This book includes contributions from top scholars who outline the best leadership practices for the benefit of the practicing leader. Each chapter focuses on a specific area of leadership practice and ends with a set of ''take away'' best practices in each area--an executive summary in reverse--that will serve as a quick reference for those who might want to peruse chapters, but still extract the best practices, as well as a summary for those who thoroughly read each chapter.

Based on the 15th annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference, "Best practices in leadership," held February 25-26, 2005 at the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College.

Best practices in leader selection / Ann Howard -- Best practices in leadership assessment / Manuel London, James W. Smither, and Thomas Diamante -- Shifting the emphasis of leadership development / Patricia M.G. O'Connor and David V. Day -- Getting leader development right -- Morgan W. McCall Jr. and George P. Hollenbeck -- Best practices in the use of proactive influence tactics by leaders / Gary Yukl -- Creating the conditions for success / Michael D. Mumford, Dawn L. Eubanks, and Stephen T. Murphy -- Best practices in ethical leadership / Craig E. Johnson -- Best practices in team leadership / Kevin C. Stagl, Eduardo Salas, and C. Shawn Burke -- Best practices in leading organizational change / Mitchell Lee Marks -- Best practices in leading at strategic levels / David A. Waldman -- Best practices in corporate boardroom leadership / Jay A. Conger -- Best practices in leading under crisis / Ian I. Mitroff -- Best practices in leading diverse organizations / Lynn R. Offermann and Kenneth Matos -- Best practices in cross-cultural leadership / Mary B. Teagarden -- Getting it right / Ronald E. Riggio and Jay A. Conger.