The Language of Leadership - by Roger Soder (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

"When we all think we understand leadership, Soder, with quotations from the ages, shows us new, fascinating, and immensely important elements. A stimulating adventure."--Fisher Howe, author, The Board Member's Guide to Strategic Planning and Welcome to the Board

With The Language of Leadership you'll explore the powerful role that language plays in helping leaders, no matter what their field, support their position and create a climate of credibility and legitimacy.

Written for leaders in the education, business, and nonprofit sectors, The Language of Leadership offers you the information and practical guidance you need to understand the crucial impact of words on the ability to lead, heal, motivate, and chart a path to the future.

From the Back Cover

The Language of Leadership is a thoughtful and practical guide that examines the relationship between language and effective leadership. Author Roger Soder shows leaders-- no matter what their field-- how to use ethical persuasion to cultivate public trust and build legitimacy for their cause. And most important, The Language of Leadership clearly demonstrates how a leader can accomplish this within the context of democracy-- the larger context of leadership.

Review Quotes

"Soder's timely contribution to this body of knowledge will inspire reflection and serious thought." (Planning for Higher Education, 12/02-2/03)

"...beautifully written.... The author is well positioned to write this book." (Planning for Higher Education, 3/4/03)

About the Author

Roger Soder is a senior associate at the Center for Educational Renewal, University of Washington, and vice president of the independent Institute for Educational Inquiry. Soder is the editor of Democracy, Education, and the Schools and coeditor with John I. Goodlad and Kenneth Sirotnik of The Moral Dimensions of Teaching and Places Where Teachers Are Taught (all from Jossey-Bass).