Self-Management and Leadership Development: (New Horizons in Management series)

Self-Management and Leadership Development offers a unique perspective on how leaders and aspiring leaders can and should take personal responsibility for their own development. This distinguished book is differentiated from other books on this topic with its view on the instrumental role played by individuals in managing their own development, rather than depending on others, such as their organization, to guide them. Expert scholars in the area of leadership emphasize the importance of self-awareness as the critical starting point in the process. Explicit recommendations are provided on how individuals can manage their own self-assessment as a starting point to their development. The contributors present insights and practical recommendations on how individuals can actively self-manage through a number of typical leadership challenges. Business school faculty teaching electives in leadership, and managers who engage in leadership development for themselves or others, should not be without this important resource. Consulting firms and training institutions offering leadership development programs and participants in MBA and executive development programs will also find it invaluable.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Self-Assessment and Leadership Development: An Overview Mitchell G. Rothstein and Ronald J. Burke PART I: SELF-AWARENESS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1. The Role of the Individual in Self-Assessment for Leadership Development Allan H. Church and Christopher T. Rotolo 2. Inspiring the Development of Emotional, Social and Cognitive Intelligence Competencies in Managers Richard E. Boyatzis, Tony Lingham and Angela Passarelli 3. Problems in Managing the Self-Assessment Process for Leaders-to-Be James G.S. Clawson 4. Taking Charge: Discovering the Magic in Your Psychological Assessment Sandra L. Davis 5. Assessing Leadership and the Leadership Gap Jean Brittain Leslie and Ruohong Wei 6. Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal Competencies Ronald E. Riggio 7. How to Matter Stewart Emery PART II: THE SELF-MANAGEMENT OF COMMON LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES 8. Managing Your Leadership Career in Hard Times John Blenkinsopp, Yehuda Baruch and Ruth Winden 9. Personal Goals for Self-Directed Leaders: Traditional and New Perspectives Thomas S. Bateman 10. Self-directed Work Teams: Best Practices for Leadership Development Wendy L. Bedwell, Marissa L. Shuffler, Jessica L. Wildman and Eduardo Salas 11. Work Motivations, Job Behaviors and Flourishing in Work and Life Ronald J. Burke 12. Enlisting Others in Your Development as a Leader Dawn E. Chandler and Kathy E. Kram 13. Resilience and Leadership: The Self-Management of Failure Gillian A. King and Mitchell G. Rothstein 14. The Role of Developmental Social Networks in Effective Leader Self-Learning Processes Krista Langkamer Ratwani, Stephen J. Zaccaro, Sena Garven and David S. Geller PART III: SELF-MANAGEMENT AND UNIQUE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES 15. Self-Assessment and Self-Development of Global Leaders Paula Caligiuri and Ruchi Sinha 16. Learning from Life Experiences: A Study of Female Academic Leaders in Australia Linley Lord and Susan Vinnicombe 17. Preparing Next Generation Business Leaders Philip Mirvis, Kevin Thompson and Chris Marquis 18. And Leadership Development for All Lyndon Rego, David G. Altman and Steadman D. Harrison III Index

About the Author :
Edited by Mitchell G. Rothstein, Director and Professor, Aubrey Dan Program in Management and Organizational Studies, University of Western Ontario, Canada and the late Ronald J. Burke, formerly Professor Emeritus, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada

Review :
'This book is based on a really important, timely and relevant idea - to bring together sources on the self-management of leadership development. The book is important because almost all leadership development relies to a great degree on the leader's capability to manage his or her personal development. It is timely because there is currently no single volume that covers the topic; and it is relevant because leadership is such an extremely important issue for the success of our organizations, countries and society in general. The editors have done a thoroughly professional job in identifying top quality authors and combining their contributions into a very worthwhile volume.' - Ivan Robertson, University of Leeds, UK