{"product_id":"the-astd-leadership-handbook-9781562867164","title":"The ASTD Leadership Handbook","description":"A looming leadership gap faces most organizations over the next 10 years. Has your organization prepared for the imminent lack-of-leadership crisis? Do you have a pipeline of developed leaders for the future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeadership is the most important competency for both individual and organizational success and advancement. As Cynthia D. McCauley of the Center for Creative Leadership notes in her overview, leadership is also \"a tool designed to help with a particular human dilemma: how to get individuals to work together effectively to produce collective outcomes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you need to learn more about how to drive success in your organization, where do you turn? To the experts. And The ASTD Leadership Handbook provides 48 thought leaders—the names you know and have come to trust—to enable you to learn about every facet of leadership. Here you'll find a substantial and practical collection of wisdom, philosophies, and tools from the most respected authorities on the subject. Within this impressive volume, you'll find five major sections addressing the critical aspects of the field:\u003cli\u003e  Leadership Competencies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e  Leadership Development\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e  Attributes of Successful Leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e  Contemporary Leadership Challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e   Broadening the Leadership Discussion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each chapter, leaders share their expertise to help you solve your most pressing leadership challenges. Get the complete table of contents here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lineup includes leading experts from a broad range of organizations in both the public and private sectors and features a number from the Center for Creative Leadership (ranked by the Financial Times as one of the top three leadership development organizations in the world).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of the authors also provide free tools, which you can get here. If you can invest in only one leadership book, let this be it. You'll have all the insights and applications you need to thoroughly understand and practice its principles, guided by the expertise of those who have literally written the books on leadership.\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Elaine Biech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43357003055222,"sku":"9781562867164","price":129.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d915a8eb-3c9f-45cb-b1da-ac204c2c1c11.jpg?v=1777500069","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-astd-leadership-handbook-9781562867164","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}