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The Leadership Challenge

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The most trusted resource on becoming a leader is now updated and revised for a new generation.

This leadership classic continues to be a bestseller after three editions and twenty years in print. It is the gold standard for research-based leadership, and the premier resource on becoming a leader. This new edition, with streamlined text, more international and business exam

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Paperback, 389 pages
Published by Jossey-Bass (first published June 30th 1995)
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Claudette
Claudette rated it 4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for: anyone who wants a fresh perspective on interacting with people in a professional setting.
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Yes, I read this one for class, but I kept reading things and thinking, "Man, I wish someone had given me this book a long time ago." Interestingly, I even found some material that could be useful to being a leader in the classroom.
Curt Carroll
A good and standard Leadership book....right up until pg 351 (the lst page). Pg 351 makes the journey through this book worthwhile.

"When anyone asks me that question (how he went about developing leadership), I tell tham I have the secret to success in life. The secret to success is to stay in love. Staying in love gives you the fire to ignite other people, to see inside other people, to have a greater desire to get things done than other people. A person who is not in love ...more
Stephen
READ MAR 2009

Put all other leadership books down and read this one. Nice balance between tasks and relationship, as well as leader capability and respect of followers.
Christine
I'm loving the practicality of this book and the inspiration it gives to leadership.
Megan Stasiak
"The secret to success is to stay in love."
Julie Bell
Good information; I enjoyed the course that went with.
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