Based on Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner's classic book The Leadership Challenge, this Workbook will be your hands-on guide for improving your ability to put into action the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® model and become a leader who Models the Way, Inspires a Shared Vision, Challenges the Process, Enables Others to Act, and Encourages the Heart. The Workbook's easy-to-use worksheets make efficient planning simple and practical and supports your success in three ways:
Reflection: Think about your approach to leadership and become more conscious about how well you engage in each of the Practices.
Application: Apply the Practices and commitments to all your projects.
Implications: Record what you've learned about yourself, your team, your organization, and your project.
Develop your leadership potential with The Leadership Challenge Workbook!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Leadership Challenge Workbook:
Product arrived in great time and In great condition. Now I just need to make time to review material and put it to work for me.
Maybe good for a beginner, but disappointing overall:
I had hoped to be able to use this workbook in a teleclass, but it's really not designed for that. It's strictly designed for one person to start on a project and follow the prescribed program in the workbook. While that might be valuable for someone just starting out, it seems unrealistic for most leaders who are multitasking all the time.
"One hop at a time.":
Although there has been a more recent edition of The Leadership Challenge published (in 2007) since this Workbook appeared (in 2003), the core concepts remain the same, guiding and informing the series of exercises provided in it. Specifically what James Kouzes and Barry Posner characterize as "The Five Practices" of exemplary leadership, requires two commitments. For example, Challenge the Process by searching for opportunities (i.e. seek innovative ways to change, grow, and improve) and... more info
Great workbook for MBA leadership class:
We're using Kouzes & Posner's "The Leadership Challenge" book (among others) in our MBA Leadership and Management Processes class. This workbook, although not required, should be. There are lots of checklists, worksheets, questionaires, etc. that lead you through applying the concepts presented in the book.
