Topics include such key leadership issues as risk taking, executive motivation, decision making, and corporate taboos, as well as general concerns such as father-son relationships, the perils of travel, intelligence testing, civic art, technology, health, cultural understanding, and, of course, creativity. In short, this collection records the wide-ranging interests of one of today’s premier figures in leadership research.

Before you can further develop your leadership skills and abilities, you must first be able to recognize your strengths and identify areas in which you need to improve. The Campbell Leadership Descriptor was developed for this purpose. Designed specifically for use in situations where a comprehensive analysis of leadership characteristics is useful-such as leadership development seminars, classroom discussions, and one-on-one coaching-The Campbell Leadership Descriptor provides a personalized assessment with a minimum of administrative complexity. The Campbell Leadership Descriptor is a forty-item self-assessment that helps you discover your strengths and weaknesses in nine major leadership attributes-vision, management, empowerment, diplomacy, feedback, entrepreneurialism, personal style, personal energy, and multicultural awareness. The workbook's self-scored assessment allows you to produce your own profile on the spot. . . . and shows how your self-profile compares with other leaders whom you have known. It also includes questions to help you evaluate the implications of your scores and how to use that information to develop your own action plan for improvement. When you complete the processes of filling out and scoring the Descriptor and discussing the results, you will be able to: Describe the major components of leadership Identify the characteristics of a successful leader Evaluate your leadership strengths and weaknesses by comparing yourself to "good" and "poor" leaders whom you have known Develop a personal action plan for improving your leadership skills and abilities

The Survey, which should be used as part of the CampbellLeadership Descriptor, allows participants to produce their ownprofile on the spot and compare it with other leaders whom theyhave known.

Dr. Campbell's light-hearted yet fascinating and involving book will help you understand, appreciate and utilize the positive assets you have going for you.

This book brings together 35 of David P. Campbell's essays originally published as a regular column in a quarterly publication called "Issues and Observations." The articles deal with topics ranging from leadership issues such as risk-taking, executive motivation, decision making, and corporate taboos, to more general concerns such as father-son relationships, the perils of travel, affirmative action, intelligence testing, and creativity, often in anecdotal and humorous style. (SR)

Your image can be either an asset or a liability for you as a leader. Image building is neither superficial nor unimportant. It's not about creating a false image, but recognizing genuine aspects of yourself that should be coming across to other people-but aren't. Crafting your image requires you to gain a clear picture of the image people are currently perceiving, decide what image you would like to portray, and develop the skills to close the gap.