Summary

Progress: the focus of a new perspective on leadership

Weaving together original research, novel strategies and tactics, and stories of successful leaders, this book provides insight into how to become a progress-making leader. Written by an academic and a business executive, the book provides actionable ideas grounded in sound research and tested in real organizations.

Find out more!1. Click on the Features/New to this Edition tab above for more information about the book.2. Visit the authors′ website for teaching and learning resources: 3. Watch the video! A video touching on some of the issues covered in the book is available on YouTube. This video is a great resource that can be used in the classroom to launch discussion about the nature of leadership.

Choice Review

In an effort to bridge the gap between leadership theory and practice, Clampitt (Univ. of Wisconsin) and DeKoch (Boldt Company) wrote this volume to help incumbent and aspiring leaders enhance their organizational impact. In section 1, they characterize two leader archetypes--Explorers and Refiners--then define progress, articulate a progress model, and demonstrate how both Explorers and Refiners contribute to and positively impact organizational progress. Section 2 addresses seven strategies that progress makers need to understand and integrate into their repertoire of leadership behaviors, and the concluding chapter presents a table that neatly summarizes progress-making strategies and tactics. Each chapter is well documented, and throughout the book the authors discuss or present profiles of almost 50 individuals, some well known and some relatively unknown, that they consider notable leaders. Additionally, the authors summarize the history and outcome of a research study aimed at gaining a better understanding of organizational uncertainty and draw conclusions related to the relationship between leadership effectiveness and organizational uncertainty. Faculty and upper-division undergraduate students will find that this book provides an interesting and alternative perspective to the more traditional and readily available undergraduate management texts. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through faculty collections. M. J. Safferstone University of Mary Washington