Leadership for Intelligence Professionals   

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.