Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader

James M. Kouzes · Barry Z. Posner

Nov 2023 · Gildan Media · Narrated by Kevin Stillwell

About this audiobook

Uncover the extraordinary leader in you with straightforward exercises and advice from two of the world's foremost leadership experts From the bestselling authors of The Leadership Challenge and over a dozen award-winning leadership books comes a new book that examines a question of fundamental importance: How do people learn to become leaders? Learning Leadership is a comprehensive guide to unleashing the inner leader in us all and to building a solid foundation for a lifetime of leadership growth and mastery. The book offers a concrete framework to help individuals of all levels, functions, and backgrounds take charge of their own leadership development and become the best leaders they can be. Arguing that all individuals are born with the capacity to lead, bestselling authors Kouzes and Posner provide listeners with a practical series of actions and specific coaching tips for harnessing that capacity and creating a context in which they can excel. Supported by over thirty years of research, from over seventy countries, and with examples from real-world leaders, Learning Leadership is a clarion call to unleash the leadership potential that is already present in society today.

About the author

James M. Kouzes is a fellow of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University and lectures on leadership around the world to corporations, governments, and nonprofits.

Barry Z. Posner is an Endowed Professor of Leadership and chair of the Management & Entrepreneurship Department, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. An accomplished scholar, he facilitates leadership workshops and seminars worldwide.