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The AMA Handbook of Leadership features insights from best-of-the-best thought leaders and executive leadership coaches on topics from talent development, the arts and leadership, and competitive advantage through leadership, to leading across cultures, sustainability, executive transition, and many more timeless (and timely) issues. Filled with powerful examples and full case studies, the book includes previously unpublished articles from:

Frances Hesselbein • R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. • Dave Ulrich • John (Jack) Zenger • Nancy J. Adler • John Baldoni • Judith M. Bardwick • Marshall Goldsmith • James F. Bolt • Marc Effron • Joe Folkman • Colin Gautrey • Paul Hersey • Maya Hu-Chan • Wendy Johnson • Beverly Kaye • Paula Kruger • Laurence S. Lyons • D. Quinn Mills • Howard Morgan • Luke Novelli, Jr. • Miriam Ort • Gary Ranker • Robert H. Rosen • Norm Smallwood • Andrew Sobel • Fons Trompenaars • Albert A. Vicere • Peter Woolliams • and Patricia Wheeler

In a challenging business climate, enterprises look to their leaders. Some situations call for drastic change, while others require the fortitude to stay the course. Who better to help today’s business leaders than the greatest leadership thinkers of our time?

MARSHALL GOLDSMITH (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) is a New York Times best-selling author and one of the world’s foremost leadership experts. JOHN BALDONI (Ann Arbor, MI) is an internationally recognized leadership consultant, coach, and speaker. SARAH MCARTHUR (San Diego, CA) is a business writer and editor.

	Foreword by James M. Kouzes
	Introduction	1
	Pt. 1 Forging Ahead: The Global Picture
1	Diversity: The Imperative for Today's Leaders - Frances Hesselbein	9
2	Leadership and Diversity Management: Unfinished Business - Roosevelt Thomas, Jr.	15
3	360 for Global Leaders: Coaching Through a World Lens - Maya Hu-Chan	25
4	Asian and Western Executive Styles - D. Quinn Mills and Luke Novelli, Jr.	35
	Pt. 2 Developing People: The Key to the Future
5	Passing the Baton: Developing Your Successor - Marshall Goldsmith	51
6	Developing Exceptional Leaders: Critical Success Factors - James F. Bolt	61
7	The Leader's Role in Growing New Leaders - Beverly Kaye	75
8	Talent Pool or Talent Puddle: Where's the Talent in Talent Management? - Marc Effron and Miriam Ort	83
9	The Cost of Investing in People Leadership Negatively Affects the Bottom Line: Fact or Fiction? - Howard J. Morgan and Paula Kruger	91
	Pt. 3 Engaging People: The Force of Change
10	Leadership's Silver Bullet: The Magic of Inspiration - John H. (Jack) Zenger	103
11	Create Awareness; Create Change - Judith M. Bardwick	111
12	I Really Do Care! - Joseph Folkman	121
13	The Real Legacy of Leadership: Aligning Rhetoric with Reality - Albert A. Vicere	133
14	What Do Leaders Need to Know About Generation Y in Order to Lead Successfully? - Paul Hersey	145
	Pt. 4 Facilitating Change: The Leader's Role
15	What Is an Effective Leader? The Leadership Code and Leadership Brand - Norm Smallwood and Dave Ulrich	157
16	Leading the Emotional Side of Change: The New 21st-Century Leadership Capability - Robert H. Rosen	167
17	Adjusting the Political Temperature of Your Team - Gary Ranker and Colin Gautrey	179
18	Making Successful Transitions: The Leader's Perspective - Patricia Wheeler	187
19	A Question of Leadership: What Does the Organization Need Me to Do? - John Baldoni	203
	Pt. 5 Taking the Lead: The X Factors
20	Situational Intelligence - Laurence S. Lyons	213
21	The Arts and Leadership - Nancy J. Adler	219
22	Client Leadership: Leading in the Marketplace - Andrew Sobel	231
23	Leading for Sustainability - Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams	249
	Index	261

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