Leadership Communication as Citizenship

Leadership Communication as Citizenshipexplains the communication skills you need to help construct effective experiences for an organization team or community whether in the role of doer follower guide manager or leader. It articulates the important role that communication plays in helping to co-construct group organizational or community direction. Effective leadership communication is explored in the context of citizenship emphasizing the opportunities and responsibilities we each face for helping groups that matter to us whether a business a religious institution or a government entity.Throughout the book authors John O. Burtis and Paul D. Turman relay a compelling readable story about how to create more successful organizations and communities through direction-giving stories regardless of one''s role in the group.Key FeaturesExplains the daily interplay between communication citizenship and direction-giving thus challenging readers to realize the power they have to give direction in their own team organization or communityFocuses on common communication skills involved across seemingly disparate leadership contexts—from working in teams to communities to social movements or elsewhere—to help people succeed in the setting in which they find themselvesExplores times of crisis and use of leadership vision discussing how direction-giving approaches may require adjustment in these times of extreme opportunity threat or changetended Audience: Leadership Communication as Citizenship is appropriate for anyone who wants to make a difference in their team organization or community and for such courses as Leadership Organizational and Group Communication Industrial/ Organizational Psychology Persuasion and Management.