The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI): Self Participant's Workbook with Self Insert (Package), One 120 page Participant's Workbook plus a 4 page Self Insert (Paperback)

~ James M. Kouzes (Author) "There's a popular myth that only a lucky few can decipher the mystery of leadership..." (more)
Key Phrases: individual other observers, behaviors warrant improvement, separate observer categories, Challenging the Process, Enabling Others, Encouraging the Heart (more...)

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Leadership is everyone's business!

Everyone must function as a leader at some time and in some arena--whether in an organization, an agency, a task force, a committee, a community group, or even a family setting--and everyone can learn to lead effectively. The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) will show you how!

The LPI Participant's Workbook provides:

A brief explanation of the development of the LPI

Descriptions of the five practices of exemplary leadership

An explanation of how to analyze and interpret LPI feedback

Questions that guide you through a detailed analysis of your own feedback

More than 130 ways to improve your day-to-day use of the leadership practices

Action-planning forms to complete so that you can direct your efforts to improve

A suggested design for conducting a meeting with the people who gave you the gift of feedback, so that you can learn even more from them

A list of recommended readings to further your leadership development

LPI: Self allows you to assess your use of the five leadership practices: challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, modeling the way, and encouraging the heart.

From the Inside Flap

Leadership is learnable . . . and teachable!Give your managers and supervisors the skills to master the five essential areas of leadership:

• Challenging the process
• Inspiring a shared vision
• Enabling others to act
• Modeling the way
• Encouraging the heart

Revised edition of the LPI includes:

• New ten-point Likert scale
• New scoring software which produces detailed printouts for each participant
• Participant workbooks that now include more than 140 actual steps-to-results
• All the tools you need to obtain complete 360° feedback
• Three month follow-up program to track participant's progress

LPI: SelfUse this 30-item inventory to evaluate your performance and effectiveness as a leader. For an even more detailed evaluation, use LPI: Self in conjunction with the LPI: Observer. Results from the simple scoring process will help you develop plans for improvement. The accompanying guidebook includes a worksheet to help interpret feedback and plan improvement in each leadership practice assessed, sections on how to compare scores with the normative sample and on how to share feedback with constituents, and more than 140 actual steps you can take to get results. LPI: ObserverGet a clear picture of how you function as a team leader by combining anonymous perceptions of constituents and colleagues, with your own manager self-assessment. The LPI: Observer provides a balanced picture of leadership traits and allows for constructive discussion of ways to improve.LPI Facilitator's GuideIncludes everything you need to facilitate the LPI program! The LPI Facilitator's Guide outlines a detailed workshop design including prework requirements and instructions for administering, processing, and scoring the instrument. And the guide now includes the Windows-based LPI Scoring Software. Plus, the Facilitator's Guide includes a sample copy of the LPI: Self and Observer. You'll need to purchase one LPI: Self for each participant in your workshop --This text refers to the Ring-bound edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 6 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 2 edition (March 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787956562
• ISBN-13: 978-0787956561
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #692,997 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coaching tool Kudos to Kouzes!, March 25, 2006

By	Southern Reader "Reader who likes to learn" (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)-Deluxe Facilitator's Guide Package (Loose-leaf, with CD-ROM Scoring Software, Self/Observer, Workbook, Planner & copy of The Leadership Challenge book ) (Ring-bound)

I use this product one of the main tools for coaching. The LPI is a fantastic diagnositic tool. What is most important is that it describes the functional behaviors behind general leadership categories; such as Inspiring a Shared Vision and Modeling the Way. Some people have a difficult time getting a handle on what those general categories look like. The LPI helps them with specific behaviors from which they can build actionable steps to achieve their goals. Kudos to Kouzes!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Current concepts based on thorough research, December 21, 2008

By	T. Hobby "Retired" (Fort Davis, TX United States) - See all my reviews

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This is a contemporary approach to Leadership; based upon thorough research and extensive use. A good instrument for use in a leadership workshop for managers and managers to be.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Every Penny, January 12, 2008

By	Dr. Joan E. Aitken "author of Human Communica... (Kansas City, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)-Deluxe Facilitator's Guide Package (Loose-leaf, with CD-ROM Scoring Software, Self/Observer, Workbook, Planner & copy of The Leadership Challenge book ) (Ring-bound)

This package has everything you need to become a better leader and conduct leadership workshops for a political or religious group, friends, students, or at the office. Working through the whole package is so much more effective than just reading The Leadership Challenge. The software and workbook are essential! My graduate students in our communication and leadership program--all working professionals--think this material is excellent. The strong research-base means you can be confident when adapting the strategies to your context. This package will change you into a more effective leader no matter what kind of work you do.