Leadership: A Communication Perspective

by Michael Z.; Johnson Hackman

Leadership is an essential ingredient in any attempt to achieve collective goals. The process of leadership depends on the interaction in the group or organization. Communication is the central ingredient in effective leadership and followership. What skills do leaders possess? Can those skills be learned? What roles do diversity and gender play in leading and following? What is ethical leadership? The text provides a solid foundation for learning about the vital role of leadership in multiple contexts. Readers explore the complexities of leadership and communication through abundant examples, case studies, research highlights, self-assessments, and application exercises.

Genres: Leadership, Business

Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

Reviews

[Katelyn Birchfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️s rounded up. This textbook was assigned for a class I’m taking and it generally had good theories and information. There were a few really problematic viewpoints that damaged its credibility for me though.

[lids ☆彡 · Rating 4 out of 5]

very interesting read—applies leadership skills to various circumstances 👍

[Alyssa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not enjoy the content of this course, and the book was extremely difficult to read, mostly due to the boring way in which it was written.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh

[Anna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Can I give this a negative star rating? Let’s start with the poor writing and the stupid topics. Then we can move to the constant editing of quotes to make them gender friendly interspersed through the horribly long chapters that repeat themselves ad nauseam. Skip it if you can, it will tell you nothing that you do not already know.