Level Three Leadership: Getting Below the Surface, 5th edition

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Title overview

For undergraduate, graduate, and executive courses in leadership, organizational behavior, and management.

A flexible approach to understanding and applying leadership.

Level Three Leadership (L3L) uses a flexible leadership model to help students and practicing managers understand and apply the principles of leadership. This text focuses on what managers can do to influence the thinking and feeling of others–rather than focusing on changing behavior.

The fifth edition has been significantly enhanced with additions based on the recommendations of reviewers and users.  

Table of contents

Brief Contents

Section One: Introduction

  • Chapter 1. The Leadership Point of View
  • Chapter 2. The Diamond Model of Leadership in Organizations
  • Chapter 3. Levels of Leadership

Section Two: Strategic Frames

  • Chapter 4. The Changing Context of Leadership
  • Chapter 5. Strategic Thinking
  • Chapter 6. The Ethical Imperative of Level Three Leadership
  • Chapter 7. Innovation and Leadership
  • Chapter 8. Personal, Work Group, and Organizational Charters

Section Three: Self

  • Chapter 9. Self Leadership
  • Chapter 10. A Leader’s Guide to Why People Behave the Way They Do
  • Chapter 11. The Reb Model
  • Chapter 12. Leadership and Intelligence
  • Chapter 13. Resonance, Leadership, and the Purpose of Life
  • Chapter 14. The Global Leader

Section Four: Leading Others

  • Chapter 15. Leading Others
  • Chapter 16. The Appeal of Level One Leadership
  • Chapter 17. The Limits of Level Two Leadership
  • Chapter 18. The Focus and Impact of Level Three Leadership
  • Chapter 19. Six Steps to Effective Leadership
  • Chapter 20. The Language of Leadership
  • Chapter 21. Leading Teams

Section Five: Leading Design

  • Chapter 22. Leading by Design
  • Chapter 23. Human Resource Management Systems
  • Chapter 24. Leading Change

Section Six: Conclusion

  • Chapter 25. Conclusion

Section Seven: Workbook, Exercises, Bibliography, Appendix

  • Chapter 26: Workbook

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