The Art and Science of Leadership
8th Edition
Instructor’s Manual
Afsaneh Nahavandi
Knauss School of Business
University of San Diego
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,SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION
,Since the first edition of The Art and Science of Leadership was published, the call for effective
leadership has been growing. Leading people effectively is a tremendous challenge, a great
opportunity, and a serious responsibility. Recent events all over the world have demonstrated the
critical role and importance of leaders. Our organizations and institutions, more than ever, need
effective leaders who understand the complexities of our dynamic global environment, who have
the intelligence, knowledge, and skills to deal with complex problems, and who have the sensitivity
and ability to empathize with their followers to motivate them to strive for excellence.
While some consider leadership to be a magical process, and certain leaders may indeed be
endowed with innate gifts, there is no question that leaders are not just “born”— they are both
“born and made.” We can all learn to lead better through self-awareness of our strengths and
weakness and potential contributions, by building our knowledge and skills base, practicing our
craft, and focusing on the journey to grow and improve. Helping current and future leaders is the
goal of this book.
Our educational landscape and our organizations are experiencing fundamental changes that must
be addressed and managed:
• The present generation of students, particularly at the undergraduate level, is increasingly
impatient with lengthy reading material. They respond well to short readings and videos and
engage well when working in teams. They expect the same work-life (school-life) balance,
personal relevance and applicability, and feedback in the classroom that they famously
demand when they join the workforce.
• Our current students have a lively interest in social, cultural, and environmental issues. They
have grown-up in more culturally-diverse environments than their parents have where
cultural issues, and social and environmental justice are often key drivers.
• The focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and environmental issues is further echoed
by the many younger faculty who are part of the Millennial and GenZ generations.
• Accrediting agencies are mirroring the need to address DEI, social and environmental justice,
globalization, the changing needs of organizations, and a new diverse workforce.
• The social, economic, and organizational crises brought on by the COVID global pandemic,
and political and social events in recent years, have further precipitated the need to prepare
future leaders for a turbulent future.
• Technology allows us to have more dynamic and interactive content, and easily connect
students in and out of the classroom with engaging material beyond the textbook and the
classroom.
I have been teaching leadership at undergraduate, master’s, and PhD levels since 1983. I wrote the
first edition of The Art and Science of Leadership (1997) because I could not find a text that was
thorough, integrative, and readable, and that provided a balance of theory and practice. Since then,
every subsequent edition has been guided by my own education and research, and by extensive
interactions with and feedback from students, adopters, and reviewers.
Based on that information, what makes this textbook unique and successful is:
, • Readability and accessibility for various academic levels ranging from freshmen to master’s
and PhD levels
• Balance of theory and practice with numerous real-life examples from different industries
and sectors that illustrate application of theories
• Attention to culture, whether at the group and diversity levels, or at the national level, as a
key contextual factor in leadership
• Many end-of-chapter exercises, assessments, and pedagogical features to reinforce
application of concepts
• An “agnostic,” integrative, critical, and practical approach to leadership with equal coverage
of various concepts and theories
NEW TO THIS EDITION
This new edition keeps the key features of the book and addresses the many current challenges that
we face. In addition to updates to integrate the most current leadership research and examples, the
8th edition includes the following changes:
1. An integrated and expanded coverage of culture is provided at the national and group levels
(e.g., race, ethnicity, and gender) to address cross-cultural leadership situations and the
challenges and opportunities that DEI presents. It is essential that students develop a
Cultural Mindset that makes them aware of the role and the impact of culture on them and
those they work with, and that prepares them to fully consider culture when interacting with
others.
2. Special attention is given to the challenges and opportunities that constant change and
crises present. Future leaders must understand the nature and impact of change on
organizations and be prepared to navigate unknown and unpredictable situations.
3. I am introducing the THINK-KNOW-DO (TKD) roadmap to culture and leadership that I have
used in my teaching for the past 10 years, and integrating it throughout the book. The
roadmap emphasizes self-awareness of culture, strengths, and weaknesses, as well as
cognition and biases (THINK); development of specific knowledge of concepts and context
(KNOW); and application to practice (DO).
4. Dated references have been eliminated, while essential critical concepts have been retained,
and current examples and research have been added.
SOLVING TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES
This text includes numerous opportunities to put the concepts discussed in the text into practice,
including the THINK-KNOW-DO (TKD) roadmap that is used as an overall framework to help students
build their leadership toolbox and become more effective leaders by:
1. Becoming more aware of their perspectives, strengths, and areas of potential growth
(THINK)
