{"product_id":"leadership-that-matters-isbn-9781576751930","title":"Leadership That Matters","description":"Leadership That Matters examines transformational leadership-leadership that not only improves productivity and performance but also makes a positive difference in the lives of organization members. Traditional leaders achieve superior results because of their ability to transform people from dutiful followers into self-directed leaders who go beyond simply doing what is expected of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on research that investigates leadership, culture, and performance in dozens of organizations, the Sashkins describe the specific behaviors and personal characteristics of transformational leaders. They show how you can construct an empowering organizational culture that nurtures self-reliance and long-term thinking. They offer practical advice on how you can become a transformational leader—and make leadership matter.Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: What Is Leadership That Matters?   \u003cbr\u003e What Makes This Book Different?   \u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ONE: What Is Leadership?\u003cbr\u003e Personality, Behavior, and Situational Context   \u003cbr\u003e Leadership That Matters: A New Synthesis Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWO: What Have We Learned About Leadership?\u003cbr\u003e Leaders and Managers Leadership Research A New Leadership Paradigm Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THREE: Leadership Skills and Behaviors\u003cbr\u003e Research to Identify Transformational Leadership Behaviors\u003cbr\u003e Leadership Behavior and Performance\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOUR: Charisma and Character   \u003cbr\u003e Max Weber: Bureaucracy and Charisma   \u003cbr\u003e A Modern Approach to Charismatic Leadership   \u003cbr\u003e The Development of the Power Need   \u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIVE: Leaders, Followers, and Power\u003cbr\u003e Three Basic Influence Processes   \u003cbr\u003e Leaders and Followers: Power Relations\u003cbr\u003e Is Charisma Always Bad?\u003cbr\u003e Can Transformational Leaders Be Charismatic?\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SIX: Leaders With the Confidence to Act\u003cbr\u003e What’s Luck Got to Do With It? When Is Taking Risks Risky? \u003cbr\u003e What’s Leadership Got to Do With It?   \u003cbr\u003e Confident Leaders Build Confidence   \u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SEVEN: Vision—How Leaders Think\u003cbr\u003e What Is Vision? Cause and Effect It’s About Time! \u003cbr\u003e Four Steps in the Visioning Process\u003cbr\u003e Leaders and Followers: Cognitive Capability   \u003cbr\u003e The ABCs of Transformational Leadership Character\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER EIGHT: Leadership in Context\u003cbr\u003e Behavior Is a Function of the Person and . . . What Situation?\u003cbr\u003e The Context: The Nature of the Situation \u003cbr\u003e Four Crucial Organizational Functions Culture Is the Key Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER NINE: How Transformational Leaders Construct the Cultural Context\u003cbr\u003e Three Keys to Constructing Culture Culture: The Context Transformational Leaders Construct Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TEN: Six Paradoxes of Leadership: Transforming Followers\u003cbr\u003e The Paradoxes of Transformational Leadership \u003cbr\u003e What About Leaders’ Own Transformation? Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ELEVEN: How Do We Know Leadership Matters? The Research Evidence\u003cbr\u003e The Leadership Profile Research and Results \u003cbr\u003e Okay, Okay, So It Works! But How Well Does It Work? \u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWELVE: Issues in Leadership: Implications for Transformational Leaders\u003cbr\u003e Leadership and Gender Empowering Leadership \u003cbr\u003e Leadership in Turbulent Times \u003cbr\u003e Transformational Leadership and Globalization \u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Leadership That Matters: A New Synthesis\u003cbr\u003e Approaches to Transformational Leadership \u003cbr\u003e Common Elements Among Transformational Approaches \u003cbr\u003e Transformational Leadership: A New Synthesis Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e APPENDIX ONE: Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e APPENDIX TWO: Development of The Leadership Profile\u003cbr\u003e The Ten TLP Dimensions \u003cbr\u003e TLP Reliability \u003cbr\u003e TLP Validity Summary\u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e About the AuthorsMarshall Sashkin is professor of human resource development at The George Washington University, Washington, DC. He is coauthor of the bestselling business book Putting Total Quality Management to Work. \u003cbr\u003e Molly G. Sashkin is president of Ducochon Press, a publishing firm specializing in assessment and training materials for management and organization development.  She is the coauthor of The New Teamwork (with Marshall Sashkin).","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301360128229,"sku":"NP9781576751930","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781576751930.jpg?v=1767731220","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/leadership-that-matters-isbn-9781576751930","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}