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Learn how you can tackle everyday leadership challenges regardless of your title, position, or authority with this insightful resource

A book about leadership for people who are not in formal or hierarchical leadership positions, Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership provides readers with a comprehensive and practical approach to addressing leadership challenges, no matter the setting or circumstance. Esteemed scholars and sought-after consultants Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner adapt their trademark The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® framework to today’s more horizontal workplace, showing people that leadership is not about where you are in the organization; it’s about how you behave and what you do.

Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership draws on the authors’ deep well of research and practical experience to cover key subjects:

  • The essence of making a difference in any role, setting, or situation 
  • The difference between positions of authority and leadership
  • The importance of self-development in leadership development

This book is perfectly applicable and accessible for anyone who wants to improve their own leadership potential and who isn’t yet in an official leadership role. Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership offers authoritative new insights, original case studies and examples, and practical guidance for those individuals who want to make a difference. You supply the will, and this book will supply the way.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. PREFACE: The Premise and the Promise
    1. Who Should Read This Book?
    2. Research-Based Practices
    3. A Guidebook on Leadership
    4. The Future of Leadership
  5. CHAPTER 1: Leadership Is Not a Position
    1. Leadership Is a Relationship
    2. Credibility Is the Foundation of Leadership
    3. The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
    4. You Are Already Leading
    5. Leadership Makes a Difference
    6. Notes
  6. CHAPTER 2: Model the Way
    1. Clarify Your Values
    2. Lead by Example
    3. Take Action to Model the Way
    4. Notes
  7. CHAPTER 3: Inspire a Shared Vision
    1. Clarify Your Vision
    2. Get Others on Board
    3. Take Action to Inspire a Shared Vision
    4. Notes
  8. CHAPTER 4: Challenge the Process
    1. Seize the Initiative to Improve
    2. Experiment and Take Risks
    3. Take Action to Challenge the Process
    4. Notes
  9. CHAPTER 5: Enable Others to Act
    1. Foster Collaboration and Build Trust
    2. Strengthen Others
    3. Take Action to Enable Others to Act
    4. Notes
  10. CHAPTER 6: Encourage the Heart
    1. Expect the Best
    2. Create a Spirit of Community
    3. Take Action to Encourage the Heart
    4. Notes
  11. CHAPTER 7: Leadership Development Is Self-Development
    1. Leadership Matters
    2. Leadership Can Be Learned
    3. How People Learn to Lead
    4. Become Your Best Self
    5. Our Aspiration for You
    6. Notes
  12. APPENDIX: THE RESEARCH BASIS FOR THIS BOOK
    1. Note
  13. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  14. ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  15. INDEX
  16. End User License Agreement
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