Book review for returning grads of WLLI

Hi all, Thanks for hanging in there while I get this blog edited. Hope to see you all next week in Cheyenne at the Legislative Reception.

Ara

I read Leadership Challenge: How to get extraordinary things done in organizations. By James M.Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner 1^st edition Josseu-Bass publishers, San Francisco. 1990

After looking this up I’ve found that it must be pretty sound as it is being published in the fourth edition and due out in August, 2008. The book’s premise is that “Leadership is Everyone's Business." The "five practices" and how they have remained constant. They are:

5 Practices:

• Model the way.
• Inspire a shared vision.
• Challenge the process or searching for opportunities
• Enable others to act
• Encourage the heart

These are not accidents but conscious practices of a leader in our circle, a global community in the newest edition.

The Ten Commitments are:

Challenge the process by

1. Searching for opportunities

2. Experiment and take risks

Inspiring a shared Vision

· Envision the Future

· Enlist others

· Enabling Others to Act

· Foster Collaboration

· Strengthen others

Modeling the way

· Set the Example

· Plan the wins

Encouraging the Heart

· Recognizing Individual Contribution

· Celebrate Accomplishments

Look for the 4^th edition soon!