The following book reviews have been gathered from colleagues in ANR and other land-grant institutions who found these materials both interesting and helpful in developing their own leadership capacities and skills. Please send us your reviews of books or other resources on leadership that you have found useful. Submit your review in similar format to lmmanton@uckac.edu for inclusion on this web site.
A practical guide to getting work done in a changing workplace
A practical guide to getting work done in a changing workplace
Collaborative Ldrshp: Citizens & Civic Servants Make a Differenc
Connecting Leadership to the Brain
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High New review May 2006
Encouraging the Heart - A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recogn
Encouraging the Heart - A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others Someone else’s take on this book
Everyone's a coach- You can inspire anyone to be a winner
Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
Following Through: A Revolutionary Model....
Gandhi's Way: A Handbook of Conflict Resolution
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't, Jim Collins et al. This book provides excellent "food for thought" for organizations facing the challenges of achieving true greatness and maintaining it over the long haul. You can see a review of this book at http://www.sparkways.com/good2great.asp.
Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path...
Leadership and Self Deception --- Getting out of the Box New review May 2006
Leadership and the new science
Leading in a Culture of Change, Fullan
Leading Without Power Sounds like a good read!
Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times
Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss New review May 2006
Orbiting the Giant Hairball, MacKenzie
Paradox: A focus on community-based critical issues
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership
Synchrocnicity, the Inner Path of Leadership New review May 2006
Time Tactics of Very Successful People
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life New review May 2006
The Deep Blue Sea: Rethinking the Source of Leadership, Drath
The Female Advantage: Women's Ways of Leadership, Helgeson
The Servent: A Simple Story About The True Essence of Leadership
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,
Working with Emotional Intelligence, Goleman