Student Leadership Practices Inventory: Facilitator′s Guide (J–B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner) - Softcover

Kouzes, James M.; Posner, Barry Z.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787944246 ISBN 13: 9780787944247

Publisher: Jossey Bass, 1998

Synopsis

This unique leadership development program is for the young adult who aspires to be an exemplary leader. From the college classroom to the local youth club, the Student Leadership Practices Inventory has helped thousands of young people assess their leadership potential and improve their skills. Drawing from years of impeccable research and real–world experience, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner have developed four practical resources that can be used alone or in a workshop setting: the Self, the Observer, the Student Workbook, and the Facilitator′s Guide.

Both the Self and Observer are questionnaires for the student leader and the person who has observed the student in action. Each survey features thirty statements based on five important leadership practices: Challenging the Process, Inspiring a Shared Vision, Enabling Others to Act, Modeling the Way, and Encouraging the Heart. To score their results, participants will find in the Student Workbook grids for recording scores, charts for interpreting scores, and worksheets for summarizing and planning action steps.

For those who need guidance in designing and conducting a student leadership program, there is the Facilitator′s Guide. In addition to detailed instructions and examples, workshop leaders will find masters for overhead transparencies and handouts, checklists for meeting the leadership challenge, normative data on different types of student leaders, and instructions for obtaining computerized scoring software.

About this title

About the Author

JAMES M. KOUZES is chairman of TPG/Learning Systems, which makes leadership work through practical, performance–oriented learning programs. In 1993, The Wall Street Journal cited Jim as one of the twelve most requested "nonuniversity executive–education providers to U.S. companies. Past and present clients include AT&T, Boeing, Boy Scouts of America, Charles Schwab, Ciba–Geigy, Dell Computer, First Bank System, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Levi Strauss & Co., Motorola, Pacific Bell, Stanford University, Xerox Corporation, and the YMCA. BARRY Z. POSNER, Ph.D, is dean of the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, and professor of organizational behavior. He has received several outstanding teaching and leadership awards, has published more than eighty research and practitioner–oriented articles, and currently serves on the editorial review boards for The Journal of Management Education, The Journal of Management Inquiry, and The Journal of Business Ethics. He also serves on the board of directors for Public Allies and for The Center for Excellence in Nonprofits.

From the Back Cover

Make Leadership Learnable and Teachable––For Students and Young People
"The Student LPI was simple to use, to score, to understand––it made sense and gave me a handle for figuring out what leadership is all about."
"Made me realize that I am leader––and helped me figure out how to be a better one at that."
"I really liked that it was focused on students, rather than business people and executives. I could relate to what it was asking and telling me to do."
"I learned that leadership isn′t about telling people what to do, but rather coming together to achieve a common goal.
"These are just a few of the things students have to say about their experiences with the Student Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)––a new version of Kouzes and Posner′s exceptional tool for developing extraordinary leaders––now tailored to the specific needs of students and young people!The four–instrument package assesses leadership skills and potential in five key areas, based on the five essential practices:– Challenging the Process– Inspiring a Shared Vision– Enabling Others to Act– Modeling the Way– Encouraging the HeartThe Facilitator′s Guide is rich in examples and strategies for building leadership abilities suited to today′s diverse organizational environments. Used in conjunction with the Self Instrument, Observer Instrument, and Student Workbook, it will give you the tools you need to start students on the road to discovering their leadership potential and embarking on a lifetime of leadership.The Student LPI has been tested, refined, and proven valid in research. It is short, simple, and can be self–scored. It can be used with students or young adults in academic and non–academic settings, by students alone, or as part of a course or workshop.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey Bass
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787944246
• ISBN 13: 9780787944247
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88