The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is the world's largestinstitution devoted exclusively to leadership research andeducation. For more than three decades, CCL has studied and trainedhundreds of thousands of executives and worked with them to createpractical models, tools, and publications for the development ofeffective leaders and leadership. This second edition of TheCenter for Creative Leadership Handbook of LeadershipDevelopment brings together the wealth of practical knowledgethat CCL has gained from this experience. It explores the essenceof leadership development, reveals how individuals can effectivelyenhance their leadership skills, and demonstrates whatorganizations can do to help build leaders and leadership capacity.The book also includes a companion CD-ROM that contains a libraryof classic CCL publications for practicing leaders.
Cynthia D. McCauley
Business & Management Führung Management / Leadership Management f. Führungskräfte Wirtschaft u. Management
"The gold standard text of how leaders learn, grow, develop, andchange. Leaders in all types of organizations and professionalsresponsible for helping leaders to develop will find the Handbookis a must-read treasure- chest of applied theory, practical ideas,and perspectives."
-- Ed Betof, chief learning officer, Becton Dickinson, Inc.
"Effective leadership is really about building legacy-- theinvestment that is made in others. CCL's handbook is a guide forbuilding legacy; you will not find a better script to achieve thisoutcome."
-- Joe LeBoeuf, Ph.D., COL, United States Army
"Overflows with rich and practical insights, tools, andframeworks. Best of all, it is the cumulative wisdom of a group ofindividuals with an extraordinary dedication to unraveling themysteries of developing leadership."
-- Jay A. Conger, professor, London Business School, andauthor, Building Leaders
"Represents some of the best thinking on leader and leadershipdevelopment that is available anywhere, and will certainly be anindispensable resource for leadership scholars, students, and humanresource professionals."
-- David V. Day, professor of psychology, Pennsylvania StateUniversity
"Provides practical, leading-edge processes for developingindividual leaders but aligns those processes with broader,systemic strategies for enhancing the organization's capacity tomore effectively maximize that leadership."
-- Barry V. Bales, assistant dean for professionaldevelopment, LBJ School of Public Affairs, the University of Texasat Austin
"This timely resource calls us to action and provides pragmaticguidance."
-- Ray E. Johnson, organizational director, SC Johnson
"CCL authors present new research and practical guidelines toaddress the most critical questions about developing leaders in thecurrent global context."
-- Kathy E. Kram, professor of organizational behavior,Boston University School of Management
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