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Learning Leadership

The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader

James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Wiley, 2016

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Recommendation

Frequent leadership authors James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner will convince you that exemplary leaders make themselves great – not because of their DNA or “natural talent” – but because they work hard. Kouzes and Posner back up their claims with extensive references to current research. Their manual aims mostly at helping you on your journey to effective leadership. The authors lay out several fundamentals of leadership supported by about a dozen practices culled from their rich experience. They repeat these fundamentals – self-belief, a drive for excellence,  on others, lifelong learning, servant leadership, authenticity and practice – to drive their message home. getAbstract recommends their insights and practices to new supervisors, seasoned managers and anyone who develops leaders.

Take-Aways

  • Everyone leads, and anyone can learn to lead brilliantly. Leadership ability comes from intent and practice, not DNA or innate talent.
  • The five fundamentals of leadership are:
  • “Believe you can.” To develop your leadership style, know your values and principles. Know that you can learn to lead well.

About the Authors

James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner teach business at Santa Clara University. They co-wrote The Leadership Challenge, a business leadership classic.

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