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Combining research, literary and biographical examples of leadership, and interviews with leaders and followers, this book provides an in-depth overview of leadership that identifies what works-and what doesn't.Leadership is much more than a management technique: it is possessing the insight to see where it is possible to make a difference, and also having the tools to make that difference.
Leadership for the 21st Century defines leadership, explains how it is practiced, and provides a rich portrait of what it is to be a leader, covering relevant and timely topics such as the importance of diversity, the role of social media in 21st-century leadership, and how to pass a leadership role on to another. It provides priceless information not only on what constitutes successful leadership but also illuminates why leadership falters.
Based primarily upon research, this book assembles leadership lessons from more than 100 biographies and autobiographies of a diverse group of leaders, including individuals from the worlds of science, economics, business, and human rights, and also includes thought on leadership derived from of many other individuals representing both leaders and those who follow the leaders. As a result, the author presents not only a clear "how-to" guidebook for those wishing to lead, but also a comprehensive, multifaceted examination of leadership from several relevant perspectives.
List of contents
ContentsChapter 1. Types of Leaders and LeadershipChapter 2. What Does a Leader Do? Chapter 3. How and Why People Assume Leadership RolesChapter 4. The Context of Leadership (Right Time? Right Place? Right Vision?) Chapter 5. Gender, Cultural, and Ethnic Perceptions; how they Affect Perceptions of Leaders and LeadershipChapter 6. Taking ResponsibilityChapter 7. IntegrityChapter 8. Communication; Listening and RespectingChapter 9. Leadership Outside the Organization; Advocacy, and Social MediaChapter 10. What Happens when Leadership Falters? Chapter 11. Mentoring.
Chapter 12. Following the LeaderChapter 13. Tomorrow's LeadersIndex
About the author
Ann E. Prentice, DLS, is professor emerita of library/information science and former dean at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
