The Essence of Leadership presents a model for successful leadership that is based on real leaders rather than abstract theory. Edwin A. Locke examines the styles and methods of corporate giants and distills their common characteristics and skills into a prototype for effective leadership that any aspiring corporate or organizational leader can follow. His model is based on four elements a leader possesses: motives and personal traits; knowlege, skills and ability; vision; and the capacity to realize that vision. Locke shows how his model works in the real world by applying it to David Garvin's study of sixteen Japanese and American manufacturers of air conditioners. From these real-life examples, Locke concludes that it is indeed leadership that makes or breaks the success of a company. General readers looking for practical guidelines to effective leadership will be especially interested in this book.
- ISBN10 0739100548
- ISBN13 9780739100547
- Publish Date 15 April 1999 (first published 3 June 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lexington Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 336
- Language English