The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - Follow Them and People Will Follow You. John C. Maxwell. 1998. 229 pages.
In The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John C. Maxwell combines insights learned from his 40-plus years of leadership successes and mistakes with observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports, religion, and military conflict.
180 Ways to Walk the Leadership Talk. John Baldoni. 2000. 43 pages.
… far too many key people are expected to assume leadership roles without being given the guidance and support necessary to do the job ... This quick-reference handbook is packed with ideas, techniques, and strategies to help current and future leaders shape an environment that attracts and retains the people you need and produces the results you want.
A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey toward an Undivided Life. P.J. Palmer. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 2004.
In A Hidden Wholeness, Parker Palmer … speaks to our yearning to live undivided lives—lives that are congruent with our inner truth—in a world filled with the forces of fragmentation …. A Hidden Wholeness weaves together four themes that its author has pursued for forty years: the shape of an integral life, the meaning of community, teaching and learning for transformation, and nonviolent social change…
The Art of Possibility. R. Zander and B. Zander. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. 2000.
…The Art of Possibility combines Benjamin Zander's experience as conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and his talent as a teacher and communicator with psychotherapist Rosamund Stone Zander's genius for designing innovative paradigms for personal and professional fulfillment … the Zanders invite us to become passionate communicators, leaders, and performers whose lives radiate possibility into the world.
Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking. M. Gladwell. Boston: Back Bay Books (Hatchette Book Group USA). 2007.
Blink is about the first two seconds of looking--the decisive glance that knows in an instant. Gladwell, the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling … he persuades readers to think small and focus on the meaning of "thin slices" of behavior … --Barbara Mackoff
Clear Leadership - How Outstanding Leaders Make Themselves Understood, Cut through the Mush, and Help Everyone Get Real at Work. Gervase R. Bushe. 2001. 250 pages.
With anecdotal stories and sample dialogue, Bushe details the four key skills needed for honest, effective teamwork and uncovers the barriers to clarity that hamper performance and impede learning, endless cycles of lunchtime gossip.
The College Administrator’s Survival Guide. C.K. Gunsalus. Harvard University Press. 2006. 244 pages.
… In this book, a widely respected advisor on academic administration and ethics offers tips, insights, and tools on handling complaints, negotiating disagreements, responding to accusations of misconduct, and dealing with difficult personalities…
The Connective Edge - Leading in an Interdependent World. Jean Lipman-Blumen. 1996. 405 pages.
… Based on extensive analysis of the leadership styles of more than 5,000 leaders and managers worldwide, Lipman-Blumen has developed a way for leaders to flourish under the new demands of interorganizational relationships, joint ventures, and partnerships.
The Courage to Lead. R. Stanfield. Gabriola Island BC, Canada: New Society Publisher. 2000.
… The Courage to Lead provides a matrix for examining one's relationship to life, self, the world, and society in order to become effective leaders. Filled with amusing and moving anecdotes, this empowering work will appeal to all seeking a better understanding of social change pioneering…
Developing the Leader within You. (Revised Edition). John C. Maxwell. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005.
… John Maxwell examines the differences between leadership styles, outlines principles for inspiring, motivating, and influencing others. These principles can be used in any organization to foster integrity and self-discipline and bring a positive change …
Discovering the Leader in You: A Guide to Realizing Your Personal Leadership Potential. R.J. Lee and S.N. King. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 2002.
… Discovering the Leader in You offers a planful approach to understanding how aspects of personality, character, vision, home life, values, and skills match with essential leadership activities … Discovering the Leader in You will help all executives… gain more personal insight into what leadership really means to them, to retain more control over their career choices, and consequently to achieve more personal success as leaders.
Endurance: Shackelton’s Incredible Voyage (Second Edition). A. Lansing. New York: Carroll & Graf (an imprint of Avalon Publishing Group). 1999.
The astonishing saga of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas, as Time magazine put it, "defined heroism." Alfred Lansing's scrupulously researched and brilliantly narrated book … has long been acknowledged as the definitive account of the Endurance's fateful trip…
Everyone a Leader - A Grassroots Model for the New Workplace. Horst Bergmann, Kathleen Hudson & Darlene Russ-Eft. 1999. 242 pages.
… No other book offers such compelling proof that-equipped with proper tools and support-everyone has the potential to be a leader and to make a difference. To remain agile and responsive in today's dynamic global marketplace, successful organizations recognize the critical need for greater flexibility, knowledge, and adaptability across the entire organization…
Good to Great. J. Collins. New York: HarperCollins Publisher. 2001.
… Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years… The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice …
Harvard Business Review on Leadership (a compilation of essays). Harvard Business School Press. 1990. 238 pages.
… Harvard Business Review on Leadership gathers together eight of the Harvard Business Review's most influential articles on leadership, challenging many long-held assumptions about the true sources of power and authority. A Harvard Business Review Paperback.
Jesus CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership. L.B. Jones. New York: Hyperion. 1995.
… In Jesus, CEO, [Jones] explains that by harnessing the three strengths behind Jesus' leadership techniques (the strengths of self-mastery, action, and relationships), we can become the empowered leaders that the next millenium will require … Jesus, CEO details a simple, profound, fresh, and often humor-filled approach to motivating and managing others.
The Leader of the Future. Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith & Richard Beckhard. 1996. 319 pages.
…Discover what … other business-world luminaries have to say about the direction of leadership for the future. The Drucker Foundation brings together the best business minds in more than 30 never-before-published essays, each one offering a special perspective on leadership and a unique glimpse into the future.
The Leader of the Future - New Visions, Strategies, and Practices for the Next Era (essays). The Drucker Foundation. 1996. 319 pages.
…Discover what … business-world luminaries have to say about the direction of leadership for the future. The Drucker Foundation brings together the best business minds in more than 30 never-before-published essays, each one offering a special perspective on leadership and a unique glimpse into the future.
Leadership. Rudolph W. Giuliani. 2002. 407 pages.
… Shows how leadership works both ways: it is a privilege, but it carries responsibilities -- from imposing a structure suitable to an org's. purpose, to forming a team of people who bring out the best in each other, to taking unexpected risks. A leader must develop strong beliefs, articulate & act on those beliefs, & be held accountable for the results…
Leadership 101 - What Every Leader Needs to Know. John C. Maxwell. 2002. 116 pages.
… Leadership 101 explores the timeless principles that have become Dr. Maxwell's trademark style … Maxwell focuses on essential and time-tested qualities necessary for true leadership -influence, integrity, attitude, vision, problem-solving, and self-discipline -and guides readers through practical steps to develop true leadership in their lives and the lives of others.
Leadership A to Z - A Guide for the Appropriately Ambitious. James O’Toole. 335 pages.
Pragmatically focused on the actions that one can take, this unique work delivers ninety-one pithy lessons in the fine art of leadership. Author James O'Toole packs thirty years of leadership coaching experience into a one-of-a-kind guide you can reference for expert advice on how to become a superior leader … It's like having your own personal leadership coach in book form.
Leadership and the One Minute Manager - Increasing Effectiveness through Situational Leadership. Ken Blanchard. 1985. 111 pages.
In clear, simple terms Leadership and the One Minute Manager® teaches managers the art of Situational Leadership®--a simple system that refutes the conventional management mandate of treating all employees equally … This remarkable, easy-to-follow book is a priceless guide to creative, personalized leadership that elicits the best performance from your staff …
The Leadership Challenge (4th Ed.). J.M. Kouzes & B. Posner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 2007.
… The authors' central theme remains the same and is more relevant today than ever: "Leadership is Everyones Business." Their "five practices" and "ten commitments" have been proven by hundreds of thousands of dedicated, successful leaders. This edition, with almost one-third new material, emphasizes the global community and refocuses on business leaders.
The Leadership Challenge Workbook. J.M. Kouzes & B. Posner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 2003.
Based on Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner's classic book The Leadership Challenge, this Workbook will be your hands-on guide for improving your ability to put into action the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® model and become a leader who Models the Way, Inspires a Shared Vision, Challenges the Process, Enables Others to Act, and Encourages the Heart…
Leadership Courage - Leadership Strategies for Individual and Organizational Success. David Cottrell & Eric Harvey. 2004. 110 pages.
This hard-hitting book covers some of the tough tasks and responsibilities of every leader. And, most importantly, it gives the reader the techniques to be the best he/she can be!