What makes a leader? In this critical time of change for leaders, it has become increasingly important to understand the competencies associated with leadership. This essential book explores the ways in which Brent Ruben's Leadership Competency Scorecard can be used within an organizational setting.

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Front Cover; Competencies for Effective Leadership: A Framework for Assessment, Education, and Research; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 An Introduction to Competencies and Competency-Based Leadership; The Context of this Collection; The Need for Effective Leadership; What is a Competency?; An Overview of Leadership Competencies; Purpose of the Book; References; PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK; Chapter 2 An Overview of the Leadership Competency Framework The Quest for Personal and Professional Relevance: What Leaders Need to Know and DoThe Relationship between Knowledge and Skill, Theory and Practice; A Heuristic Tool; The Competency Framework in Relation to Leadership as Social Influence; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 A Two-Dimensional Approach to Preparing Leaders; An Introduction to Horizontal and Vertical Thinking; A Two-dimensional Competency Framework; A Two-dimensional Approach to Preparing Leaders: Reflections on Higher Education; Conclusion; References Chapter 4 Oriented toward Development: Using the Leadership Competencies Scorecard for Leadership Coaching Conversations an ... Leadership Coaching Connections; A Guide to Competency-based Coaching and Self-awareness; Oriented Toward Learning and Development; Leadership Competency Program Development and Evaluation; Conclusion; References; PART TWO: SNAPSHOT OF LEADERSHIP EDUCATION CONNECTIONS; Chapter 5 Using the Leadership Competency Framework in the Study of Leadership in Digital Contexts; Course Overview; What Is the Digital Context? Using the Leadership Competencies Framework to Explore the Digital ContextLeadership Competencies on Twitter; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Preparing the Next Generation: A Leadership Academy for Doctoral Students Focusing on Competencies and Competency ... ; The Rutgers Pre-doctoral Leadership Development Academy; The Competency Model as an Educational Tool; The Leadership Competencies Scorecard: A Tool for Leadership Self-assessment and Analysis; Use of the Leadership Competency Scorecard to Construct a Leadership Personal Improvement Plan Reflections on the Competency Model as an Educational ToolConclusion; References; Chapter 7 Leadership Competencies of Young African Leaders: A Study of the Rutgers' Mandela Washington Fellows; Overview of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Civic Leadership Institute at Rutgers; Method; Data Collection; Sample Characteristics; Instrument; Overview of the Results; Analytic Competencies; Personal Competencies; Communication Competencies; Organizational Competencies; Positional Competencies; Discussion; Subgroup Results; Limitations; Conclusion; References

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