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The Leadership Experience, 8th Edition

Richard L. Daft

  • Copyright 2023
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The Leadership Experience 8th Edition by Richard L. Daft
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Give students the critical leadership skills and solid understanding of theory to become effective leaders during turbulent times with Richard Daft's THE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, 8E. This edition combines extensive, in-depth scholarly research with examples from hundreds of leaders in real organizations and dozens of new experiential exercises. Students explore the latest insights in leadership theory and contemporary leader behavior. Revisions address traditional leadership topics as well as emerging developments, including leading agile, hybrid and remote work teams; establishing growth mindsets; encouraging mindfulness; embracing diversity and leading with love versus fear. Content also addresses moral awareness, optimism bias, leading with grit, a leader's responsibility to followers, creating a healthy culture and collective activism. Memorable examples and unique thoughts behind actual leadership decisions make topics further come alive.

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Richard L. Daft

Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Professor Daft specializes in the study of organization theory and leadership; he is a fellow of the Academy of Management and has served on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, and Journal of Management Education. He was the associate editor-in-chief of Organization Science and served for three years as associate editor of Administrative Science Quarterly. Professor Daft has authored or co-authored 14 books, including The Leadership Experience (Cengage/South-Western, 2018), Organization Theory and Design (Cengage, 2021), The Executive and the Elephant: A Leader’s Guide for Building Inner Excellence ( Jossey-Bass, 2010), and Understanding Management (with Dorothy Marcic; Cengage, 2020). He has also written dozens of scholarly articles, papers, and chapters in other books. His work has been published in Organizational Dynamics, Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Accounting Organizations and Society, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, California Management Review, and Organizational Behavior Teaching Review. In addition, Professor Daft is an active teacher and consultant. He has taught management, leadership, organizational change, organizational theory, and organizational behaviour. Professor Daft has served as associate dean, produced for-profit theatrical productions, and helped manage a start-up enterprise. He has been involved in management development and consulting for many companies and government organizations.

What's New

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  • NEW IN "PUT IT INTO PRACTICE" MINI EXERCISES ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN PRACTICING LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR. Each chapter contains approximately eight of these mini-exercises that encourage both mental reflection and physical action for skill development. For example, students practice democratic or autocratic leadership in a group decision, try leader optimism or leadership humility, or assess follower readiness. Other exercises demonstrate the discomfort in establishing new habits, offer tips for better focus or encourage positive support for team members.
  • NEW END-OF-CHAPTER "LEADERSHIP SKILL-BUILDING EXERCISES" PREPARE STUDENTS FOR TODAY'S CHALLENGES. This edition features 15 new compelling exercises for a total of 32 end-of-chapter experiential exercises for classroom or online activities. Two or more of these experiential activities in each chapter encourage students to work in teams or pairs, in class or online, as they face leadership challenges related to the chapter’s concepts. These proven exercises provide an exceptional tool for students to assess their personal leadership skills and progress as developing leaders.
  • A WEALTH OF NEW, REAL EXAMPLES DEPICT LEADERS IN ACTION IN EACH CHAPTER. Each chapter is loaded with approximately 30 new, striking examples of real leaders guiding contemporary organizations. These examples are highlighted in color to capture students' attention as the events vividly illustrate chapter concepts and theories. Memorable and current, these examples spotlight leadership activities in a variety of organizations ranging from education, the military and government to businesses and nonprofit groups.

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  • "LEADER’S BOOKSHELF" REVIEWS MEANINGFUL BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY TODAY’S LEADERS THAT BUILD ON CHAPTER CONTENT. To help students continue their learning beyond the classroom, each chapter highlights a recent, highly recommended book that relates to the chapter’s content. These "Leader’s Bookshelf" features connect students to emerging issues and topics of importance that today’s leaders are researching and discussing in academia, business, the military or nonprofit organizations.
  • "LEADERSHIP PRACTICE: KNOW YOURSELF" QUESTIONNAIRES ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO EXAMINE PERSONAL LEADERSHIP STYLES AND APPROACHES. Three brief, but engaging, questionnaires in each chapter encourage students to pause for a meaningful self-assessment of their personal abilities and aptitudes for leadership. Students experience today's leadership issues in a personal way as they complete the questionnaires, each of which is related to a specific concept in the chapter.
  • "THINK ABOUT THIS!" FEATURES PROVIDE MEMORABLE INSIGHTS INTO IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP TOPICS. These engaging feature boxes within each chapter prompt students to remember key points from chapter content. "Think about This!" boxes offer personal, compelling pieces of timeless wisdom or inspiring quotes from famous leaders.
  • "APPLY YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILL: CASES FOR ANALYSIS" GENERATE MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM DISCUSSION AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER. These 30 cases -- two at the conclusion of each chapter -- are updated to reflect contemporary leadership problem situations that present interesting challenges to students for class discussion or team assignments.

Table of Contents

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Part I: INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP.
1. What Does It Mean to Be a Leader?
Part II: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP.
2. Traits, Behaviors, and Relationships.
3. Contingency Approaches to Leadership.
Part III: THE PERSONAL SIDE OF LEADERSHIP.
4. The Leader as an Individual.
5. Leadership Head and Heart.
6. Courage and Moral Leadership.
7. Leadership Vision And Purpose.
Part IV: THE LEADER AS A RELATIONSHIP BUILDER.
8. Motivation and Empowerment.
9. Leadership Communication.
10. Leading Teams.
11. Leading Diversity and Inclusion.
12. Leadership Power and Influence.
Part V: THE LEADER AS A SOCIAL ARCHITECT.
13. Setting the Stage for Followership.
14. Shaping Culture and Values.
15. Leading Change.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357716388
  • ISBN-13: 9780357716380
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