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xiv PREFACE
preface In addition, each chapter of The Leadership Experience has been thoroughly

revised and updated, and one chapter has been cut to focus more attention on
current issues that leaders face. Topics that have been added or expanded in the
fourth edition include: creativity and innovation, ethical leadership, leading diverse
people, asking questions, social perception and attribution theory, gender-driven
leadership styles, framing a noble purpose, changing mental models, leadership
courage, spiritual leadership, shaping a high-performance culture, integrative and
distributive negotiation, and matching leaders with leadership roles.
A special opportunity for student leadership growth in conjunction with this
text is the computer-based simulation called Virtual Leader. John Dunning, Troy
University, used Virtual Leader in conjunction with The Leadership Experience
and wrote an instructor’s guide to show others how to use the simulation with the
text. If you want to explore cost and possible use of Virtual Leader with The Lead-
ership Experience, please go the website: http://www.simulearn.net. The title of the
guide is “Integrating Leadership Theory and Practice Through Computer-based
Simulation: A guide to Integrating vLeader 2007 with The Leadership Experience,
4th ed,” by John E. Dunning.

Organization

The organization of the book is based on first understanding basic ways in which
leaders differ from managers, and the ways leaders set direction, seek alignment
between organizations and followers, build relationships, and create change. Thus
the organization of this book is in fi ve parts:
1. Introduction to Leadership
2. Research Perspectives on Leadership
3. The Personal Side of Leadership
4. The Leader as Relationship Builder
5. The Leader as Social Architect
The book integrates materials from both micro and macro approaches to
leadership, from both academia and the real world, and from traditional ideas
and recent thinking.

Distinguishing Features

This book has a number of special features that are designed to make the material
accessible and valuable to students.

In the Lead The Leadership Experience is loaded with new examples of leaders in
both traditional and contemporary organizations. Each chapter opens with a real-
life example that relates to the chapter content, and several additional examples
are highlighted within each chapter. These spotlight examples are drawn from a
wide variety of organizations including education, the military, government agen-
cies, businesses, and nonprofi t organizations.
Consider This! Each chapter contains a Consider This! box that is personal,
compelling, and inspiring. This box may be a saying from a famous leader, or
wisdom from the ages. These Consider This! boxes provide novel and interesting
material to expand the reader’s thinking about the leadership experience.