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Progress: the focus of a new perspective on leadership
Weaving together original research, novel strategies and tactics, and stories of successful leaders, this book provides insight into how to become a progress-making leader. Written by an academic and a business executive, the book provides actionable ideas grounded in sound research and tested in real organizations.
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1. Click on the Features/New to this Edition tab above for more information about the book; 2. Visit the authors' website for teaching and learning resources: http://www.progressmakers.net; 3. Watch the video! A video touching on some of the issues covered in the book is available on YouTube: click here to watch the video. This video is a great resource that can be used in the classroom to launch discussion about the nature of leadership.
Exploring
Exploring
The world needs risk takers. They inspire, challenge, and encourage. They set off sparks, igniting fires that burn long after their passing. They dare the impossible. But not without cost.
Explorers dominate the topography in almost every field of human endeavor. They shape the landscape for all: Their accomplishments tower over others, and their spirit prods us to further feats. Their achievements are chronicled in textbooks in every language. The mere mention of names such as Magellan, Queen Elizabeth, Einstein, or Beethoven elevates our spirit while raising our gaze to the possibilities of human accomplishment. It was Magellan who led the expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world, literally shattering the worldview of those who believed the earth was flat. It was ...
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