Recommended Reading For Leadership Development

Baird, Lloyd, HarvardBusinessSchool Press

Pocket Mentor: Leading People (2006)

Bennis, Warren, Gretchen M. Spreitzer & Thomas G. Cummings

The Future of Leadership (2001)

Bennis, Warren & Patricia Biederman

Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration (1996)

Bennis, Warren & Burt Nanus

Leaders: The Strategies For Taking Charge (1985)

Bennis, Warren

On Becoming a Leader (1990)

Blanchard, Ken, Susan Fowler & Lawrence Hawkins

Self Leadership and The One Minute Manager (2005)

Blanchard, Ken & Spencer Johnson

The One Minute Manager (1981)

Blanke, Gail

In My Wildest Dreams (1999)

Buford, Bob

Half Time (2004)

Cain, Herman

Leadership is Common Sense (1997)

Cameron, Julia

The Artists Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (1995)

Carter, Stephen L.

Civility (1998)

Cashman, Kevin

Leadership from the Inside Out: Seven Pathways to Mastery (1998)

Chawla, Sarita & John Renesch

Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow’s Workplace (1995)

Clark, Mary Jo & Pat Heiny

Direct Quotes: A Book for Program Directors(1998)

Leadership for a Changing World(1998)

Leading the Way: A Guide to Changing Community Leadership (1998)

Facilitating a Time Line (1994)

Collins, Jim

Good to Great (2001)

Collins, Jim & Jerry Porras

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (2002)

Covey, Stephen R.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989)

Principle-Centered Leadership (1990)

The 8th Habit (2005)

Crislip, David & Carl Larson

Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Create a Difference (1994)

DePree, Max

Leadership is an Art (1989)

Leadership Jazz (1992)

Leading Without Power (1997)

Dodge, William R.

Regional Excellence: Governing Together to Compete Globally and Flourish Locally (1996)

Drucker, Peter

Management Challenges for the 21st Century (1999)

Farber, Steve

The Radical Leap (2004)

Fisher, Roger & Allen Sharp

Getting It Done: How to Lead when You are not in Charge (1998)

Fisher, Roger & William Ury

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In (1981)

Fisher, Roger & Scott Brown

Getting Together: Building Relationships As We Negotiate (1988)

Florida, Richard

The Rise of the Creative Class (2002)

Friedman, Thomas L.

The World is Flat: A History of the Twenty-First Century (2005)

Gardner, John W.

On Leadership (1989)

Gladwell, Malcolm.

The Tipping Point (2000)

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005)

Goleman, Daniel

Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence (2002)

Goodwin, Doris Kerns

A Team of Rivals (2005)

Greenleaf, Robert K.

Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness (1977)

Hammond, Sue Annis

The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry (1998)

Harrison, F.C.

Spirit of Leadership: Inspiring Quotations for Leaders (1999)

Heifetz, Ronald

Leadership without Easy Answers (1994)

Leadership on the Line (2002)

Hesselbein, Frances, Marshall Goldsmith and Richard Beckhard

The Leader of the Future: New Visions, Strategies and Practices for the Next Era (1996)

The Organization of the Future (1997)

Hyde, Catherine Ryan

Pay It Forward (2000)

Jaworski, Joseph

Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership (1996)

Jeffries, Elizabeth

The Heart of Leadership (1993)

Jennings, Ken & John Stahl-Wert

The Serving Leader: 5 Powerful Actions That Will Transform Your Team, Your Business, and Your Community (2003)

Johnson, Spencer

Who Moved My Cheese? (1998)

Jones, Laurie Beth

The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement(1996)

Keith, Kent M.

Anyway (2004)

Kidder, Rushworth M.

Moral Courage (2006)

Kotter, John P.

Leading Change (1996)

What Leaders Really Do (1999)

Kouzes, James & Barry Posner

Credibility (1993)

The Leadership Challenge (1995)

Encouraging the Heart (1999)

A Leader’s Legacy (2006)

Labovitz, George & Victor Rosansky

The Power of Alignment (1999)

Lappe, Frances & Paul DuBois

The Quickening of America: Rebuilding Our Nation and Remaking Our Lives (1994)

Lencioni, Patrick M.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (2002)

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers and Facilitators (2005)

Light, Paul C.

Sustaining Innovation: Creating Nonprofit and Government Organizations that Innovate Naturally (1998)

Manske, Jr., Fred A.

Secrets of Effective Leadership (1999)

Matusak, Larraine

Finding Your Voice (1997)

Maxwell, John

Developing the Leader Within You (1993)

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (1998)

21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader (1999)

Running with the Giants (2002)

Maxwell, John & Les Parrott, Ph.D.

25 Ways to Win With People (2005)

McCarthy, Bernice

The 4Mat System (1981)

About Learning (1996)

Morrison, Ann M.

The New Leaders: Leadership Diversity in America (1992)

Morse, Suzanne

Smart Communities: How Citizens and Local Leaders Can Use Strategic Thinking To Build a Brighter Future (2004)

Myers, Selma

TeamBuilding for Diverse Work Groups (1996)

Nalbantian, Haig, et. al

Play to Your Strengths (2003)

Neidert, David

Four Seasons of Leadership (1999)

Noer, David M.

Breaking Free: A Prescription for Personal and Organizational Change (1996)

Pappas, Ph.D., Alceste T.

Reengineering Your Nonprofit Organization: A Guide to Strategic Transformation (1995)

Parker, Gary E.

Creative Tensions – Personal Growth Through Stress (1991)

Patterson, Kerry, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan & Al Switzler

Crucials Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High (2002)

Pew Partnership for Civic Change

Leadership Collaboration Series (1995)

Senge, Peter M.

The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization (1990)

The Fifth Discipline Field book: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization

The Dance of Change: The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in LearningOrganizations (1999)

Shipka, Barbara

Leadership in a Challenging World: A Sacred Journey (1997)

Spears, Larry

Reflections on Leadership (1995)

On Becoming a Servant Leader (1996)

Staub II, Robert E.

The Heart of Leadership (2000)

Stone, Douglas, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (2000)

Stone, Richard

The Healing Art of Storytelling (1996)

Vance, Mike

Think Out of the Box (1995)

Waitley, Denis

The Psychology of Winning (1986)

Watkins, Michael

The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels (2003)

Wheatley, Meg

Leadership and the New Science (1992)

A Simpler Way (1999)

Whyte, David

The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America (1994)

Yankelovich, Daniel

The Magic of Dialogue: Transforming Conflict into Cooperation (1999)

Ziglar, Zig

Conversations with my Dog (2005)

Movie List

Twelve Angry Men

Remember the Titans

Crash

Overcoming Life’s Goliaths