The Language of Leadership
1st Edition
Published on 3. September 2001
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-7879-4360-8 (ISBN)
Description
"When we all think we understand leadership, Soder, with quotations from the ages, shows us new, fascinating, and immensely important elements. A stimulating adventure."--Fisher Howe, author, The Board Member's Guide to Strategic Planning and Welcome to the Board
With The Language of Leadership you'll explore the powerful role that language plays in helping leaders, no matter what their field, support their position and create a climate of credibility and legitimacy.
Written for leaders in the education, business, and nonprofit sectors, The Language of Leadership offers you the information and practical guidance you need to understand the crucial impact of words on the ability to lead, heal, motivate, and chart a path to the future.
With The Language of Leadership you'll explore the powerful role that language plays in helping leaders, no matter what their field, support their position and create a climate of credibility and legitimacy.
Written for leaders in the education, business, and nonprofit sectors, The Language of Leadership offers you the information and practical guidance you need to understand the crucial impact of words on the ability to lead, heal, motivate, and chart a path to the future.
Reviews / Votes
"Soder's timely contribution to this body of knowledge will inspire reflection and serious thought." (Planning for Higher Education, 12/02-2/03) "...beautifully written.... The author is well positioned to write this book." (Planning for Higher Education, 3/4/03)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
539 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-4360-8 (9780787943608)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Roger Soder is a senior associate at the Center for Educational Renewal, University of Washington, and vice president of the independent Institute for Educational Inquiry. Soder is the editor of Democracy, Education, and the Schools and coeditor with John I. Goodlad and Kenneth Sirotnik of The Moral Dimensions of Teaching and Places Where Teachers Are Taught (all from Jossey-Bass).
Content
Foreword (John I. Goodlad). Preface.
Acknowledgments.
The Author.
Persuasion: A Critical Function of Leadership.
Information Seeking: Principles, Strategies, Costs.
The Ethics and Ecology of Persuasion.
The Political Context of Leadership.
Leadership, Reconciliation, and Reconstitution.
Reflections and Directions.
Notes.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
The Author.
Persuasion: A Critical Function of Leadership.
Information Seeking: Principles, Strategies, Costs.
The Ethics and Ecology of Persuasion.
The Political Context of Leadership.
Leadership, Reconciliation, and Reconstitution.
Reflections and Directions.
Notes.
Index.