Preface
About the Author
1. Understanding Leadership
2. Recognizing Your Traits
3. Engaging People’s Strengths
4. Understanding Philosophy and Styles
5. Attending to Tasks and Relationships
6. Developing Leadership Skills
7. Creating a Vision
8. Establishing a Constructive Climate
9. Listening to Out-Group Members
10. Handling Conflict
11. Addressing Ethics in Leadership
12. Overcoming Obstacles
Glossary
Index
Peter G. Northouse is a professor emeritus of communication in the
School of Communication at Western Michigan University. For more
than 25 years he taught leadership and interpersonal and
organizational communication at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. In addition to publications in professional journals he is
the author of Leadership: Theory and Practice (9th ed.) and
Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice (6th ed.) and
co-author of Health Communication: Strategies for Health
Professionals (3rd ed.). His scholarly and curricular interests
include models of leadership, leadership assessment, ethical
leadership, and leadership and group dynamics. He has worked as a
consultant in a variety of areas, including leadership development,
leadership education, conflict management, and health
communication. He holds a doctorate in speech communication from
the University of Denver and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in
communication education from Michigan State University.
"The Northouse text offers students and faculty an appropriate text
for a Leadership survey course. Students will greatly benefit from
the text’s ability to apply the concepts of leadership to their
individual lives."
*Jane Murtaugh*
"The interactive activities bring the book to life. The clear,
consistent structure facilitates navigation and supports
learning."
*Peter Hammond*
"The Intro to Leadership book + eBook is a winning combination. The
explanation of principles is straightforward, the self-assessments
are thought-provoking, and the new media tools in the eBook are
stimulating"
*Leon Fraser*
"A must read for adapting individual strengths to enhance one’s
leadership capacity"
*James L. Morrison*
"Northouse′s advice to students on handling conflict is the most
immediately practical and useable that I have encountered. This
book is highly readable and engages the student immediately."
*Terry Mullins*
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