Practice of Leadership

The Editors Jay A. Conger holds the Kravis Research Chair in Leadership Studies at Claremont McKenna College. He is the author of twelve books, and he researches executive leadership, organizational change, boards of directors, executive derailment, and leadership development. BusinessWeek described him as the best professor to teach leadership to executives. Ronald E. Riggio is Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology, and Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College. Riggio is the author or editor of over a dozen books and nearly 100 articles and book chapters.

"Surprisingly easy to read… the writing is straightforward, the chapters are well organized, and summaries at the end of the chapter reiterate key points." (Personnel Psychology, 09/28/2007)

• Foreword viiBernard M. BassAbout the Authors ixIntroduction 01Jay A. Conger and Ronald E. RiggioPart One: Leadership Development and Selection 091 Best Practices in Leader Selection 11Ann Howard2 Best Practices in Leadership Assessment 41Manuel London, James W. Smither, and Thomas Diamante3 Shifting the Emphasis of Leadership Development: From “Me” to “All of Us” 64Patricia M. G. O’Connor and David V. Day4 Getting Leader Development Right: Competence Not Competencies 87Morgan W. McCall Jr. and George P. HollenbeckPart Two: The Tasks of the Leader 1075 Best Practices in the Use of Proactive Influence Tactics by Leaders 109Gary Yukl6 Creating the Conditions for Success: Best Practices in Leading for Innovation 129Michael D. Mumford, Dawn L. Eubanks, and Stephen T. Murphy7 Best Practices in Ethical Leadership 150Craig E. Johnson8 Best Practices in Team Leadership: What Team Leaders Do to Facilitate Team Effectiveness 172Kevin C. Stagl, Eduardo Salas, and C. Shawn BurkePart Three: Leading the Organization 1999 Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change: Workplace Recovery Following Major Organizational Transitions 201Mitchell Lee Marks10 Best Practices in Leading at Strategic Levels: A Social Responsibility Perspective 224David A. Waldman11 Best Practices in Corporate Boardroom Leadership 244Jay A. CongerPart Four: Leading in Today’s World 26112 Best Practices in Leading under Crisis: Bottom-Up Leadership, or How to Be a Crisis Champion 263Ian I. Mitroff13 Best Practices in Leading Diverse Organizations 277Lynn R. Offermann and Kenneth Matos14 Best Practices in Cross-Cultural Leadership 300Mary B. Teagarden15 Getting It Right: The Practice of Leadership 331Ronald E. Riggio and Jay A. CongerNotes 345Index 389