Leadership is no longer limited to a handful of executives at the top level of an
organization. There are different degrees of leadership, to be sure, but
in today’s turbulent business world, all employees must learn
how to lead if their organizations are to thrive. Our examination
of leadership basics at the start of Part One begins with Noel
M. Tichy’s take on the importance of leadership to an
organization’s success. But what does leadership mean? John P. Kotter
explains what a leader does and how the tasks of leadership
differ from pure management.
Opinions regarding the
requisite qualities and attitudes of leaders are many and diverse, but some
common themes emerge; we present perspectives here from Daniel Goleman, Richard
Boyatzis, and Annie McKee; Frances Hesselbein; Max De Pree; and James M. Kouzes
and Barry Z. Posner. No single style of leadership is perfect for every
situation. The remaining chapters in Part One explore the notion that different
contexts require different leadership styles. Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E.
Deal describe four distinct types of leadership and how to practice them
effectively. Paul Hersey and Kenneth H. Blanchard believe that diagnostic
ability and adaptability are the keys to leading across diverse situations. Robert
K. Greenleaf expounds on the concept of servant-leadership (serving first,
leading second), and David A. Heenan and Warren Bennis discuss co-leadership,
returning us to the idea of leadership across the workforce.
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