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What Is a Leader?

Exploring Leadership,
as an Individual and as a Team!

 

If you want to learn more about basic ideas of leaders and leadership, we suggest the following resources which are especially appropriate for teens and other young adults.


 
Title: Thoughts on Leadership
Author: The Forbes Leadership Library
Publishing Date: 1995
Publisher and Location: Triumph Books
of Chicago, IL
URL: n/a
ISBN: 1-572-243-058-3 paperback
Abstract: This small yet powerful book is a collection of quotes and sayings about leadership that have been published through the years by Forbes Magazine. These reflections by both ancient and modern sages and leaders address topics from “Ability” and “Ambition” to “Humility” and “Persistence” to “Virtue” and “Vision.” This is a great inspirational book to help the reader reflect upon the many dimensions of leadership.

 
Title: A Casebook for Student Leaders
Author: Robert Holkeboer
and Thomas Hoeksema
Publishing Date: 1998
Publisher and Location: Houghton Mifflin Company
of Boston, MA
URL: n/a
ISBN: 0-395-85704-X paperback
Abstract: The authors present 24 case studies of leadership involving students. Individual case studies are grouped under four headings: “Values,” “Individual Rights,” “Diversity,” and “Group Dynamics.” Each case study is accompanied by six activities using diverse learning strategies. This is a great resource through which both individual and groups of young adults can use their leadership knowledge, skills, and attitudes to work through real-life challenges that leaders face.
 

 
Title: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
Author: Sean Covey
Publishing Date: 1998
Publisher
and Location:
Simon and Schuster
of New York, NY
URL: n/a
ISBN: ISBN 0-684-85609-3
Abstract: Focusing upon his father’s (Stephen Covey) highly successful 1989 book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, the author explores teens as effective people (and thus leaders). From teens’ perspectives, this book addresses how effective teens may be proactive; begin with the end in mind; put first things first; think “win/win” seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergize; and “sharpen the saw.”
 

 
Title: The Leadership Challenge: Third Edition
Author: James M. Kouzes
and Barry Z. Posner
Publishing Date: 1995
Publisher
and Location:
Jossey-Bass Publishers
of San Francisco, CA
URL: n/a
ISBN: ISBN 0-7879-5678-3
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