The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI): Self Instrument (The Leadership Practices Inventory)

By James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

Book Overview

Leadership is everyone's business Everyone must function as a leader at some time and in some arena----whether in an organization, an agency, a task force, a committee, a community group, or even a family setting----and everyone can learn to lead effectively. The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) will show you how The LPI Participant's Workbook provides: * A brief explanation of the development of the LPI * Descriptions of the five practices of exemplary leadership * An explanation of how to analyze and interpret LPI feedback * Questions that guide you through a detailed analysis of your own feedback * More than 130 ways to improve your day--to--day use of the leadership practices * Action--planning forms to complete so that you can direct your efforts to improve * A suggested design for conducting a meeting with the people who gave you the gift of feedback, so that you can learn even more from them * A list of recommended readings to further your leadership development LPI: Self allows you to assess your use of the five leadership practices: challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, modeling the way, and encouraging the heart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787956562
• ISBN13: 9780787956561
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Pfeiffer & Company
• Length: 6 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Current concepts based on thorough research

This is a contemporary approach to Leadership; based upon thorough research and extensive use. A good instrument for use in a leadership workshop for managers and managers to be.

Worth Every Penny

This package has everything you need to become a better leader and conduct leadership workshops for a political or religious group, friends, students, or at the office. Working through the whole package is so much more effective than just reading The Leadership Challenge. The software and workbook are essential! My graduate students in our communication and leadership program--all working professionals--think this material is excellent. The strong research-base means you can be confident when adapting the strategies to your context. This package will change you into a more effective leader no matter what kind of work you do.

LPI

The book arrived in great condition and the information is useful towards my dissertation research.

Excellent coaching tool Kudos to Kouzes!

I use this product one of the main tools for coaching. The LPI is a fantastic diagnositic tool. What is most important is that it describes the functional behaviors behind general leadership categories; such as Inspiring a Shared Vision and Modeling the Way. Some people have a difficult time getting a handle on what those general categories look like. The LPI helps them with specific behaviors from which they can build actionable steps to achieve their goals. Kudos to Kouzes!

Great tool for evaluating yourself

My book only came with the self evaluation and was missing the peer evaluation so make sure your packet includes both. If you go through this and have a subjective way of having the people you manage turn them you can really learn allot about yourself and improve your leadership abilities.