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Building Character
Strengthening the Heart of Good Leadership
"There is no shortcut to building leadership character! However, Gene Klann's book Building Character is excellent at organizing one's behaviors and creating awareness of the best practices to achieve your desired character outcome." "Klann correctly identifies the learning process for leaders and the necessary tools of leaders in all walks of life. If you want a practical model for leaders and leadership training, read this book!" "One only has to know Gene Klann for a short time to understand how deeply he cares about the positive effects of leadership qualities like character and integrity. When Gene speaks on these topics, I make the time to listen." "Klann's astute insight into human behavior has been honed through years of real-life experience, from leading our military troops in the front lines to mediating in the corporate board room. His insights are invaluable." "Leadership successes, or failures, are the result of moral and ethical choices...the choices of character. All who lead—or want to lead—should open this book and dig in." "Klann courageously confronts key challenges to personal integrity in this politically correct world of the new century with a book that should be read by any individual who wishes to be considered a leader."
—Keith A. Holliday, vice president, First Citizens Bank
—Major General William F. Burns, U.S. Army (Retired); Distinguished Fellow, U.S. Army War College
—Michael Kleist, vice president of information engineering, WSI
—Charles Lange, president and CEO, CIGNYS
—General Hal M. Hornburg, U.S. Air Force (Retired); partner, Strategic Message Solutions
—Lt. Col. Michael J. Barry, U.S. Army (Retired)
Gene Klann (Author)
9780787981518, Wiley
Hardback, published 2 January 2007
224 pages
23.3 x 16.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.399 kg
Building Character is written for leaders who understand their responsibility to develop authentic leaders within their organizations. Without presenting an overarching moral code or a prescriptive code of behavior, this book offers leaders and managers a practical model complete with the tools, information, and processes to develop character in leaders at all levels. The author explains the role character plays in leadership success and effectiveness and outlines how character can be developed through the Five E's—Example, Education, Experience, Evaluation, and Environment.
Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Author. 1. Character and Leadership. 2. Five Influential Attributes. 3. Example. 4. Experience. 5. Education. 6. Environment. 7. Evaluation. 8. Next Steps. Appendix A: Personal Values. Appendix B: Assessing Leadership Character. Appendix C: A Checklist of Good Leader Behaviors. Appendix D: Leadership Character Scenarios. Appendix E: Integrated Plan for Developing Leadership Character. References and Suggested Readings. Index. About the Center for Creative Leadership.
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
