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The Practice of Leadership
Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
"Jay Alden Conger and Ronald Riggio have brought together a galaxy of sophisticated yet practical experts on leadership, stressing both the complexity and indispensability of both transactional and transforming leadership, with the blessing of the pioneering student of leadership, Bernie Bass." "Simply the best single resource of readings, ideas, and practices on leadership by the best group of experts you'll ever find in one volume!" "The Practice of Leadership takes the reader beyond theory and hones in on the best of the best practices for leading organizations. It is a wonderful guide for the executive who aspires to be an exceptional leader!" "Jay Conger and Ron Riggio have assembled a long-overdue and comprehensive work on the best practices of leadership. This book makes it clear that leadership can indeed be learned, refined, and enhanced. From the frontline to the executive suite to the boardroom, for social entrepreneurs and CEOs alike, this is a terrific handbook."
—James MacGregor Burns, professor emeritus, Willams College, and Pulitzer Prize winner
—Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California and author, On Becoming a Leader
—Michael Grindon, president, Sony Pictures Television International
—Harry T. McMahon, vice chairman, Merrill Lynch & Company
Jay A. Conger (Author), Ronald E. Riggio (Author), Bernard M. Bass (Foreword by)
9780787983055, Wiley
Hardback, published 15 December 2006
432 pages, Tables: 10 B&W, 0 Color; Exhibits: 10 B&W, 0 Color
23.6 x 15.8 x 3.3 cm, 0.635 kg
"Surprisingly easy to read… the writing is straightforward, the chapters are well organized, and summaries at the end of the chapter reiterate key points." (Personnel Psychology, 09/28/2007)
This book includes contributions from top scholars who outline the best leadership practices for the benefit of the practicing leader. Each chapter focuses on a specific area of leadership practice and ends with a set of "take away" best practices in each area—an executive summary in reverse—that will serve as a quick reference for those who might want to peruse chapters, but still extract the best practices, as well as a summary for those who thoroughly read each chapter. "Jay Alden Conger and Ronald Riggio have brought together a galaxy of sophisticated yet practical experts on leadership, stressing both the complexity and indispensability of both transactional and transforming leadership, with the blessing of the pioneering student of leadership, Bernie Bass."
—James MacGregor Burns, professor emeritus, Willams College, and Pulitzer Prize winner
Foreword vii About the Authors ix Introduction 01 Part One: Leadership Development and Selection 09 1 Best Practices in Leader Selection 11 2 Best Practices in Leadership Assessment 41 3 Shifting the Emphasis of Leadership Development: From “Me” to “All of Us” 64 4 Getting Leader Development Right: Competence Not Competencies 87 Part Two: The Tasks of the Leader 107 5 Best Practices in the Use of Proactive Influence Tactics by Leaders 109 6 Creating the Conditions for Success: Best Practices in Leading for Innovation 129 7 Best Practices in Ethical Leadership 150 8 Best Practices in Team Leadership: What Team Leaders Do to Facilitate Team Effectiveness 172 Part Three: Leading the Organization 199 9 Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change: Workplace Recovery Following Major Organizational Transitions 201 10 Best Practices in Leading at Strategic Levels: A Social Responsibility Perspective 224 11 Best Practices in Corporate Boardroom Leadership 244 Part Four: Leading in Today’s World 261 12 Best Practices in Leading under Crisis: Bottom-Up Leadership, or How to Be a Crisis Champion 263 13 Best Practices in Leading Diverse Organizations 277 14 Best Practices in Cross-Cultural Leadership 300 15 Getting It Right: The Practice of Leadership 331 Notes 345 Index 389
Bernard M. Bass
Jay A. Conger and Ronald E. Riggio
Ann Howard
Manuel London, James W. Smither, and Thomas Diamante
Patricia M. G. O’Connor and David V. Day
Morgan W. McCall Jr. and George P. Hollenbeck
Gary Yukl
Michael D. Mumford, Dawn L. Eubanks, and Stephen T. Murphy
Craig E. Johnson
Kevin C. Stagl, Eduardo Salas, and C. Shawn Burke
Mitchell Lee Marks
David A. Waldman
Jay A. Conger
Ian I. Mitroff
Lynn R. Offermann and Kenneth Matos
Mary B. Teagarden
Ronald E. Riggio and Jay A. Conger
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
