<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B><I>“What kind of leader am I?  What kind of leader will I become?”</I></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B><I> </I></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B><I>Developing Leadership Abilities, Second Edition</I></B> was written to help college students get on the fast track to becoming a leader.  Providing dozens of practical examples, the book moves quickly while giving an organized, readable, and logical analysis of leadership.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The book offers the following pedagogical tools to help students reach their own leadership potential:</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">v      <B><I>Insights Boxes</I></B>–throughout the chapters ensure that key points stand out.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">v      <B><I>Your Turn features</I></B>–give frequent opportunities to record personal experiences, insights, impressions, and questions.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">v      <B><I>Meet a Leader--</I></B> Introduces the reader successful leaders college and career environments.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">v      <B><I>Personal Leadership Plan</I></B>--Helps students hone their skills in the leadership realm.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">v      <B><I>Assess Your Approach to Leadership</I></B> –This brief exercise gives students an opportunity for self-reflection and a mirror on how their own background will affect their leadership qualities.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">v      <B><I>Summary</I></B>–Located at the end of each chapter, reinforces the key points.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The book is brief enough to keep student interest and is based on solid empirical data.  The book's conversational and interactive format answers the q uestions:  what makes a leader, what do leaders do, and how do leaders overcome problems?</P>