The Center for Creative Leadership is the world's largest institution devoted to leadership research and education. In this one comprehensive volume, CCL brings together the accumulated expertise of its faculty with more than 30 years of research. The first edition sold over 19,000 copies since its publication in 1998. In this revision, CCL expands on their knowledge, updating the volume with what they have learned in the past five years. This edition includes a Foreword by CCL President, John Alexander on "Why Leadership is Important?", new chapters on coaching, organizational systems and the culture for leadership development, and creative competencies, and a CD-Rom, which will provide a library of CCL Press publications. The editors also reorganized many of the chapters in order to provide a more coherent framework for the reader.