Introduction to leadership : concepts and practice.
- 4th edition.
- 336 pages.
Peter G. Northouse’s bestselling Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice provides students with an overview of practicing leadership and presents effective strategies for becoming a better leader. The text is organized around key leader responsibilities such as creating a vision, establishing a constructive climate and overcoming obstacles. Three interactive components in every chapter – self-assessment questionnaires, observational exercises, and reflection and action worksheets – help readers to identify their leadership style and apply leadership concepts to their own lives. The Fourth Edition features a new chapter on Embracing diversity and inclusion, which explores the nature of diversity and helps leaders to create an inclusive climate with the help of inclusion framework. There is also an updated and expanded chapter on Engaging Strengths, which highlights how leaders can recognize and use their own strengths, as well as those of their peers.