reflection opportunities. Next, the text explores the relational aspects of leadership and best practices for motivating and inspiring followers. Finally, the text concludes by examining how leaders can transform their communities and create lasting, positive change. Practical applications and activities in each chapter help students develop their confidence, optimism, resiliency, and engagement. Regardless of your students’ background or major, they will gain the knowledge and skills they need to become thoughtful, impactful leaders.
"This book teaches students how to literally build their leadership from within and expand it to the world around them to create and manage change. I like that it begins with individual then grows into relationships, others, community, etc." -- Jenny Kuzmic
"Relevant and useful. I thought that Middlebrooks was masterful in conveying an operational definition of leadership. Also, the first chapter provided the reader with a blueprint and foreshadowing of the entire book." -- Gregory Warren
"The contents are well planned, and the content/reading level is appropriate for an undergraduate leadership course. This book includes a greater focus on culture, creativity and decision making." -- Amy L. Everitt
"I discovered a leadership text which discusses the nuances of design thinking and leadership within the context of change/improvement." -- John C. Hill
"A significant overview view of modern leadership theory and practice in language that is understandable and a format that is interactive and engaging." -- Samuel S. Hemby
ISBN: 9781071866986
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1290g
608 pages
2nd Revised edition