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Book Review
Book : The Leadership Challenge
Writer : M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
published by: JosseyBass
Publishers : San Francisco, California, 1995
June,12th
2010
The Leadership Challenge.
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The, Oct, 2000 by Louis A.
Dirker
The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z.Posner,
published by JosseyBass Publishers, San Francisco,
California,1995.
Past works on leadership have sometimes been dry anduninspiring.
In contrast, The Leadership Challenge is captivating
andinformative. The authors condense years of research on the topic
ofleadership into a well-organized, easy-to-read, jargon-free text.
In fact,each section can serve as a reference to a specific area of
leadership,
making the book more like a handbook, or, in the authors' words,
a"field guide." Research and practical examples that do not bog
down thereader in statistical formulas or complicated charts and
graphs back theprinciples set forth in the book.
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Although not specifically aimed at law enforcement, the book
presentsleadership principles that remain universal and applicable
to alloccupations, especially to the rapidly evolving field of law
enforcement.
As the authors point out, leaders are visionaries and activists
whodemonstrate leadership skills when given the opportunity.
Lawenforcement officers face such opportunities daily. For example,
within
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the department, leaders set an example for others by the way
theyperform their duties, wear their uniforms, and treat the
public. Outsidethe department, such programs as community-oriented
policing lendthemselves to innovative leadership initiatives that
may come from thechief or patrol officers or any position in
between. In fact, the authors
provide a compendium of leadership skills, traits, and examples
thatopen readers' eyes to their potential as leaders regardless of
their jobdescriptions or what level they may occupy in the rank
structure.
Several of the authors' principles may seem contrary to
traditionalpolicing philosophies. For example, the authors maintain
that everyonecan and should become leaders in given situations, and
they citeseveral examples in which productivity and quality rose as
employeesreceived more authority and responsibility. This seems to
contradicttraditional policing, where departments have hierarchical
structures,and power and authority flow down from the top. But as
the authorspoint out, "We become the most powerful when we give our
own poweraway."
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