Suggested Readings: Leadership Traits and Qualities 
 

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Followership, Leadership and the Staff Officer


Leadership in Intelligence Coordination: Leading Teams


Leadership in Management


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Leadership Traits and Qualities
(March 2009)

Textbook Readings (if available).

 

In The Leader's Companion: read:

 

            -Chapter 24, “Leadership, Do Traits Really Matter?” by Shelly A Kirkpatrick and Edwin A. Locke.

-Chapter 52, “Visionary Leadership” by Marshall Sashkin..         

 

In the Dynamics of Leadership in Public Service, read:

 

            -Chapter 10, “Trait Theory”, pages 311-312.

            -Chapter 4, “Traits that Contribute to Leader Effectiveness”, pages 92-127 but especially pages 114-117 and 123-124.

            -Chapter 8, “Articulating the Mission and Vision”, pages 246-249

 

In The Powers to Lead  read:

 

            -Chapter 3, “Types and Skills”, “Vision” pages 74-77.

 

Supplemental Article Readings  (All are accessible via library-held electronic databases such as Proquest, Ebsco, Infotrac.) 

 

Leadership Traits

 

            -“Leaders in Transition” by Warren Bennis from Executive Excellence.

-“The Laws of Leadership” by William A. Cohen from Executive Excellence,  Dec. 2000. 

            -“Credibility” by James Kouzes and Barry Posner from Leadership Excellence Nov 2007.

            -“Discovering Your Authentic Leadership” by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew M. McLean and Diana Mayer in Harvard Business Review, Feb.

               2007. 

            -“Authentic Leadership” by Bill George in Leadership Excellence, September 2007.

 

Vision

 

-“Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail” by John Kotter in Harvard Business Review, March-April 1995.  

-“Building Your Company’s Vision” by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras in Harvard Business Review, September-October 1996.

            -"Envisioning Your Future: A leader's step-by-step guide to envisioning the future--and communicating it to others" by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z.

              Posner in The Futurist, May-June 1996.

            -“Shared Vision” by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner in Leadership Excellence, June 2007.

 

For Military

 

            -“Generalship: Qualities, Instincts, and Character” by Montgomery C. Meigs, GEN USA (Ret.) in Parameters, Summer 2001. 

            -“We Believe in Command, Not Staff” by LCDR David Adams, USN in Proceeding of the U.S. Naval Institute, March 2005.  

 








      Welcome  |  Course Syllabus  |  Introduction to Leadership  |  Leadership Traits and Qualities  |  The Leader's Character  |  Types of Leaders and Styles of Leadership  |  Leadership Competencies  |  Followership, Leadership and the Staff Officer  |  Leadership in Intelligence Coordination: Leading Teams  |  Leadership in Management  |  Supplemental Materials  |  Self-Assessment Guidance  |  Worksheet  |  Plan Guidance  |  Example  |  Two Student Examples  |  Student Example: Calendar Style  |  Philosophy Guidance and Example  |  Student Examples  |  The Navy and Cape Henlopen

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