The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner is
now in its fifth edition (2012). It’s
proved to be a very popular work, spawning workshops, a conference, and various
support materials, including a 360 degree assessment tool (the Leadership
Practices Inventory) and a journal, a workbook and activities book. It’s even lead to a version developed for
students, which can be used in high school or college level programs. The Student Leadership Challenge (2nd edition, 2014) has its
own LPI and support material. (I plan to look at this in depth in a future Notes) Information on all this can
be found at the website www.leadershipchallenge.com,
which has a variety of material available.
The authors of the LC set out to research and interview
leaders about leadership itself. From
this research, which included leadership in both business and non-profit
groups, they developed their model of leadership. They make a big point that their work is
based on 25 years of research.
