{"product_id":"aspen-select-series-leadership-for-lawyers-9781454891970","title":"Aspen Select Series Leadership For Lawyers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first course book targeted for leadership courses in law schools. It combines excerpts from leading leadership publications  accessible background material  real-world problems and case histories  class exercises  and bibliographic and media references in areas of core leadership competencies.  Features: Author Deborah L. Rhode has edited three well-respected books on leadership (two on women and one on moral leadership)  has authored recent books on Lawyers as Leaders and Women and Leadership  has developed one of the first law school courses on leadership  and has written widely on leadership in law reviews. Each chapter includes excerpts from foundational texts  engaging overviews of core concepts  discussion questions  class problems  and exercises. The problems and overviews draw on contemporary examples as well as leading research. Each major topic includes links to short segments from movies  documentaries  and news clips that can be shown in class. Coverage includes key theoretical and empirical issues concerning the nature and qualities of leadership  the role of ethics  gender and diversity  public service  and core competencies (decision making  influence  communication  conflict resolution  crisis management  and social and organizational change). Materials on moral leadership and scandals make for highly engaging discussion on how the good go bad. A separate chapter on leadership through film and literature provides background and questions for leading novels  short stories  and movies that profile leadership challenges in law and politics. An extensive teachers manual provides comprehensive teaching notes and sample syllabi  as well as suggestions for further materials  case histories  and class exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652228407349,"sku":"ByrdShop_1454891971","price":151.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781454891970.jpg?v=1781850104","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/aspen-select-series-leadership-for-lawyers-9781454891970","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}