Intro -- The Student Leadership Challenge: Five Practices for Becoming an Exemplary Leader -- Copyright -- Contents -- Important Information About the Student Leadership Practices Inventory® Self Online -- Preface: Making Extraordinary Things Happen with Others -- The Student Leadership Challenge -- A Guide for Student Leaders -- Chapter 1: Introduction: When People Are at Their Best as Leaders -- The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership -- Model the Way -- Inspire a Shared Vision -- Challenge the Process -- Enable Others to Act -- Encourage the Heart -- The Ten Commitments of Exemplary Leadership -- The Five Practices Make a Difference -- You Make a Difference -- Notes -- Practice 1: Model the Way -- Chapter 2: Commitment #1: Clarify Values -- Find Your Voice -- Let Your Values Guide You -- Say It in Your Own Words -- Clarify Values to Spark Commitment -- Affirm Shared Values -- Give People Reasons to Care -- Forge Unity, Don't Force It -- Take Action: Clarify Values -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Commitment #2: Set the Example -- Live the Shared Values -- Spend Your Time and Attention Wisely -- Watch Your Language -- Ask Purposeful Questions -- Seek Feedback -- Teach Others to Model the Values -- Confront Critical Incidents -- Tell Stories -- Reinforce Through Systems and Processes -- Take Action: Set the Example -- Notes -- Practice 2: Inspire a Shared Vision -- Chapter 4: Commitment #3: Envision the Future -- Imagine the Possibilities -- Reflect on Your Past -- Attend to the Present -- Imagine the Future -- Feel Your Passion -- Find a Common Purpose -- Listen Deeply to Others -- Make It a Cause for Commitment -- Look Forward in Times of Rapid Change -- Take Action: Envision the Future -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Commitment #4: Enlist Others -- Appeal to Common Ideals -- Connect to What's Meaningful to Others -- Take Pride in Being Unique.

Align Your Dream with the People's Dream -- Animate the Vision -- Use Symbolic Language -- Make Images of the Future -- Practice Positive Communication -- Express Your Emotions -- Speak Genuinely -- Take Action: Enlist Others -- Notes -- Practice 3: Challenge the Process -- Chapter 6: Commitment #5: Search for Opportunities -- Seize the Initiative -- Make Something Happen -- Encourage Initiative in Others -- Challenge with Purpose -- Exercise Outsight -- Look Outside Your Experience -- Look Out for Good Ideas -- Treat Every Experience as an Adventure -- Take Action: Search for Opportunities -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Commitment #6: Experiment and Take Risks -- Generate Small Wins -- Break It Down -- Build Psychological Hardiness -- Learn from Experience -- Be an Active Learner -- Create an Environment for Learning -- Strengthen Resilience -- Take Action: Experiment and Take Risks -- Notes -- Practice 4: Enable Others to Act -- Chapter 8: Commitment #7: Foster Collaboration -- Create a Climate of Trust -- Be the First to Trust -- Show Concern for Others -- Share Knowledge and Information -- Facilitate Relationships -- Develop Cooperative Goals and Roles -- Support Standards of Reciprocity -- Structure Projects to Promote Joint Effort -- Support Face-to-Face Interactions -- Take Action: Foster Collaboration -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Commitment #8: Strengthen Others -- Enhance Self-Determination -- Provide Choices -- Structure Work to Offer Latitude -- Foster Accountability -- Coach for Competence and Confidence -- Share Information -- Organize Work to Build Competence and Ownership -- Encourage Self-Confidence -- Mentor and Coach -- Take Action: Strengthen Others -- Notes -- Practice 5: Encourage the Heart -- Chapter 10: Commitment #9: Recognize Contributions -- Expect the Best -- Show Them You Believe -- Be Clear About the Goals and the Rules.

Give Regular Feedback -- Personalize Recognition -- Get Close to People -- Be Creative About Incentives -- Just Say "Thank You" -- Take Action: Recognize Contributions -- Notes -- Chapter 11: Commitment #10: Celebrate the Values and the Victories -- Create a Spirit of Community -- Celebrate Accomplishments in Public -- Provide Social Support -- Invest in Fun -- Get Personally Involved -- Show You Care -- Spread the Stories -- Make Celebrations Part of Organizational Life -- Take Action: Celebrate Values and Victories -- Notes -- Chapter 12: A Call to Action for Young Leaders -- Your Continuing Leadership Journey -- Leadership Requires Deliberate Practice -- Leadership Is a Relationship -- Leadership Development Is Self-Development -- Leadership Is an Ongoing Process -- Your Leadership Makes a Difference -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Index.

JAMES KOUZES and BARRY POSNER have been working together for more than thirty years, studying leaders, researching leadership, conducting leadership development seminars, and serving as leaders themselves in various capacities. They are coauthors of the award-winning, best-selling book The Leadership Challenge.

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