The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is the world's largest institution devoted exclusively to leadership research and education. Since 1970, CCL has studied and trained hundreds of thousands of executives and worked with them to create practical models, tools, and publications for the development of effective leaders and leadership. This third edition of "The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership Development" brings together the wealth of practical knowledge that CCL has gained from this experience. It explores the essence of leadership development, reveals how individuals can effectively enhance their leadership skills, and demonstrates what organizations can do to help build leaders and leadership capacity. The book also includes an ancillary Web site with additional tools and resources. The third edition of the handbook has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include the most recent research from CCL and its best thinking in the field of leadership development. This important resource includes new chapters on leadership in teams, global leadership, and leading through transitions. "The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership Development" is an indispensable resource from the most prestigious organization in the field, written for anyone interested in creating developmental experiences and designing leadership development processes and systems.

"A joint publication of the Jossey-Bass business & management series and the Center for Creative Leadership."

Web contents ; Foreword / John R. Ryan ; The authors ; Introduction : our view of leadership development / Cynthia D. McCauley, Ellen Van Velsor, Marian N. Ruderman ; Part I. Developing leaders: Leader development systems / Cynthia D. McCauley, Kim Kanaga, Kim Lafferty -- Learning from experience / Jeffrey Yip, Meena S. Wilson -- Feedback-intensive programs / Sara N. King, Laura C. Santana -- Leadership coaching / Candice C. Frankovelgia, Douglas D. Riddle -- Leader development and social identity / Vijayan P. Munusamy, Marian N. Ruderman, Regina H. Eckert -- Development programs for educational leaders / Karen Dyer, Mike Renn -- Leader development in times of change / Michael Wakefield, Kerry A. Bunker -- Democratizing leader development / David G. Altman, Lyndon Rego, Steadman D. Harrison III -- Evaluating leader development / Jennifer W. Martineau, Tracy E. Patterson ; Part II. Developing leadership for organizational challenges: Developing team leadership capability / Frederick P. Morgeson, Dennis Lindoerfer, David J. Loring -- Developing strategic leadership / Katherine Colarelli Beatty, Bruce Byington -- Developing globally responsible leadership / Laura Quinn, Ellen Van Velsor -- Developing intergroup leadership / Chris Ernst, Kelly M. Hannum, Marian N. Ruderman -- Developing interdependent leadership / Wilfred H. Drath, Charles J. Palus, John B. McGuire ; Afterword / Ellen Van Velsor, Marian N. Ruderman, Cynthia D. McCauley.