,
, Praisew forw thew Fifthw Editionw of
ThewLeadershipw Challenge
“MywheartwgoeswoutwtowJimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosnerwwithwthewdeepestwgratitu
dewforwthiswbook,wthewmostwpowerfulwleadershipwresourcewavailable.wItwiswprovi
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wshipw Challengewarrivesw withw itsw messagewofwhope.w Whenwtherew arewdarkwdayswin
wourwlives,wKouzeswandw Posnerwwillwshinew awlight.”
—
FranceswHesselbein,wformerwCEO,wGirlwScoutswofwthewU
SA;wauthor,wMywLifewinwLeadership
“JimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosnerwhavewtakenwonewofwthewtruewleadershipwclassicswof
wthew latewtwentiethwcenturyw andw madewitwfreshlywrelevantwforw today’swtwenty-
firstwcenturywleaders.wItwiswawmust-
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w tomorrow.”
—DouglaswR.wConant,w NewwYorkwTimesw bestsellingw author,w TouchPoints;
retiredwCEO,wCampbellwSoupwCompany
“Forwtwenty-
fivewyears,wthewnameswJimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosnerwhavewbeenwsynony-
wmousw withw leadership.wTherew isw awreasonwforw that.wThisw book,winwitswneww andwup
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pswyouwfindwyourwstyle.wButwthewrealwbeautywofwthiswbookwiswthatwitwdoeswnotwju
stwtellwyouwaboutwleader-
wship.wItwtakeswyouwbywthewhand,wandwwalkswyou wthroughwthewstepswnecessary
wto wbewbetterwatwwhatwyou wdo.wItwalsowgiveswyouwthewconfidencewtowtakewthewk
indswofwrisksweverywleaderw needsw towtakewtow succeed.w Iwlovedwthisw bookw twenty-
fivewyearswago,wandwIw lovewitwtoday.”
—JoelwKurtzman,wauthor,w CommonwPurpose;weditor-in-chief,
Korn/FerrywInstitute’swBriefingswonwTalentw&wLeadership
“Wewconsiderwthiswtwenty-
fifthwanniversary,wfifthwedition,wthewbestwleadershipwbookwoutwtherewbecausewitwco
mbineswsolidwresearch,wmarvelouswstories,wandwhighlywusablewadvice.wItwstruckwus
,waswreaderswofwpriorweditions,wthatwJimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosnerwdon’twjustwwr
itewaboutwleadership.wTheywlead,wandwtheywcontinuewtowinnovatewandwmodelwt
hewway.wWe’rewgladwtowbewonwthewpathwbehindwthem.”
—
JenniferwGranholmwandwDanwMulhern,wcoauthors,wAwGovernor’swStory:w
ThewFightwforwJobswandwAmerica’swEconomicwFuture
“IfwIwcouldwrecommendwonlywonewofwthewtenswofwthousandswofwleadershipwbooks
weverwwritten,wThewLeadershipw Challengew wouldwabsolutelyw bew mywtopwchoice,wa
ndwbywawwidewmargin.wThiswnewweditionwbuildswmarkedlywonwthewlastwbutwremain
swcharacter-wisticallywJimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosner—
awcomplexwworkwinwitswunderlyingwcharacter,wbutwbrilliantwinwitswsimplicitywandwpr
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ast.”
—TomwKolditz,wauthor,wInwExtremiswLeadership
, Praisew forw thew Fifthw Editionw of
ThewLeadershipw Challenge
“MywheartwgoeswoutwtowJimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosnerwwithwthewdeepestwgratitu
dewforwthiswbook,wthewmostwpowerfulwleadershipwresourcewavailable.wItwiswprovi
dentialwthatwatwawtimewofwthewlowestwlevelwofwtrustwandwthewhighestwlevelwofwcynic
ism,wThewLeader-
wshipw Challengewarrivesw withw itsw messagewofwhope.w Whenwtherew arewdarkwdayswin
wourwlives,wKouzeswandw Posnerwwillwshinew awlight.”
—
FranceswHesselbein,wformerwCEO,wGirlwScoutswofwthewU
SA;wauthor,wMywLifewinwLeadership
“JimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosnerwhavewtakenwonewofwthewtruewleadershipwclassicswof
wthew latewtwentiethwcenturyw andw madewitwfreshlywrelevantwforw today’swtwenty-
firstwcenturywleaders.wItwiswawmust-
readwforwtoday’swleaderswwhowaspirewtowcontributewinwawmorewsignificantw way
w tomorrow.”
—DouglaswR.wConant,w NewwYorkwTimesw bestsellingw author,w TouchPoints;
retiredwCEO,wCampbellwSoupwCompany
“Forwtwenty-
fivewyears,wthewnameswJimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosnerwhavewbeenwsynony-
wmousw withw leadership.wTherew isw awreasonwforw that.wThisw book,winwitswneww andwup
datedwform,wdemonstrateswthatwleadershipwiswawchallengewyouwmustwwinweverywda
y.wItwshowswthatweverywleaderwiswunique,wwithwhisworwherwownwstyle,wandwitwhel
pswyouwfindwyourwstyle.wButwthewrealwbeautywofwthiswbookwiswthatwitwdoeswnotwju
stwtellwyouwaboutwleader-
wship.wItwtakeswyouwbywthewhand,wandwwalkswyou wthroughwthewstepswnecessary
wto wbewbetterwatwwhatwyou wdo.wItwalsowgiveswyouwthewconfidencewtowtakewthewk
indswofwrisksweverywleaderw needsw towtakewtow succeed.w Iwlovedwthisw bookw twenty-
fivewyearswago,wandwIw lovewitwtoday.”
—JoelwKurtzman,wauthor,w CommonwPurpose;weditor-in-chief,
Korn/FerrywInstitute’swBriefingswonwTalentw&wLeadership
“Wewconsiderwthiswtwenty-
fifthwanniversary,wfifthwedition,wthewbestwleadershipwbookwoutwtherewbecausewitwco
mbineswsolidwresearch,wmarvelouswstories,wandwhighlywusablewadvice.wItwstruckwus
,waswreaderswofwpriorweditions,wthatwJimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosnerwdon’twjustwwr
itewaboutwleadership.wTheywlead,wandwtheywcontinuewtowinnovatewandwmodelwt
hewway.wWe’rewgladwtowbewonwthewpathwbehindwthem.”
—
JenniferwGranholmwandwDanwMulhern,wcoauthors,wAwGovernor’swStory:w
ThewFightwforwJobswandwAmerica’swEconomicwFuture
“IfwIwcouldwrecommendwonlywonewofwthewtenswofwthousandswofwleadershipwbooks
weverwwritten,wThewLeadershipw Challengew wouldwabsolutelyw bew mywtopwchoice,wa
ndwbywawwidewmargin.wThiswnewweditionwbuildswmarkedlywonwthewlastwbutwremain
swcharacter-wisticallywJimwKouzeswandwBarrywPosner—
awcomplexwworkwinwitswunderlyingwcharacter,wbutwbrilliantwinwitswsimplicitywandwpr
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—TomwKolditz,wauthor,wInwExtremiswLeadership
