The Practice of Leadership

This book includes contributions from top scholars who outline the
best leadership practices for the benefit of the practicing leader.
Each chapter focuses on a specific area of leadership practice and
ends with a set of "take away" best practices in each
area--an executive summary in reverse--that will serve as
a quick reference for those who might want to peruse chapters, but
still extract the best practices, as well as a summary for those
who thoroughly read each chapter.
"Jay Alden Conger and Ronald Riggio have brought together a
galaxy of sophisticated yet practical experts on leadership,
stressing both the complexity and indispensability of both
transactional and transforming leadership, with the blessing of the
pioneering student of leadership, Bernie Bass."
--James MacGregor Burns, professor emeritus, Willams College,
and Pulitzer Prize winner

The Editors
Jay A. Conger holds the Kravis Research Chair in Leadership Studies at Claremont McKenna College. He is the author of twelve books, and he researches executive leadership, organizational change, boards of directors, executive derailment, and leadership development. BusinessWeek described him as the best professor to teach leadership
to executives.
Ronald E. Riggio is Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology, and Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College.
Riggio is the author or editor of over a dozen books and nearly 100 articles and book chapters.