The Craft of Research (review)
to measure the "return on development" (ROD) Avolio and Luthans define their desired "terminal learning objective" as: "To enhance each reader's personal theory of authentic leadership development in order to have a positive and sustainable impact on self, group, organizational, and community leadership performance" (p. 21) The book concludes with chapters that focus on "Building Our PsyCap" both in the leader and in followers. Readers are also left with a reminder of the roadmap for the Authentic Leadership Development journey that results in high impact leadership. They use Warren Buffett's life journey and leadership style as an example of authentic leadership at its best: "Buffett has proven to be totally genuine, aware of himself in every sense, and grounded in a strong core value of ethics. He is transparent in his dealings with others, positive, optimistic, hopeful, trustworthy, and honest" (p. 220) Each chapter includes numerous illustrations related to specific points. The writing style is informal and personal. Some of the 10 chapters include summary sections called "Some TakeAways for You to Consider." Each concludes with a "Leadership Notes" section that summarizes the key themes of the chapter. In addition, readers are encouraged to make reading the book a personally developmental process by reflecting on and/ or journaling in response to a series of short assignments and questions that appear at the end of each chapter under the heading: "For You to Do on Your ALD Journey." Each book also contains a unique Personal Identification Number that allows access to various web based leadership tools for measuring personal progress toward Authentic Leadership Development. The practical, research based nature of this book, combined with related web resources through the University of Nebraska's Gallup Leadership Institute, make The High Impact Leader a valuable addition to the literature for those teaching leadership and contributing to the field of leadership development.