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The most practical leadership textbook on the market, Effective Leadership, International Edition uses a unique three-pronged approach--theory, application, and skill development--to make key concepts immediately relevant to today's students. The authors combine traditional theory with cutting-edge leadership topics in a concise presentation that focuses on key elements. The new edition also includes expanded coverage of culture, ethics, diversity, strategic leadership, and change management. Packed with real-world examples, the text illustrates how successful leaders have dealt with challenges, as well as provides students with step-by-step models for effectively handling leadership functions. Numerous skill-building exercises foster leadership skills students can immediately start applying to their personal and professional lives--including communication and critical-thinking skills. All-new video cases were created for the Fourth Edition. Effective Leadership's innovative three-pronged approach provides the greatest array of learning opportunities, helping students focus on the most important. Key Feature Ethics Emphasis: Each chapter includes two to three Ethical Dilemma boxes, which include information from such companies as Arthur Andersen, Global Crossing, jetBlue Airways, University of Miami Online High School, and Wal-Mart. Each dilemma provides two to four questions for class discussion--challenging students to grapple with relevant, real-world ethical issues. Step-by-Step Models: Several sets of how-to steps for handling day-to-day leadership functions are integrated into the context of the chapter or skill-building exercises, giving students a proven model to follow. Application Exercises: Numerous hands-on exercises enable students to put chapter concepts into action in their personal lives. "Work Applications" ask students to apply concepts to their own work experiences, while "Applying the Concept" features require learners to identify the concept illustrated in a short example. Chapter Cases: As students consider dilemmas facing real managers and organizations, they get personal experience putting chapter concepts into action--as well as learn how actual leaders have applied these principles to meet their challenges. Many of the cases are new for the Fourth Edition and found in the Instructor's Manual. Skill-Builders: Self-Assessment Exercises in every chapter help students gain insight into their own leadership skills and aptitudes, while Skill-Building Exercises found in the Instructor's Manual help readers develop leadership skills they can employ immediately. Table of Contents Part I: Individuals as Leaders. 1. Introduction to Leadership. 2. Leadership Ethics and Traits. 3. Leadership Motivation and Behavior. 4. Power, Politics, Networking, and Negotiation: The Art of Influencing. 5. Contingency Leadership. Part II: Team Leadership. 6. Communication, Coaching, and Conflict Skills. 7. Leader-Follower Relations. 8. Team Leadership and Self-Managed Teams. Part III: Organizational Leadership. 9. Charismatic and Transformational Leadership. 10. Leadership of Culture, Ethics, and Diversity. 11. Strategic Leadership and Change Management. 12. Crisis Leadership and the Learning Organization.