Books in the J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner series

THE TEN COMMITMENtS Of LEADERSHIP 1. Clarify values by finding your voice and a rming shared values. 2. Set the example by aligning actions with shared values. 3. Envision the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities. 4. Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations. 5. Search for opportunities by seizing the initiative and looking outward for innovative ways to improve. 6. Experiment and take risks by constantly generating small wins and learning from experience. 7. Foster collaboration by building trust and facilitating relationships. 8. Strengthen others by increasing self-determination and developing competence. 9. Recognize contributions by showing appreciation for individual excellence. 10. Celebrate the values and victories by creating a spirit of community.

Number one motivating factor in worker performance is not monetary compensation, but respect and recognition of personal effort. The authors show how to pin down the key to unlocking the high achiever in this warm and full of insight work, enabling managers to continuously inspire extraordinary performance

This 24-page article is perfect for leaders with limited time and budget. It provides a concise overview of Kouzes and Posner's model and overall thoughts on leadership.

In this provocative book, leadership experts and authors of the best-selling The Leadership Challenge, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner take on a unique challenge and explore the question of leadership and legacy. Kouzes and Posner examine in twenty-two chapters the critical questions all leaders must ask themselves in order to leave a lasting impact.

Grounded in Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner's time-tested research, this book offers practical guidance and inspiring examples of how Christian leaders can have a powerful impact in their workplaces, communities, and congregations by bringing their faith into their leadership.

The first true revision of the classic book from the bestselling authors of The Leadership Challenge As the world falls deeper into economic downturns and warfare, the question of credibility (how leaders gain and lose it) is more important than ever.

THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP PRACTICES INVENTORY (Student LPI) is the only leadership tool designed specifically for students and young people. Developed by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, the second edition of this celebrated instrument package approaches leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors.

Leadership is Everyone's Business(R) Are you ready to seize the opportunities that lead to extraordinary results? Are you ready to inspire others to dream, to encourage their active participation, and to stand beside them when the going gets tough? Are you ready to lead? More than ever our families, our organizations, our communities, our nations, our world is in need of leaders who are willing to take on difficult challenges. The Leadership Challenge(R) Workshop will prepare you to do just that--to take the initiative, to seize opportunities, to make a difference. Backed by over 30 years of original research, The Leadership Challenge(R) Workshop is a unique and intense discovery process created by bestselling authors, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. The workshop demystifies the concept of leadership and approaches it as learnable set of behaviors. In other words, forget about job titles, forget about position or rank or work experience. Leadership is about what you do. This Participant Workbook has been updated for today's in-demand leader. Grounded in Kouzes and Posner's evidence-based leadership model, the colorful, interactive pages help you to uncover the deeper meanings of: As you make your way through this workbook, you will soon discover The Leadership Challenge(R) Workshop experience goes beyond the typical training session. It might even change your life.

Explore and refine the techniques taught in The Leadership Challenge in Spanish The Leadership Challenge Workshop, 5th Edition, Participant Workbook in Spanish offers readers a practical and accessible Spanish-language toolkit to work through the insights, techniques, and strategies contained in the fifth edition of the The Leadership Challenge. Filled with templates, checklists, and other resources designed to bring out your inner leader, this Workbook follows the structure of the helps you to clarify your leadership values, inspire a shared vision amongst your followers, experiment with new ideas, enable others to realize their full potential, and more.

Backed by over 20 years of original research, The Leadership Challenge Workshop is a unique and intense discovery process created by best-selling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. The Workshop demystifies the concept of leadership and approaches it as a learnable set of behaviors. In other words, forget about job titles, forget about position or rank or work experience. Leadership is about what you do. In this non-manager version of the Participant Workbook, Kouzes and Posner introduce individual contributors to The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership. The one-day program is about how the "leadership is not the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It is a process ordinary people use when they are bringing forth the best from themselves and others." The authors' goal is to "liberate the leader in everyone" with this inspiring, results-oriented Workshop.