James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. The Leadership Challenge, 1987.
The five leadership practices, and the ten commitments of leadership (pages 7-14):
- Challenging the Process --
- 1. Search for Opportunities
- 2. Experiment and Take Risks
- Inspiring a Shared Vision --
- 3. Envision the Future
- 4. Enlist Others
Notes:
“The leaders primary contribution is in the recognition of good ideas, the support of those ideas, and the willingness to challenge the system in order to get new products, processes, and services adopted. In this sense, it might be more accurate to call them early adopters of innovation. …Leaders are learners. They learn from their mistakes as well as their successes.”
(Kouzes & Posner, pages 8-9)