Collective Biography of Twelve World-Class Leaders

A Study on Developing Exemplary Leaders

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

This collective biography on twelve world-class leaders provides timeless principles on how families, as well as educational, civic, religious, and military organizations, can facilitate the development of exemplary leaders. The biographies and autobiographies of great leaders reveal the importance of an involved parent, happy childhood, plethora of "apprenticeships," rich formal and informal education, a steady stream of prodigious patrons, gracious critics, and a favorable fate.In addition to biographical data, this study synthesizes the various trends in leadership studies to develop a comprehensive model. A coherent theory on leadership has been elusive because scholars have focused on specific parts of leadership without recognition of the whole. The biographical data and synthesis of various leadership theories demonstrates that leaders share similar story lines in their development. The seven identified influences and the three stages of leadership development outlined in the book illustrate themes necessary for true leadership qualities to emerge within an individual. This book is intended for anyone interested in developing exceptional leaders.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-03-14
Mått:154 x 228 x 9 mm
Vikt:159 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:100
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780761831594

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John R. Shoup is Associate Dean of the Dr. Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education at California Baptist University. Professor Shoup holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Riverside and a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.

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Shoup does an effective job of consolidating volumes of information, and the reader leaves the text with new insights about these individuals…[The book] also makes very interesting points about the complex nature of leadership…and early childhood development and its relationship to leadership.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 List of TablesChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 Leadership Studies: An Overview: Trends in Leadership Studies; Synthesis of the TrendsChapter 5 Old Question: New Approach: Additional Research Warranted to Advance Leadership Studies; An Additional Method of Inquiry for Leadership Studies; Methodology; Sample SelectionChapter 6 Seven Influences: Involved Parents; A Happy Childhood; Formal and Informal Education; Prodigious Patrons; Critics and Adversaries; Apprenticeships/Sequences of Success; Favorable FateChapter 7 ConclusionsChapter 8 Appendix AChapter 9 Appendix BChapter 10 References