This handbook describes how individuals can enhance their leadership ability and how organizations can help. The 13 contributions discuss six methods of leadership development; the leadership development process; and contemporary topics such as leadership growth for women and people of color, cross-cultural leadership development, and the development of global leaders.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface
Acknowledgments
The Authors
Introduction: Our View of Leadership Development

Part. 1 Leadership Development: Experiences
1 360-Degree Feedback
2 Feedback-Intensive Programs
3 Skill-Based Training
4 Job Assignments
5 Developmental Relationships
6 Hardships

Part. 2 Leadership Development: Process
7 A Systems Approach to Leadership Development
8 Enhancing the Ability to Learn from Experience
9 Assessing the Impact of Development Experiences

Part. 3 Leadership Development: Issues
10 Leadership Development Across Race and Gender
11 Cross-Cultural Issues in Leadership Development
12 Developing Leaders for Global Roles
13 Approaching the Future of Leadership Development

Afterword
About the Center for Creative Leadership
References
Name Index
Subject Index