Understanding Behaviors for Effective Leadership (2^nd Ed.)

For junior/senior-level courses in Leadership that can be found in business, nursing, military science, criminal justice, education, government or agriculture curriculum.

Providing a comprehensive review of the major behavior patterns that effective leaders use to influence followers, this book keys in on what effective leaders really do and emphasizes how leaders can diagnose and modify situations and followers to make their leadership a more positive and productive endeavor.

PART I:   BASIC LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS AND ISSUES

CHAPTER 1      Leadership and Its Importance

CHAPTER 2      Leadership Behavior and Processes

CHAPTER 3      Contingency Models of Leadership

PART II:   CORE LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS

CHAPTER 4      Supportive Leadership Behavior

CHAPTER 5      Directive Leadership Behavior

CHAPTER 6      Participative Leadership Behavior

CHAPTER 7      Leader Reward and Punishment Behaviors

CHAPTER 8      Charismatic Leadership Behavior

PART III:   EMERGING LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS

CHAPTER 9      Boundary-Spanning and Team Leadership

CHAPTER 10    Building Social Exchanges and Fairness

CHAPTER 11    Followership

PART IV:   CURRENT LEADERSHIP ISSUES AND INTEGRATION

CHAPTER 12     Leadership Ethics and Diversity

CHAPTER 13     Leadership Development and Organizational Change

CHAPTER 14     Integration and Conclusions

Providing a comprehensive review of the major behavior patterns that effective leaders use to influence followers, this book keys in on what effective leaders really do and emphasizes how leaders can diagnose and modify situations and followers to make their leadership a more positive and productive endeavor.

How do your students manage the vast amount of leadership research and theory presented in their current textbook?

A focus on what leaders do – This text is organized around effective leadership behavior patterns that can be learned along with specific traits, skills and abilities.

~Helps students relate existing leadership research to their own preparation for and practice of leadership in school, church, work, or other group or organizational situations.

A coherent approach using a contingency leadership model – Combines features from several existing models to form a primary organizing mechanism for the book.

~Offers students a consistent viewpoint and strong organizational tools that will help them understand and interpret the central chapters on leader behaviors.

How do you stimulate critical thinking in your classroom?

“Leadership in Action” boxes–Considers a diverse representation of real leaders in different s