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The need to develop better business leaders has never been greater. Leadership for Organizations provides a brief overview of leadership at the individual, team, and organizational levels. Authors David A. Waldman and Charles O’Reilly expertly cover the foundational leadership approaches with a special emphasis on contemporary issues as well as visionary and strategic leadership. The text is accompanied by more than 30 video cases from Stanford Graduate School of Business’s Leadership in Focus video collection. Students learn through role-modeling as they watch real-world leaders, ranging from first-time managers to CEOs, share stories of their leadership challenges and successes. A Complete Teaching & Learning Package SAGE Premium Video Included in the interactive eBook! SAGE Premium Video tools and resources boost comprehension and bolster analysis and include videos from Stanford’s Leadership in Focus video collection. Learn more. Interactive eBook Includes access to SAGE Premium Video, multimedia tools, and much more! Save when you bundle the interactive eBook with the print version. Order using bundle ISBN: 978-1-5443-6582-4. Learn more. SAGE coursepacks FREE! Easily import our quality instructor and student resource content into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Learn more. SAGE edge FREE online resources for students that make learning easier. See how your students benefit.
Introduction
Introduction
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”
Learning Objectives
- Define organizational leadership
- Describe the difference between leadership and management
- Summarize the ways leaders are both born and made
- Explain how organizations benefit from leadership
- Discuss the importance of context to leadership
- Describe how leadership can be learned based on science and as an art
Various writers, pundits, and executives have argued that leadership is the key to sustained competitive advantage on the part of organizations—both in the United States as well ...
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