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Part 1: Introduction to Leadership 1

Chapter 1: What Does It Mean to Be a Leader? 2 Building Relationships 18
The Nature of Leadership 4 Developing Personal Leadership Qualities 18
Definition of Leadership 4 In the Lead 18
Leadership and the Business of Living 5 Creating Outcomes 20
The New Reality for Today’s Organizations 7 Evolving Theories of Leadership 20
From Stability to Change and Crisis Management 7 Historical Overview of Major Approaches 20
From Control to Empowerment 8 A Model of Leadership Evolution 21
Leader’s Bookshelf 9 Leadership Is Not Automatic 23
From Competition to Collaboration 10 Learning the Art and Science of Leadership 24
From Uniformity to Diversity 10
Leader’s Self-Insight 1.3 25
Leader’s Self-Insight 1.1 11 Organization of the Rest of the Book 26
From Self-Centered to Higher Ethical Purpose 12
Summary and Interpretation 27
From Hero to Humble 12
Discussion Questions 28
Consider This! 13
Leadership at Work: Leadership Right–Wrong 28
In the Lead 14
Leadership Development: Cases for Analysis
Comparing Management and Leadership 14
Sales Engineering Division 29
Providing Direction 15
Airstar, Inc. 30
Leader’s Self-Insight 1.2 16
Aligning Followers 17 References 31

Part 2: Research Perspectives on Leadership 35

Chapter 2: Traits, Behaviors, and Relationships 36 In the Lead 45
The Trait Approach 38 Ohio State Studies 46
Leader’s Bookshelf 40 In the Lead 46
Leader’s Self-Insight 2.1 42 Leader’s Self-Insight 2.2 47
In the Lead 42 University of Michigan Studies 48
The Leadership Grid 48
Consider This! 43
In the Lead 49
Behavior Approaches 43
Theories of a “High-High” Leader 50
Autocratic Versus Democratic Leadership 44
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