Credibility
by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Kouzes and Posner's research on why people follow: honesty, competence, inspiration and forward-looking vision, and the six disciplines that build credibility. It is the foundation beneath The Leadership Challenge.
Read it if…
you want the evidence on what followers actually want from leaders.
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Skip it if…
you own The Leadership Challenge; it incorporates this.
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Three things you will actually use
- Credibility is the foundation of leadership.
- DWYSYWD: do what you say you will do.
- Honesty ranks first, every survey, every decade.
Do this first
Ask three people who work with you whether you do what you say you will do.
Our verdict
The research foundation.
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