The Leadership Challenge (7th Edition)

How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations

By: James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner

Narrated by: Rich Miller

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.

©2023 James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner (P)2023 Ascent Audio

Thoroughly Explained

I like the real life examples, and thorough explanation of principles. The overall delivery was excellent.

Understanding Leadership

Great book! Learned a bit. Got validated on some aspects. Most importantly it helped me understand the greatness of people who are already great leaders.

Great Read

This is a great book if you are in leadership! I would highly recommend it for all leaders.

Evidence based recommendations supported and enriched with engaging real life stories

Encouraging and uplifting and motivating kept me interested all the way to the end and thinking about how I could apply their recommendations

Excellent read for the leaders in us all

This was an excellent read and has inspired me to bring exemplary leadership practices into my personal and professional life

Wrong format.

Likely a better read than a listen. Uninspired narration hindered interest in subject matter. Compare / contrast with Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink.

a slog to get through

it felt like AI generated content. too much focus on topics that were trendy four years ago are irritating and outdated in todays workplace. for example, lot of mention about equity.