The Art and Science of Leadership

by Afsaneh Nahavandi

This book presents a broad review and analysis of the field of leadership. Its application however, is not limited to business organizations. The processes of leading others to achieve organizational goals are applicable in any institutional setting.

Genres: Leadership, School

415 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 24, 1996

About the author

Afsaneh .Malekzadeh.) Nahavandi

Reviews

[Eslam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book with tens of frameworks and methodologies for effective leadership, community development and understanding, coaching and mentoring strategies, etc

[DeAnn · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you can get past the typos, misspelled words (including the name of the US President - repeatedly), and misplaced hyphens, this book is still just okay. Maybe I just hate business books because it seems like all they do is repeat the same concepts over and over again in different flowery language making my brain swell with absolute boredom. I was over it after Chapter 1, and I still can't believe I was able to get to the very last page. I think i need a drink now.

[Abbie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Required reading. Poorly edited (including typos and in the powerpoint slides provided). Wordy and dense, this textbook was hard to enjoy reading even though it is a topic of interest to me. I found the quizzes to be equivalent of horoscopes or buzzfeed quizzes.

[Mohamed Yehia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would exceptionally give this book 5 starts. This is because I rarely read in leadership, so I am so picky on this.
The book is built on the studies made in the field, and wrote in a simple scientific style. It's a must read for business leaders.

[Gabby Gilliam · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was required reading for a class. Even though I purchased the seventh edition, it is still riddled with typos. The included tables and charts do little to enhance the text which is dense and frequently redundant. Definitely not something I would choose to read independently.

[Prashanth Bangalore · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best book on Leadership.

[Mim Shin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book as a reference for a project and was shocked by the number of errors. e.g. stating that South Africa is
a Middle Eastern country!!
Also, the book is clearly biased and the author seems to know nothing more than the stereotypes of each country. 

[Ibrahim · Rating 5 out of 5]

what is your personality?
what is your career goals?
how to reach a better positions?

you should read this, follow the theory of leadership, translate it into lifestyle actions, then, you will be followed, and you are a leader..

[Haytham Badawey · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book on leadership science and practice.

All the leadership theories, corollaries, lessons, strategies and tactics are found in this book.

[Nik · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read this for a class I took this summer. For a textbook, it really wasn't too bad.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting topic, but hard to get through.

[Ubaid]

arts and science of leadership by afsaneh nahavandi 5th edition

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on leadership - great for 700+level courses.