Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others (J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner) - Softcover

Kouzes, James M.; Posner, Barry Z.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787964638 ISBN 13: 9780787964634

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2003

Synopsis

Model and encourage leadership by focusing on encouraging the best in others

All too often, simple acts of human kindness are overlooked and underutilized by people in leadership roles. Advising mutual respect and recognition of accomplishments, Encouraging the Heart shows us how true leaders encourage and motivate those they work with by helping them find their voice and making them feel like heroes.

Best-selling experts in the field of leadership, authors James Kouzes and Barry Posner show us that, through love, leaders can encourage those around them to be their very best. Readers will find:

• Discussions of the Five Practices that drive followers to be their very best: Modelling the way, Inspiring a shared vision, Challenging the process, Enabling others to act, and Encouraging the heart
• Enlightening examples of how ordinary individuals demonstrate extraordinary leadership
• Hands-on strategies and practical tips from real leaders, like utilizing the Encouragement Index to measure how well you display the principles of leadership

Both practical and inspirational, Encouraging the Heart gives readers a thoughtful approach to motivating individuals within an organizational structure.

About this title

About the Author

Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner are authors of the award-winning and best-selling books, The Leadership Challenge, A Leader’s Legacy, The Truth About Leadership, and Credibility, as well as the widely used Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI). The launch of LPI Online, combined with their other publications, truly make them the most trusted source on becoming a better leader.

From the Back Cover

THE MOST TRUSTED SOURCE FOR BECOMING A BETTER LEADER

WHEN IT COMES TO MOTIVATING PEOPLE to higher standards of performance, nothing―not even money―works as powerfully as the recognition of individual effort and achievement. And yet this “soft” leadership skill is one many leaders find hardest to command. In this work, the best-selling authors of The Leadership Challenge delve deeply into the art of encouragement and reveal the practices and techniques exceptional leaders use to inspire extraordinary performance in others. Charged with real-world examples, practical ideas, and expert advice, Encouraging the Heart is your guide to mastering one of the most important elements of exemplary leadership.

“Beyond the terrific stories and examples, Encouraging the Heart is a wonderful tool for creating a workforce that cares. In today’s economy of job-hopping and nanosecond loyalty, can anything be more valuable?”
―Patrick Lencioni, author, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and president, The Table Group

“Kouzes and Posner have done it again. Encouraging the Heart is an insightful, easy-to-read book that shows modern leaders how to foster pride, courage, hope, ownership, and achievement. It’s a wonderful mix of research findings and practical observations drawn from the authors’ extensive experience with leaders.”
―William C. Byham, Ph.D., president and CEO, Development Dimensions International

From the Inside Flap

The Most Trusted Source For Becoming a Better Leader

When it comes to motivating people to higher standards of performance, nothing—not even money—works as powerfully as the recognition of individual effort and achievement. And yet this "soft" leadership skill is one many leaders find hardest to command. In this work, the best-selling authors of The Leadership Challenge delve deeply into the art of encouragement and reveal the practices and techniques exceptional leaders use to inspire extraordinary performance in others. Charged with real-world examples, practical ideas, and expert advice, Encouraging the Heart is your guide to mastering one of the most important elements of exemplary leadership.

"Beyond the terrific stories and examples, Encouraging the Heart is a wonderful tool for creating a workforce that cares. In today's economy of job-hopping and nanosecond loyalty, can anything be more valuable?"
—Patrick Lencioni, author, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and president, The Table Group

"Kouzes and Posner have done it again. Encouraging the Heart is an insightful, easy-to-read book that shows modern leaders how to foster pride, courage, hope, ownership, and achievement. It's a wonderful mix of research findings and practical observations drawn from the authors' extensive experience with leaders."
—William C. Byham, Ph.D., president and CEO, Development Dimensions International

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787964638
• ISBN 13: 9780787964634
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240