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Contours of Great Leadership
The Science, Art, and Wisdom of Outstanding Practice
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2012
Summary
A contour is usually defined as an outline or the structure or characteristic of something. A contour line which is shown on a contour map indicates points of elevation. We think that all of these definitions fit Contours of Great Leadership.
This book brings together many aspects of concepts and theories of leadership. It is an amalgam of ideas from the social sciences and the humanities woven together in the idea of leadership as an accoutrement, that is, a deliberate woven garment comprising science, art, experience, and craft knowledge. Thus we see leadership not as either/or an art or a science; or craft knowledge vs. scientific or research based knowledge, but rather as all of them combined and which occurs between followers and leaders within distinctive cultures and modes of communication.
The importance of context and culture as the milieu in which leadership is acquired and learned is critical. In the end leadership is a performing art form, which while it can be studied scientifically, cannot be understood solely as a science without connecting it to the arts and ultimately to practice.
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Edition
1/2012
Copyright Year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-1-61048-830-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-61048-832-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
128
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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CONTENTS No access
FIGURES AND TABLES No access
PREFACE No access
FOREWORD No access
CHAPTER 1. A PRISM FOR UNDERSTANDING GREAT LEADERSHIP No access Pages 1 - 18
CHAPTER 2. HABITS OF REFLECTION AND FOCUS ON INSTRUCTION No access Pages 19 - 32
CHAPTER 3. THE MOST IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE BEGINS WITH SELF No access Pages 33 - 48
CHAPTER 4. THE ACQUISITION AND REFINEMENT OF SKILLS AND INSIGHTS TO INSPIRE OTHERS No access Pages 49 - 66
CHAPTER 5. LEADERSHIP IDENTITY, PRACTICE, AND WISDOM No access Pages 67 - 82
CHAPTER 6. THE CONTINUING QUEST TO DISCERN LEADERSHIP CONTOURS No access Pages 83 - 94
APPENDIX A. LEARNING EXTENSIONS AUTHORS’ COMMENTARY No access Pages 95 - 100
APPENDIX B. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEXTS OF GREAT LEADERSHIP No access Pages 101 - 104
APPENDIX C. A CHRONOLOGY OF PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH ON THE ACCOUTREMENTS No access Pages 105 - 108
