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The Leadership Odyssey: A Self-Development Guide to New Skills for New Times (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership)

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I am more than pleased with my purchase. The book arrived ahead of schedule, surprising me and leaving me very pleased. The book, while used, was in excellent condition and I will be able to use it easily. Thank you for your prompt service.

I have shared the leadership kitthat was included in this book with my director and staff. I never realize some areas of my management from their point of view. Lots of good techniques to practice.

This book provides wonderful insight into leadership. It is a nice read as a graduate college requirement.

Putting this book into practice will require time at the photocopier. The assessment and analysis sheets are all in the book; plan on coping them on a copier.

Although this book was released copyrighted in 1998 it has a delightful 1970s feel to it as you work the copier. No supplemental disk or Internet link to these assessment sheets is offered.

It would be nice to have put a link in the book or included the disk with an Excel spreadsheet to complement an other wise fine textbook.

A very practical, 3-part resource for managers and leaders across a wide range of experiences. In Part 1, the authors identify 37 leadership and organizational skills and attributes. They define buzzwords and jargon that are often misunderstood and misused, and provide easy to understand examples of these concepts. This is especially useful to new or less experienced individuals. Part 2 provides easy-to-use assessment tools allowing managers to assess themselves in the 37 areas. It also provides tools designed to get feedback from peers, as well as from associates above and below them. Part 3 gives step-by-step approaches to improving performance in each of the 37 leadership areas.

The book can be used as the overall template of leadership development or simply as a tool to help tune-up one or more specific skills. The book would be ideal as a component of a corporate development program or an addition to any manager's library.