James M Freedman

Becoming A Leader James M Freedman

Leadership is learnable. It is possible to prepare yourself to be a leader for the first time or learn to be a better, more effective one. It requires a plan, a guidebook, a career perspective, and discipline. You have to be intentional and invest your time in your development and personal growth. Becoming a Leader offers a wealth of field-tested resources to help you progress through seven stages of leadership development: -Understanding Yourself and Your Leadership Potential-Emotional Intelligence and Leadership-Vision and Strategy-Leading with Intention-What Leaders Really Do: Communicate and Change-Correcting through Reflecting-Mind-Set, Grit, and ResiliencePacked with learning activities, case studies, personal stories, and self-reflective exercises, along with a discussion of leadership styles, theories, and models of development for 21st century organizations, this book can help you both understand leadership and develop it within yourself.