Contemporary Issues in Leadership

by Rosenbach, William E.; Taylor, Robert L.

• ISBN13: 9780813399959
• ISBN10: 0813399955
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-07-02
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

Leadershipand leadership studiesare in flux. In the revised and updated fourth edition of this acclaimed text, contributors speak directly to the central points of change: leadership vs. management; leadership and followership; and especially, the diversity of leadership styles and pathways. Tapping the wisdom of classic articles and fifteen new readings, William Rosenbach and Robert Taylor present a renewed framework for understanding leaders and leadership from a contemporary perspective. Opportunity, vision, empowerment, action, values, and timing are essential ingredients in the new paradigm of leadership outlined here. Further, the fourth edition represents a significant shift in perspective on leadership studiesit examines the ways in which diversity of intellect, as well as other forms of diversity, represents the quintessential competitive advantage of the late '90s and beyond.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii	(2)
Foreword	ix	(2)
Fred Harburg
Preface	xi
PART 1 LEADERSHIP IN PERSPECTIVE	1	(84)
1 Moral Leadership: An Overview	5	(12)
Al Gini
2 The Leadership Mystique	17	(23)
Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries
3 Lessons from the Field: An Essay on the Crisis of Leadership in Contemporary Organizations	40	(21)
James Krantz
4 A New Vision of Leadership	61	(24)
Marshall Sashkin
William E. Rosenbach
PART 2 FOLLOWERSHIP: THE UNDERAPPRECIATED DIMENSION	85	(36)
5 Learn the Art of Followership	89	(3)
Ira Chaleff
6 Followership	92	(4)
Max De Pree
7 In Praise of Followers	96	(11)
Robert E. Kelley
8 Followers as Partners: Taking the Initiative for Action	107	(14)
Thane S. Pittman
William E. Rosenbach
Earl H. Potter III
PART 3 LEADERSHIP AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE	121	(74)
9 Beyond Cynicism: Building a Culture Which Supports Both Ethical Business Practice and High Performance	125	(3)
Craig Dreilinger
10 Leadership and Culture Building in Schools	128	(17)
Marshall Sashkin
Molly Goltman Sashkin
11 Women as Leaders	145	(23)
Kay E. Payne
Harold E. Fuqua Jr.
Joseph P. Canegami
12 Where Are Our Future Leaders?	168	(2)
Manning Marable
13 Wanted: Company Change Agents	170	(4)
Stratford Sherman
14 Leading Learning Organizations	174	(5)
Peter Senge
15 The Work of Leadership	179	(16)
Ronald A. Heifetz
Donald L. Laurie
PART 4 ON BECOMING BETTER LEADERS	195	(52)
16 What Leaders Really Do	198	(10)
John P. Kotter
17 A View About "Vision,"	208	(13)
Neal Thornberry
18 Ten Lessons for Leaders and Leadership Developers	221	(9)
Barry Z. Posner
James M. Kouzes
19 The Rush to Leadership Training	230	(6)
Louis S. Csoka
20 How Women Can Find Mentors in a World with Few Role Models	236	(3)
Hal Lancaster
21 The Antileadership Vaccine	239	(8)
John W. Gardner
About the Editors and Contributors	247