TY - BOOK AU - Manning,George AU - Curtis,Kent TI - The art of leadership SN - 9780077862459 (alk. paper) AV - BF637.L4 M26 2015 U1 - 158.4 MAN 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York, NY PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - Leadership KW - Management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The importance of leadership : setting the stage -- The leadership equation -- Leadership qualities, characteristics of followers, and situational factors -- The importance of vision and the motive to lead -- Organizational climate -- Leadership ethics -- The role of values and ethics at work -- Leadership authority -- Empowerment in the workplace and the quality imperative -- Effective leadership and human relations -- The team concept -- Human behavior and the art of persuasion -- The diversity challenge -- Effective delegation and how to assign work -- The role of personality -- The leader as coach -- Helping people through change and burnout prevention -- Managing performance -- Professional performance and sustaining discipline -- The road ahead : challenge and charge ER -