Essence of Leadership or Inside the Fashion Business

Essence of Leadership: The Four Keys to Leading Successfully

Author: Edwin A Lock

Examines the style and methods of corporate giants.

What People Are Saying

Anne Sutherland Fuchs
"It is encouraging to note that the 'old fashioned' characteristics of honesty, integrity, and self-confidence lead Edwin Locke's list of leadership traits. If the leaders of the twenty-first century are grounded in these fundamentals, our future will be in good hands."
— Anne Sutherland Fuchs

William B. Walsh
"To me, the essence of a successful leader is belief in one's self and an equally strong belief in the vision of where you want to go and what you wish to achieve. Nothing convinces those with whom you work more than your own conviction in the objectives of the task at hand. Edwin Locke's book captures my feelings exactly."
— William B. Walsh

John Pancetti
"As I took the time to appraise privately some of the leaders I know in the business and financial communities, I was struck by the validity and simplicity of the qualities included in the book's leadership model. It is clear that the author is talking about real people. I hope our country will be favored in the future, with so many leaders who will emulate ever more closely the leadership standards so soundly articulated in this book."
— John Pancetti

Gary Latham
"A superb integration of the popular and scientific literature; this book presents a compelling framework for understanding what differentiates effective from ineffective leaders."
— Gary Latham

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	xi
	Preface	xiii
1	The Nature of Leadership	1
	What Is Leadership?	2
	Leadership versus Management	4
	Transformational vesus Transactional Leadership	5
	The Leadership Model	6
	What about Leadership Style?	10
	Contingency Theory	10
2	Leadership Motives and Traits	13
	The Core Motives	14
	The Core Traits	23
	Summary	34
3	Knowledge, Skills, and Ability	35
	Knowledge	35
	Skills	37
	Ability	46
	Summary	47
4	Vision	49
	Defining Vision	49
	Vision Statements	50
	Formulating the Vision	53
	Promoting Commitment to the Vision	57
	Developing a Strategic Vision	59
	Summary	61
5	Implementation of the Vision	63
	Structuring	64
	Selecting, Acculturating, and Training Employees	66
	Motivating	69
	Managing Information	88
	Team-Building	93
	Promoting Change, Innovation, and Risk-Taking	95
	Summary	99
6	A Case Study	101
	Implementing Leadership for Quality--The Room Air Conditioner Industry	100
	References	107
	Index	113
	About the Authors	119

Book review: The Leaders Shadow or Multimedia based Instructional Design

Inside the Fashion Business

Author: Kitty G Dickerson

This long-time, best-selling text is the single most comprehensive fashion industry text available today. Written by authors with extensive industry ties and business savvy, the text provides an overview of the fashion sectors from a business perspective. The text meshes the excitement of the industry with the business view required to succeed in the industry. In its authoritative, lively, and easy-to-read approach, the text examines the various segments of the industry within the unifying context of the total fashion pipeline. Includes a bottom-line business perspective, timely examples from author's extensive industry contacts, extensive resource information, readings, and much more. For anyone interested in an Introduction to the Fashion Industry.