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National Democratic Institute Distributes The Courageous Follower  to International Legislators

Dear Ira,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you again for your generous gift of The Courageous Follower publication.  We have been distributing the publication to international delegations that have visited Washington, D.C. as part of legislative exchange programs – and have also made it available to NDI staff who have helped to design leadership development programs.  The exchange delegations typically involve members of parliament, but have also included senior legislative staff.   Last week we hosted a delegation from Central America, and are hosting another group of senior legislative leaders from Angola that we will also be sharing copies of the work with.  We still have a number of copies left, but are continuing to work through distribution of the supply.  As part of our partnership with the House Democracy Partnership, we have been refurbishing the legislative library of the Liberian parliament and are sending out copies as part of their new collection of materials as well.

I want to thank you again for your generous contribution.

Kind regards,

Katy
Katharine White
Senior Program Assistant, Governance
National Democratic Institute
2030 M Street, NW, Fifth Floor
Washington, DC 20036

Eighth Grade Students Incorporate Courageous Follower Ideas Into Advocacy Work

The 8th graders of the Renaissance Academy in East San Jose California are moving into the latter stages of the social justice project they have pursued this academic year. They have developed extraordinary skill sets that will serve them well as they continue their education and lives. In this newsletter they include reports on what they have learned about Courageous Followership.

IRA CHALEFF INTERVIEWED IN INVESTMENT ADVISOR

Mellan, Olivia, “Speaking Truth to Power: How Followers Really Lead,” (Investment Advisor, March 1, 2011) interviews Ira about how aspects of  “courageous followership” can benefit financial advisers and their organizations.

IRA CHALEFF RECOGNIZED FOR SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Ira Chalef is one of three authors writing  and speaking extensively on followership who have been named among the 100 best thinkers on leadership by Leadership Excellence magazine: Warren Bennis (who  included The Art of Followership in the  Warren Bennis Leadership Series for the publisher, Jossey Bass), has himself written articles on followership; Barbara Kellerman, the author of Followership, has taught whole courses on the topic at Harvard’s Kennedy School; and Ira Chaleff has pioneered the concept of courageous followership through his books, articles, keynotes, and training sessions.

According to the magazine,  those who are chosen display evidence of the following criteria:

  1. Preparation: academic and professional.
  2. Character: values, ethics, beliefs, purpose, mission, integrity, walk the talk.
  3. Principles: big message, point of view, tenets, main points.
  4. Personality: charisma, style, originality, authenticity, one of a kind.
  5. Performance: inspiring action, real-world performance, work ethic.
  6. Experience: beyond local and regional, more national and international.
  7. Expression: substance and style in writing, speaking, coaching, consulting, mentoring, training, or teaching.
  8. Influence: difference, results, change, transformation.

 

 

MORE NEW E-BOOK EDITIONS

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The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To & For Our Leaders (3rd edition) was among the first 200 electronic publications selected and converted for sale directly from  Berrett-Koehler’s website. It is offered at 30% less than the new, paperback edition. The Courageous Follower has also been made available for Kindle by Amazon and is part of the initial “bookshelf” of offerings on I-Pad. An electronic version can now be obtained through Barnes & Noble’s Book Nook and through Google eBookstore.

The Courageous Follower is available from Berrett-Koehler in e-book pdf format. You can read it on your desktop, laptop, netbook, or the iPad. Usage rights allow customers to download a Berrett-Koehler e-book on up to four personal computing devices. The page layout is formatted just like the book, with hyperlinks from the table of contents as well as search capability.

All e-book copies, including the e-book pdf, qualify for Berrett-Koehler’s 30% discount  when purchased from  directly from the publisher. In doing so, use the code DC30 during the checkout process. 

 

The Courageous Follower in Translation

Latest bulletin (07/08/10): The Vietnamese translation rights to the 3rd edition of  The Courageous Follower have just been purchased. When this translation eventually appears, it will be the fourth Asian language (Japanese, Korean, Chinese are already represented). The Japanese translation rights to The Courageous Follower were purchased by Diamond, a leading publishing company in Japan that publishes The Diamond Harvard Business Review. In 2008, a gorgeous hardcover Korean translation of The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To and For Our Leaders was published, and a bright-looking paperback of the book was published in Italian. The title is invariably challenging to translate into other languages, given the subtle connotations of “Follower” in each culture. The Italians took the bold step of not translating the word, titling the book Il Follower Corraggioso and explained their choice in the preface. Italians have already adopted the English word “leader” into their language so why not “follower”?

NEW ARTICLE IN INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY DRAWS ON INTERVIEW WITH IRA

Linecker, Adelia Cellini “Ways To Back Your Boss, ” Investor’s Business Daily (12/30/09) offers tips to middle managers, executive assistants, and others who serve as gatekeepers to leaders further up the chain of command.