James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner and Jane Bozarth. Strengthening Credibility: A Leader’s Workbook. Pfeieffer, 2011.
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LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is the companion volume to the highly acclaimed bestseller, Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It: Why People Demand It, which is based on extensive research by the authors. It represents the transformational and empowering leadership models, and also emphasizes leadership character formation (link). One may also be interested in The Truth About Leadership, which updates the concepts for the millennial generation.
From the Publisher
Accompanying the publication of the Second Edition of their bestselling book Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It, leadership gurus James Kouzes and Barry Posner (authors of The Leadership Challenge) create a guide to help leaders put into practice The Six Disciplines of Credibility: Discovering Your Self, Appreciating Constituents and Their Diversity, Affirming Shared Values, Developing Capacity, Serving a Purpose, and Sustaining Hope. Through practical individual activities, the reader will assemble a blueprint for implementing the principles of credibility in their everyday practice of leadership.
- Offers a series of activities to build leaders’ understanding and application of Kouzes and Posner’s proven, systematic approach to leading with credibility
- Written by the authors of The Leadership Challenge and based on their bestselling book, Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It: Why People Demand It
- Contains easy-to-use worksheets that make efficient learning simple and practical
The credibility of its leaders is critical to the success of any organization. This workbook provides a path for mastering this foundational principle of exemplary leadership.
About the Authors
James M. Kouzes is chairman emeritus of the Tom Peters Company and an executive fellow at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. Barry Z. Posner is dean of the Leavey School of Business and professor of leadership at Santa Clara University.
Kouzes and Posner are the coauthors of The Leadership Challenge, Encouraging the Heart, and The Leadership Challenge Planner. They also developed the highly acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and LPIOnline.com, 360-degree assessment tools based on the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.
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