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Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why
People Demand It
 Credibility:
How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It, Revised Edition
"Leadership is personal. It's not about the corporation,
the community, or the country. It's about you. If people don't
believe in the messenger, they won't believe the message. If people
don't believe in you, they won't believe in what you say. And
if it's about you, then it's about your beliefs, your values,
your principles."— from Credibility
In this best-selling book, Kouzes and Posner (authors of The Leadership
Challenge), explain why leadership is above all a relationship,
with credibility as the cornerstone. They provide rich examples
of real managers in action and reveal the six key disciplines
and related practices that strengthen a leader's capacity for
developing and sustaining credibility. Kouzes and Posner show
how leaders can encourage greater initiative, risk-taking, and
productivity by demonstrating trust in employees and resolving
conflicts on the basis of principles, not positions.
Format: Paperback, 384 pages, February 2003
Item#: 978-0-7879-6464-1
Price: $19.95 US
Table of Contents:
Introduction: On Credibility and Character
1. Leadership is a Relationship
2. Credibility Makes a Difference
3. Discovering Your Self
4. Appreciating Constituents and Their Diversity
5. Affirming Shared Values
6. Developing Capacity
7. Serving a Purpose
8. Sustaining Hope
9. The Struggle to be Human
Appendix: Studies on the Impact of Credibility and What Constitutes
Credible Behavior
Notes
Acknowledgments
The Authors
Name Index
Subject Index |