Leadership Theory in Action: Application and Practice in the Modern Workplace
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 200
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 198
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Let’s face it – it’s not easy to find a leadership book that translates theory into practical application. Simply understanding the basic principles of leadership is not adequate preparation for actually leading in today’s workplace.
To that end, Leadership Theory in Action: Application and Practice in the Modern Workplace is not an ordinary textbook. In fact, it is more of a user’s manual for distilling abstract theoretical concepts down to tangible, usable strategies and perspectives for being an effective leader in the modern organization.
Case in point: when teaching a course on theory, an educator's risk is someone in the room thinking to themself, ‘What a joke of a class. There is nothing here that I’ll ever use in real life.’ You’ve been there before – an instructor going on and on about hard-to-digest theoretical concepts that are fuzzy at best when it comes to knowing how to put them into practice. Inevitably, the end result is low excitement about the course, limited transfer of learning into application, and downright boredom. And who wants that?
The good news is that the authors of Leadership Theory in Action have been there too. Back in the day when we were studying leadership theory in school, acing the class was all about memorization with almost zero focus on application. Sure enough, when we took our first management jobs, we each had a blinding flash of the obvious: what we had learned about leadership theory did not match the everyday challenges that actual leaders face.
Rest assured we have worked hard to ensure a better experience and outcome for you as a reader of this book. Whether you already have experience in leading people or are preparing for a future leadership role, we are committed to ensuring that by reading this book you will be well equipped to apply any of the leadership theories we cover both at work and in other aspects of your life.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Trait Theory
Chapter 3 Skills Theory
Chapter 4 Behavioral Theory
Chapter 5 Situational Leadership Theory
Chapter 6 Path-Goal Theory
Chapter 7 Leader-Member Exchange Theory
Chapter 8 Transformational Leadership Theory
Chapter 9 Authentic Leadership Theory
Chapter 10 Servant Leadership Theory
Chapter 11 Putting Leadership Theory into Action
Adam Hickman, Ph.D. is not your typical student who graduated high school and then went to college to land the dream job of his life. His story has more twists and turns than many would come to expect. However, his life lessons are why he has chosen the profession of serving others. He holds a doctorate in organizational development, a master’s degree in management, and master's of business administration in global leadership. He has over 75 publications that have been read world-wide. Adam is a dynamic, hands-on, highly technical leader with a wealth of knowledge and experience building education, training, and organizational development programs. He champions complex projects in research and development that uncover the need for continuing education and training throughout the organization. By his expertise in qualitative research, he has a record of gaining insights into program deficiencies through analysis and the examination of results. Adam serves as an expert in remote and hybrid work. He serves his clients with in-depth knowledge of the research he has conducted as a scholar and practitioner on managing remote workers and the effects of workplace isolation. For more than 15 years, Adam has used measurement, recognition, and forecasting to align business outcomes. He serves as a mentor to Ph.D. and DBA candidates and a coach to those considering conducting research.
Marc Muchnick, Ph.D. is an executive coach to leaders of name brand companies across the globe. His company People First Group, which he founded in the early 1990s, is the go-to provider for world-class leadership development programs, high performing teams initiatives, engaging motivational keynotes, and solution-focused organizational consulting that yields tangible business results. For 25 years Dr. Muchnick has also been a professor in the Ph.D., DBA, and MBA programs at Capella University’s Online School of Business, Technology, and Health Care where he has been the recipient of the President’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Doctoral Mentoring Excellence Award, served on the President’s Advisory Board, and supervised over 100 doctoral research dissertations as Committee Chair.
Marc is a lifelong protégé of Ken Blanchard with whom he coauthored The Leadership Pill, a Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and Amazon bestseller. His other bestselling books include Naked Management: Bare Essentials for Managing the X-Generation at Work and No More Regrets! 30 Ways to Greater Happiness and Meaning in Your Life. Dr. Muchnick also developed the ENGAGE leadership model, the Engaging Leadership Questionnaire (ELQ), and the High-Performing Teams Questionnaire (HTQ), all of which are widely used throughout Corporate America. Marc earned his Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego. His B.A. in Business Psychology is from the Plan II Honor’s Program at The University of Texas at Austin. Marc and his wife have two grown children and live in San Diego with their dog Stella.