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The Impact Of Gender, Ethnicity, School Setting, And Experience On Student Leadership: Does It Really Matter?, Barry Z. Posner
The Impact Of Gender, Ethnicity, School Setting, And Experience On Student Leadership: Does It Really Matter?, Barry Z. Posner
Management & Entrepreneurship
This research examined how gender, ethnicity, school setting, and experience influenced students' leadership practices. Significant differences were found in how student leaders behaved on the basis of these variables. However, further analyses suggested that these differences did not significantly influence the effectiveness of student leaders. That is, the most effective student leaders engaged in the five leadership practices more than the less effective leaders, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or school setting. The impact of these findings for both assessing student leaders as well as for developing their leadership capabilities is discussed, along with ideas for future studies.
Effectively Measuring Student Leadership, Barry Z. Posner
Effectively Measuring Student Leadership, Barry Z. Posner
Management & Entrepreneurship
With a worldwide sample of students (N = 77, 387), this paper reviews and analyses the psychometric properties of the Student Leadership Practices Inventory [1]. Modest to strong internal reliability coefficients are found across a number of different dimensions. Predictive validity of the instrument is supported, with the instrument being able to differentiate between effective and ineffective leaders using both self-reported and observer (constituent) data. Few significant differences are found on the basis of respondent gender, ethnicity, nationality, or institutional level (high school versus college). Implications for developing student leaders and future research are offered.
Lead Through Resources, Terri L. Griffith
Lead Through Resources, Terri L. Griffith
Management & Entrepreneurship
The global economic situation pushes us all to make do with less. Many leaders are grappling with years of slow growth with continued high expectations for performance. The pressure is on to lead to the "next big thing," without more people or supporting resources. Leaders are challenged to squeeze water out of a rock- and it's a rock that has been squeezed for a long time. I do see hope, however. As Jim Kouzes notes: Challenge is the greatest opportunity for greatness!
A Longitudinal Study Examining Changes In Students' Leadership Behavior, Barry Z. Posner
A Longitudinal Study Examining Changes In Students' Leadership Behavior, Barry Z. Posner
Management & Entrepreneurship
This study investigated the impact of a leadership development program in students' first year with the subsequent leadership behaviors of those students in their senior year. Significant changes were reported in the frequency of engaging in leadership behaviors from freshman to senior years. No differences were found on the basis of gender. In addition, significant differences in leadership behaviors were found between seniors who had participated in the leadership development program with a control group of seniors who had not participated. Results supported the impact of a formal leadership program upon students' leadership development.
Be Leaders. Do Leadership., Barry Z. Posner
Be Leaders. Do Leadership., Barry Z. Posner
Management & Entrepreneurship
Too much of the time, business schools teach students about leadership, about leadership theories and concepts, about social psychological concepts as "applied" to leadership. Learning about leadership is not the same as learning to be a leader. We should be teaching our students to be leaders.
We Lead From The Inside Out, Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
We Lead From The Inside Out, Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
Management & Entrepreneurship
This article makes the argument that becoming an effective leader is an inside-out process. Leaders, through self examination, realize their passions, values, and the legacy that gives meaning to their life. Leading a life that is congruent with one's personal believes and values gives leaders the authenticity and credibility that their constituents desire. Once leaders have identified their values, they have a greater sense of stability, confidence and peace. Without firm core beliefs, a leader is perceived as inconsistent and untrustworthy and unlikely to be willingly followed. Answering the internal question "Who am I?" is crucial for leaders.
Virtual Study Groups: A Challenging Centerpiece For "Working Adult" Management Education, Gregory B. Northcraft, Terri L. Griffith, Mark A. Fuller
Virtual Study Groups: A Challenging Centerpiece For "Working Adult" Management Education, Gregory B. Northcraft, Terri L. Griffith, Mark A. Fuller
Management & Entrepreneurship
Groups and teams are critical to modern organizations, and consequently management education has incorporated groups as a centerpiece of both content (the study of group process) and process (the use of study groups and group projects). Unfortunately, working-adult educational programs appear to have yet to take an important final step - acknowledging that study groups often interact virtually and then providing support for virtual study group interaction. We provide both theory and data concerning the use of study groups as virtual teams. We believe that there are important benefits to be gained when study groups make educated decisions about the …
A Leadership Development Instrument For Students: Updated, Barry Z. Posner
A Leadership Development Instrument For Students: Updated, Barry Z. Posner
Management & Entrepreneurship
This paper updates the research literature on the Student Leadership Practices Inventory, which is one of the few leadership development instruments targeted for college students. The psychometric properties of a revised version of the instrument are also provided, along with a discussion of developmental issues pertinent to developing and enhancing leadership capabilities in college students.
Prelude To Virtual Groups: Leadership And Technology In Semi-Virtual Groups, Terri L. Griffith, David K. Meader
Prelude To Virtual Groups: Leadership And Technology In Semi-Virtual Groups, Terri L. Griffith, David K. Meader
Management & Entrepreneurship
A study of 76 more and less virtual investment clubs examines the relationships between communication technologies used for club business (from face-to-face to more highly technologically enabled), group leadership role behaviors, and club portfolio value. The results are interesting, with more and less virtual clubs benefiting from different forms of leadership behaviors. Clubs using fewer technologies seem to benefit from a greater focus on socioemotional role (communication) behaviors, while the opposite is found in clubs using more technologies. The effect for procedural role behaviors (agenda setting and the like) appears to run in the opposite direction: clubs using more technologies …
Exploring The Relationship Between Learning And Leadership, Lillas Brown, Barry Z. Posner
Exploring The Relationship Between Learning And Leadership, Lillas Brown, Barry Z. Posner
Management & Entrepreneurship
This paper investigates how two important research streams, namely learning and leadership, might be related with one another. Responses on the learning tactics inventory and leadership practices inventory are compared for a managerial sample (n = 312). Results indicate that more active and versatile learners subsequently consider themselves more frequently involved and engaged in leadership behaviors. Implications for transformational learning and leadership theories are explored, as well as thoughts about how the development of leadership competencies may be enhanced and affected by various learning techniques.
Envisioning The Future: Imaging Ideal Scenarios, Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
Envisioning The Future: Imaging Ideal Scenarios, Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
Management & Entrepreneurship
A leader's step by step guide to envisioning the future and communicating it to others.
Leadership Is Everyone's Business & Other Lessons From Over A Dozen Years Of Leadership Research, Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
Leadership Is Everyone's Business & Other Lessons From Over A Dozen Years Of Leadership Research, Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
Management & Entrepreneurship
In this article we discuss several lessons we've learned from thousands of venturers about what it takes to get extraordinary things done in organizations, and we examine some implications for the practice of organization development.
The Leadership Practices Of Effective Ras, Barry Z. Posner, Barbara Brodsky
The Leadership Practices Of Effective Ras, Barry Z. Posner, Barbara Brodsky
Management & Entrepreneurship
Investigated is the relationship between the leadership behaviors of RAs and effectiveness assessments provided by their constituents (N = 1,304 ), supervisors (N = 5 ), and themselves (N = 333 ). Significant and consistent patterns emerge, with the RAs most frequently engaged in leadership practices viewed as most effective.
A Leadership Development Instrument For College Students, Barry Z. Posner, Barbara Brodsky
A Leadership Development Instrument For College Students, Barry Z. Posner, Barbara Brodsky
Management & Entrepreneurship
Few people question the importance of leadership in organizational effectiveness, even though there is little agreement about how to develop leaders. Nevertheless, nearly every college and university has established some sort of leadership education program for students (Hirschorn, 1988), demonstrating a belief that leadership can be learned and enhanced through an educational process.
Leadership Practices: An Alternative To The Psychological Perspective, Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
Leadership Practices: An Alternative To The Psychological Perspective, Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
Management & Entrepreneurship
Leaving aside these important arguments for the moment, there is ample evidence of a viable construct called leadership and attempts to understand and measure this phenomenon are worthwhile. In this paper we present first a brief review of our qualitative efforts to develop a conceptual framework for understanding leadership. Described in more detail are the empirical efforts utilized in developing a reliable and valid instrument to measure this leadership model.
What Every Manager Needs To Know About Project Management, Barry Z. Posner, W. Alan Randolph
What Every Manager Needs To Know About Project Management, Barry Z. Posner, W. Alan Randolph
Management & Entrepreneurship
This paper offers ten commonsense principles that will help project managers define goals, establish checkpoints, schedules, and resource requirements, motivate and empower team members, facilitate communication, and manage conflict.
When Are Leaders At Their Best?, James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
When Are Leaders At Their Best?, James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
Management & Entrepreneurship
During the last 18 months, we have asked more than 300 managers and executives to describe one leadership experience in their careers when they though they had performed at their personal best; when everything seemed to come together an they did the very best they had ever done as a leader of a group of people.