From Leadership Theory to Practice: A Game Plan for Success As a Leader

Focusing on the translation of theory into practice, Palestini (education, Saint Joseph's U., Philadelphia, PA) presents a self-help text for leaders and aspiring leaders, from parents and teachers to school principals and CEOs. The text opens with an overview of leadership theory and then examines how effective leaders lead both with their mind--by learning the science of leadership--and with the love, trust, and respect that create the "heart" of leading. The ten chapters that follow focus on ten successful leaders from the world of football--Bill Belichick, Bobby Bowden, Bear Bryant, Tony Dungy, Joe Gibbs, Bill Parcells, Ara Parseghian, Joe Paterno, Don Shula, and Bill Walsh--examining how their characteristics and behaviors were informed by leadership theory. No subject index. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Robert Palestini is dean emeritus and professor of education at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.