The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)-Deluxe Facilitator's Guide Package (Loose-leaf, with CD-ROM Scoring Software, Self/Observer, Workbook, Planner & copy of The Leadership Challenge book )


Book Description

The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) is the best-selling and most trusted leadership tool of its generation. Developed by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, the third edition of this celebrated instrument package approaches leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors. This 360-degree leadership assessment tool helps individuals and organizations measure their leadership competencies, while guiding them through the process of applying Kouzes and Posner's acclaimed Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® Model to real-life organizational challenges. Everything you need to obtain and deliver complete 360° feedback for your participants is in this easy-to-use instrument package including: LPI Facilitator's Guide LPI Self LPI Observer LPI Participant's Workbook LPI Leadership Development Planner LPI CD-ROM (Includes Windows-based Scoring Software, visuals, and forms) The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership Article The Leadership Challenge Poster The Leadership Challenge Card The Leadership Challenge Book (hardcover) The newly revised LPI offers in-depth, precise results. The Scoring Software produces a detailed Feedback Report for each participant and has the capability to save data for score comparisons over multiple administrations. Designed to be user-friendly, the updated Participant's Workbook quickly takes participants to the heart and soul of their Feedback Report. And the new Leadership Development Planner was created to be used over several months of coaching sessions. Give your participants the skills to master The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®: Model the Way Inspire a Shared Vision Challenge the Process Enable Others to Act Encourage the Heart Anyone can learn to be an effective leader if they are given the right feedback and tools. Help others to discover their leadership potential with the LPI!




The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)-Deluxe Facilitator's Guide Pkg 3rd Edition (Loose-leaf, with CD-ROM Scoring Software, Self/Observer, Workbk, Planner & Leadership Challenge book, 4th Edition)


Book Description

Leadership is everyone's business Everyone must function as a leader at some time and in some arena--whether in an organization, an agency, a task force, a committee, a community group, or even a family setting--and everyone can learn to lead effectively. The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) will show you how The revised LPI now includes a new ten-point Likert scale, scoring software, more than 140 workbook exercises, and a three-month program for tracking your progress. The LPI Facilitator's Guide outlines a detailed workshop design, including pre-work requirements and instructions for administering, processing, and scoring the instruments. It contains everything you need to facilitate the LPI program: LPI Self allows you to rate your performance and effectiveness as a leader. The accompanying Participant's Workbook includes a worksheet to help interpret feedback, compare scores, share feedback, and then get results LPI Observer provides a balanced picture of leadership traits and allows for constructive discussion of ways to improve Windows-based Scoring Software on CD-ROM The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership article uncovers the fundamental practices that have enabled leaders to get extraordinary things done The Leadership Practices Card serves as a handy reminder of the five-practices model long after participant's have completed the program **You'll need to get one LPI Self instrument for each participant.




The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)


Book Description

The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) is the best-selling and most trusted leadership tool of its generation. Developed by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, the third edition of this celebrated instrument package approaches leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors. This 360? leadership assessment tool helps individuals and organizations measure their leadership competencies, while guiding them through the process of applying Kouzes and Posner's acclaimed Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership? Model to real-life organizational challenges. Everything you need to obtain and deliver complete 360? feedback for your participants is in this easy-to-use instrument package including: LPI Facilitator's Guide LPI Self LPI Observer LPI Participant's Workbook LPI Leadership Development Planner LPI CD-ROM (Includes Scoring Software, visuals, and forms) The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership Article The Leadership Challenge Poster The Leadeship Challenge Card The newly revised LPI offers in-depth, precise results. The Scoring Software produces a detailed Feedback Report for each participant and has the capability to save data for score comparisons over multiple administrations. Designed to be user-friendly, the updated Participant's Workbook quickly takes participants to the heart and soul of their Feedback Report. And the new Leadership Development Planner was created to be used over several months of coaching sessions. Give your participants the skills to master The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership: Model the Way Inspire a Shared Vision Challenge the Process Enable Others to Act Encourage the Heart Anyone can learn to be an effective leader if they are given the right feedback and tools. Help others to discover their leadership potential with the LPI!




Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), Deluxe Facilitators Package (includes one LPI Facilitator's Guide & The Leadership Challenge book)


Book Description

Leadership is learnable . . . and teachable! Give your managers and supervisors the skills to master the five essential areas of leadership: Challenging the process Inspiring a shared vision Enabling others to act Modeling the way Encouraging the heart The revised edition of the LPI includes: New ten-point Likert scale New scoring software which produces detailed printouts for each participant Participant workbooks that now include more than 140 actual steps-to-results All the tools you need to obtain complete 360? feedback Three month follow-up program to track participant's progress LPI: Self: Use this 30-item inventory to evaluate your performance and effectiveness as a leader. For an even more detailed evaluation, use LPI: Self in conjunction with the LPI: Observer. Results from the simple scoring process will help you develop plans for improvement. The accompanying guidebook includes a worksheet to help interpret feedback and plan improvement in each leadership practice assessed, sections on how to compare scores with the normative sample and on how to share feedback with constituents, and more than 140 actual steps you can take to get results. Includes one copy of the Participant's Workbook. LPI: Observer: Get a clear picture of how you function as a team leader by combining anonymous perceptions of constituents and colleagues, with your own manager self-assessment. The LPI: Observerprovides a balanced picture of leadership traits and allows for constructive discussion of ways to improve. LPI: Facilitator's Guide: Here's everything you need to facilitate the LPI program:The LPI Facilitator's Guide, which includes a copy of the LPI: Observer instrument and outlines a detailed workshop design including prework requirements and instructions for administering, processing, and scoring the instrument. And the guide now includes the Windows-based LPI Scoring Software. Deluxe Facilitator's Package: Get the LPI Facilitator's Guide plus a copy of the best-selling book, The Leadership Challenge, for one special low price! Remember to get one instrument for each participant.




The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), 3e Facilitator's Guide Package


Book Description

The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) is the best-selling and most trusted leadership tool of its generation. Developed by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, the third edition of this celebrated instrument package approaches leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors. This 360 degree leadership assessment tool helps individuals and organizations measure their leadership competencies, while guiding them through the process of applying Kouzes and Posner's acclaimed Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership Model to real-life organizational challenges. Everything you need to obtain and deliver complete 360 degree feedback for your participants is in this easy-to-use instrument package including: LPI Facilitator's Guide LPI Self LPI Observer LPI Participant's Workbook LPI Leadership Development Planner LPI CD-ROM (Includes Scoring Software, visuals, and forms) The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership Article The Leadership Challenge Poster The Leadeship Challenge Card The newly revised LPI offers in-depth, precise results. The Scoring Software produces a detailed Feedback Report for each participant and has the capability to save data for score comparisons over multiple administrations. Designed to be user-friendly, the updated Participant's Workbook quickly takes participants to the heart and soul of their Feedback Report. And the new Leadership Development Planner was created to be used over several months of coaching sessions. Give your participants the skills to master The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership: Model the Way Inspire a Shared Vision Challenge the Process Enable Others to Act Encourage the Heart Anyone can learn to be an effective leader if they are given the right feedback and tools. Help others to discover their leadership potential with the LPI!




Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), Observer Insert (one 4-page instrument)


Book Description

Leadership is learnable . . . and teachable! Give your managers and supervisors the skills to master the five essential areas of leadership: Challenging the process Inspiring a shared vision Enabling others to act Modeling the way Encouraging the heart The revised edition of the LPI includes: New ten-point Likert scale New scoring software which produces detailed printouts for each participant Participant workbooks that now include more than 140 actual steps-to-results All the tools you need to obtain complete 360? feedback Three month follow-up program to track participant's progress LPI: Self: Use this 30-item inventory to evaluate your performance and effectiveness as a leader. For an even more detailed evaluation, use LPI: Self in conjunction with the LPI: Observer. Results from the simple scoring process will help you develop plans for improvement. The accompanying guidebook includes a worksheet to help interpret feedback and plan improvement in each leadership practice assessed, sections on how to compare scores with the normative sample and on how to share feedback with constituents, and more than 140 actual steps you can take to get results. Includes one copy of the Participant's Workbook. LPI: Observer: Get a clear picture of how you function as a team leader by combining anonymous perceptions of constituents and colleagues, with your own manager self-assessment. The LPI: Observerprovides a balanced picture of leadership traits and allows for constructive discussion of ways to improve. LPI: Facilitator's Guide: Here's everything you need to facilitate the LPI program:The LPI Facilitator's Guide, which includes a copy of the LPI: Observer instrument and outlines a detailed workshop design including prework requirements and instructions for administering, processing, and scoring the instrument. And the guide now includes the Windows-based LPI Scoring Software. Deluxe Facilitator's Package: Get the LPI Facilitator's Guide plus a copy of the best-selling book, The Leadership Challenge, for one special low price! Remember to get one instrument for each participant.




Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), Includes Scoring Software 3.5, Self/Observer, and Workbook


Book Description

Leadership is learnable . . . and teachable! Give your managers and supervisors the skills to master the five essential areas of leadership: Challenging the process Inspiring a shared vision Enabling others to act Modeling the way Encouraging the heart The revised edition of the LPI includes: New ten-point Likert scale New scoring software which produces detailed printouts for each participant Participant workbooks that now include more than 140 actual steps-to-results All the tools you need to obtain complete 360? feedback Three month follow-up program to track participant's progress LPI: Self: Use this 30-item inventory to evaluate your performance and effectiveness as a leader. For an even more detailed evaluation, use LPI: Self in conjunction with the LPI: Observer. Results from the simple scoring process will help you develop plans for improvement. The accompanying guidebook includes a worksheet to help interpret feedback and plan improvement in each leadership practice assessed, sections on how to compare scores with the normative sample and on how to share feedback with constituents, and more than 140 actual steps you can take to get results. Includes one copy of the Participant's Workbook. LPI: Observer: Get a clear picture of how you function as a team leader by combining anonymous perceptions of constituents and colleagues, with your own manager self-assessment. The LPI: Observerprovides a balanced picture of leadership traits and allows for constructive discussion of ways to improve. LPI: Facilitator's Guide: Here's everything you need to facilitate the LPI program:The LPI Facilitator's Guide, which includes a copy of the LPI: Observer instrument and outlines a detailed workshop design including prework requirements and instructions for administering, processing, and scoring the instrument. And the guide now includes the Windows-based LPI Scoring Software. Deluxe Facilitator's Package: Get the LPI Facilitator's Guide plus a copy of the best-selling book, The Leadership Challenge, for one special low price! Remember to get one instrument for each participant.




The Leadership Challenge


Book Description

The most trusted source of leadership wisdom, updated to address today's realities The Leadership Challenge is the gold-standard manual for effective leadership, grounded in research and written by the premier authorities in the field. With deep insight into the complex interpersonal dynamics of the workplace, this book positions leadership both as a skill to be learned, and as a relationship that must be nurtured to reach its full potential. This new seventh edition has been revised to address current challenges, and includes more international examples and a laser focus on business issues; you'll learn how extraordinary leaders accomplish extraordinary things, and how to develop your leadership skills and style to deliver quality results every time. Engaging stories delve into the fundamental roles that great leaders fulfill, and simple frameworks provide a primer for those who seek continuous improvement; by internalizing key insights and putting concepts into action, you'll become a more effective, more impactful leader. A good leader gets things done; a great leader aspires, inspires, and achieves more. This book highlights the differences between good and great, and shows you how to bridge the chasm between getting things done and making things happen. Gain deep insight into leadership's critical role in organizational health Navigate the shift toward team-oriented work relationships Motivate and inspire to break through the pervasive new cynicism Leverage the electronic global village to deliver better results Business is evolving at an increasingly rapid rate, and leaders must keep pace with the changes or risk stagnation. People work differently, are motivated differently, and have different expectations today—business as usual is quickly losing its effectiveness. The Leadership Challenge helps you stay current, relevant, and effective in the modern workplace.




Schools of Thought


Book Description

As a result of his visits to classrooms across the nation, Brown has compiled an engaging, thought-provoking collection of classroom vignettes which show the ways in which national, state, and local school politics translate into changed classroom practices. "Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform".--Bill Clinton.




Urban and Community Forestry in the Northeast


Book Description

This book is a textbook for Urban/Community Forestry courses and a handbook for Shade Tree Commissions, tree wardens, State and National Forestry Services, and professional societies. It is the most complete text in this field because it addresses both culture and management, and the chapters have been written by experts who are active practitioners. The book provides observations and examples relevant to every urban center in the U.S. and elsewhere.