James M. Kouzes - Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader

How heartening it is to see definitive proof that great leaders are made, not born. Learn for yourself how to make critical connections, collect, and use constructive feedback, and lead any size organization with deliberation and success with the wisdom mined, analyzed, and presented by Kouzes and Posner!

Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times
Bestselling Author of Triggers, MOJO,
and What Got You Here Won't Get You There

So, you want to be a leader? This book shows you how. With fluid writing, comprehensive research, and actionable insights, Kouzes and Posner debunk myths and demonstrate that leadership is comprised of a clear set of skills and abilities that can be learned, practiced, and mastered.

Tina Seelig, Professor of the Practice, Stanford School of
Engineering; Author of Insight Out, inGenius, and
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

Kouzes and Posner believe, as I do, that leaders are made, and they support that belief with hard evidence and live examples. Learning Leadership is rich with essential tools and practical advice for becoming an extraordinary leader in any environment. This is the book you need to come out on top!

John C. Maxwell, New York Times
Bestselling Author and Leadership Expert

Learning Leadership covers the fundamentals of what it takes to become an exemplary leader. Kouzes and Posner have done a wonderful job recognizing and sharing the mindset of leaders as learnersand they offer evidence-based tools and techniques that you can put to use right away.

Adam Grant, Wharton Professor;
New York Times Bestselling Author of Give and Take and Originals

In my work, people often ask, Is there one best book you could recommend on leadership?' In the past, that choice was difficult, but not anymore. Learning Leadership is that one book with widespread appeal and true value. This book gives each of us the ability to set upon a lifelong path of development as leaders.

Tom Kolditz, Executive Director, Doerr Institute for New Leaders,
Rice University; Brigadier General, U.S. Army (ret);
Professor Emeritus, Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, West Point

Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner have delivered (yet again!) with Learning Leadership. This relevant and engaging book powerfully demonstrates how leadership is, in fact, a learnable competency. It gives readers a useful framework on how to become a leader, and how to learn and grow as a leader. A wonderful blend of deep insight coupled with immediately practical application, Learning Leadership is indispensable to any current or aspiring leader.

Stephen M. R. Covey, New York Times Bestselling
Author of The Speed of Trust, and Coauthor of Smart Trust

Kouzes and Posner have done it again. Recognizing the dynamic leadership challenges of the twenty-first century, they have created an essential leadership text that helps aspiring leaders lift their game in an ambitious but practical fashion.

Doug Conant, Chairman, Avon Products;
Former CEO, Campbell Soup Company; Founder and CEO,
ConantLeadership; Chairman, Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute

A compelling and practical read from two of the most trusted thinkers in the field, Learning Leadership is a road map to becoming the best leader you can be.

Chip Conley, New York Times Bestselling Author of
Emotional Equations; Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, AirBnB

Learning Leadership is an excellent guidebook for those who are newer to leadership and the concepts and design also lend themselves to the continuous practice of the seasoned leader as well. I appreciate the concept of the leadership journal and self-coaching actions shared at the end of each chapter as they guide the reader in reflection and practice.

Katya Armistead, Dean of Student Life,
University of California, Santa Barbara

In this wonderful book, Kouzes and Posner have summarized, in a highly engaging and accessible way, the very best lessons from irrefutable research about how to become the best leader you can possibly be. I wish I had it available 30 years ago: I would have recommended it to every single job candidate, as I will do from now on.

Claudio Fernndez-Aroz, Senior Advisor,
Egon Zehnder; Author of It's Not the
How or the What But the Who

Discover your inner leader. Embrace that everyone has leadership potential. Use the resources and practices in this book to tap your inner leader. For young and emerging leaders this is the book for learning leadership and empowering others.

Juana Bordas, Bestselling Author of Award-Winning Book Salsa,
Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age

We all talk about leadership as a journey and I believe Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner just provided us with the map. Cover to cover Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader is exceptional and should become required reading for every leader regardless of their age or experience. A sincere thank you to Jim and Barry for their lifelong commitment to bringing out the leader in all of us.

Mark Fernandes, Chief Leadership Officer, Luck Companies

Hugely inspiring and motivating. Kouzes and Posner show how people at every level can develop as leaders from the inside out by identifying what they uniquely have to bring to their organization, team, or communityproactively, without waiting to be singled out. Learning Leadership affirms that every one of us can all make, not just a difference, but also the particular difference we want to make in the world. This is a wonderful and important book.

Sally Helgesen, Author of The Female Vision,
The Web of Inclusion, and The Female Advantage

Every emerging leader needs a great vivid picture of what great leadership looks like. They have a lifetime to mold and shape their future. Jim and Barry provide the map and the landmarks for this crucial leadership journey. They certainly have the background and experience to be the Sherpas!

Beverly Kaye, Founder, Career Systems International;
Coauthor of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay
and Hello Stay Interviews, Goodbye Talent Loss

Learning Leadership is a practical and wonderful road map for anyone in leadership considering leadership or afraid they were not good enough for leadership. Jim and Barry challenge and motivate the reader every step of the way to reach inside for the latent capabilities for great leadership. The research and case studies are undeniable proof that there is opportunity for greatness in each and every one of us.

Kory Kogon, Global Productivity Practice Leader, Franklin Covey;
Coauthor of The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity

Learning Leadership captures the essence of being lifelong learners striving to be the best that one can be. The big ideas in this book reaffirm why effective leaders, both students and educators, must be learning leaders and why they inspire engagement, make a difference, and must believe in themselves as having the power and capacity to be exemplary. Learning Leadership will no doubt be the valuable foundational resource that will fuel my leadership work for the next decade.

Wendy Lim, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Richmond, British
Columbia, Canada

Jim and Barry's insightful book reminds young professionals that their education does not stop with graduation. They must continue to learn, to practice, and to develop as leaders, and the five fundamental lessons of leadership in the book guide and inspire this new generation into becoming the leaders of tomorrow.