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Title: The Nature of Organizational Leadership : Understanding the Performance Imperatives Confronting Today's Leaders by Stephen J. Zaccaro, Richard J. Klimoski ISBN: 0-7879-5290-7 Publisher: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer Pub. Date: 09 March, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $54.00

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Summary: THOUGHFULLY PROBING THE NATURE AND DYNAMCIS OF LEADERSHIP.
Comment: This book on leadership, well grounded in research, distinguishes itself by seeking to move the study of leadership forward through integrating literature from the strategic management area and psychological literature.

The book's key theme is that understanding leadership requires fathoming the contextual dynamics underlying and driving it. These dynamics give rise to critical periods when organizational effectiveness demands leadership-specific leadership moments.

The chapters explore seven leadership performance imperatives: (1) cognitive (information processing and problem-solving); (2) social (interpersonal skills, roles); (3) personal (e.g., career and image management); (4) political (cultivating and using of power); (5) technological (use and impact of technology); (6) financial; and (7) senior staffing (recruiting, assessing, developing people).

Each essay represents insightful thinking. The chapter on behavioral complexity and social intelligence, for example, concludes that there are the four key qualities of executive leadership work: co-option of stakeholders, foresight, systems thinking, and the creation of structure. This is just a snippet, but, hopefully, gives you some sense of the book's richness. This is a first-rate book on leadership! Stern's Management Review Online highly recommends it. We believe that this collection of essays provides a significant contribution to understanding the nature and dynamics of leadership. Its overall quality, organization, and, most importantly, wealth of thoughtful content make this book a top-notch addition to any business library.

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