Recommended Reading For Leadership Development
Baird, Lloyd, Harvard Business School 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
Team Building 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 Learning Organizations
(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