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Leadership Book List:


Hundreds of books arranged by category
(July 2009)

Writing books on Leadership now seems to have become a cottage industry.  There are far too many books to review them all based on the quality or relevance of their content.  Thus, the books on this list have been selected based on the reputation of the author and the apparent relevance to this course based on the title and book jacket or website description of their contents.  Not all have been read and no endorsements are intended.

 

They have been categorized by type and by course topic to help the reader select a book based on their interest and needs.

 

Note: those marked with an asterisk * are recommended on the “Books on Leadership and Psychology” a sub-page of “Recommended Reading for Intelligence Analysts” page of Intelllink.

 

To review the categories, click on “Index”.

To review the whole list, simply scroll down.

 

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Leadership Classics



LEADERSHIP CLASSICS AND SOME LATER BOOKS BY SAME AUTHORS

 

Bass, Bernard; Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectation (Free Press: 1985).

 

Bennis, Warren and Nanus, Burt; Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge (Harper and Row: 1985)

*Bennis, Warren; On Becoming a Leader  (Addison-Wesley: 1989 and 2003)).
            -On Becoming a Leader: The Leadership Classic Updated and Expanded by  Warren Bennis (Perseus Publishing:2003) Also in paperback.
            -The Unconscious Conspiracy: Why Leaders Can't Lead. (Addison Wesley: 1989)
            -Managing People is Like Herding Cats: Warren Bennis on Leadership (Executive

 Excellence Press:1999) 

Bennis, Warren and Townsend, Robert; Reinventing Leadership: Strategies to Empower the Organization  (William Morrow: 1995).

Bennis, Warren and Heenan, David A.; Co-Leaders: The Power of Great Partnerships (Wiley: 1999).

Bennis, Warren and Goldsmith, Joan; Learning to Lead: A Workbook on Becoming a Leader (new edition; Perseus: 2003).

Bennis, Warren, Goleman, Daniel, O’Toole, James; Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor (Jossey-Bass: 2008).

 

Blanchard, Kenneth H. and Spencer Johnson; The One Minute Manager (William Morrow: 1982).

Blanchard, Kenneth H. and  Drea Zigarmi; Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing  Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership. ( William Morrow:1985).  

Blanchard, Kenneth, Carew, David and Carew-Parisi, Eunice; The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams (Monoa: 2000).
Blanchard, Kenneth and Miller, Mark; What Great Leaders Know and Do (Berrett Koehler 2001).
                            

Bolman, Lee G. and Deal, Terrence E.; Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership (Jossey-Bass: 1991).

            -Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit, New and Revised  (Jossey-Bass: 2001).

            -The Wizard and the Warrior (Jossey Bass: 2006)

 

*Burns, James MacGregor; Leadership (Harper & Row: 1979).

 -Transforming Leadership(Atlantic Monthly Press:2003)

 

Cleveland, Harlan; The Knowledge Executive: Leadership in an Information Society (E.P.Dutton:1985)

            -Nobody in Charge: Essays on the Future of Leadership (Jossey-Bass: 2002).

           

Cohen, William A., The Art of the Leader (Prentice Hall: 1990).

 -The New Art of the Leader (Prentice Hall 2000).
            -The New Art of Leadership (Prentice Hall: 2002).

 

Covey, Stephen; The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Simon and Schuster: 1989

-Principle Centered Leadership.(Simon and Schuster: 1992).

                -The Eighth Habit (Free Press:2004). 
 Covey, Stephen with Merrill, Rebecca; The Speed of Trust (Free Press: 2006) 

 

Crosby, Phillip B; Leading: The Art of Becoming an Executive (McGraw Hill: 1990).
      -The Absolute of Leadership, (Jossey-Bass: 1996)

 

DePree, Max; Leadership is an Art (Doubleday: 1989).

-Leadership Jazz (Doubleday: 1992).
-Leadership Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community (Jossey-Bass: 1996, paperback 2003).

 

*Gardner, John; On Leadership, (Free Press: 1990).

 

Hersey, Paul and Blanchard, Kenneth H.; Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human  Resources (Prentice Hall: 1979, sixth edition 1993).

Hersey, Paul; The Situational Leader: The Other 59 Minutes (Warner Books: 1984 and 1992). (See Blanchard and Johnson, The One Minute Manager.)

Kotter, John P.; A Force for Change; How Leadership Differs From Management. (Free Press: 1990)
            -Leading Change
               
-John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do (Harvard Business School Press: 1999.)
            -First Break all the Rules

 

Kouzes, James M. and Posner, Barry Z.; The Leadership Challenge, How to Get Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations. (Third Edition 2002).

-Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It. Why People Demand It (Jossey-Bass: 1998, revised edition, paperback 2003).

-The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership (paperback revised edition, Jossey-Bass: 2003).

-The Leader’s Legacy (Jossey Bass: 2007).

 

Maxwell, John C.; Developing the Leader Within You (Nelson: 1993).

-Developing the Leaders Around You (Nelson: 1995).

-The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Nelson: 1998).

 -Leadership 101 (Nelson 2002). (A summary of authors views as presented in foregoing books.)
            -The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork (Thomas Nelson: 2001).

Thinking for a Change (Warner 2003).
            -Winning With People (Nelson Business: 2005)

 

Nanus, Burt; Visionary Leadership (Jossey-Bass: 1992).

 

*O’ Tolle, James; Leading Change (Ballentine:1996).

 

Peters, Thomas J. In Search of Excellence. 
            -Excellence in the Public Sector.

Peters, Thomas J. and Austin, Nancy K; A Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference. (Random House: 1985)

 

Schein, Edgar H.; Organizational Culture and Leadership  (3rd edition, Jossey-Bass: 2004).

 

Senge, Peter; The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, (Doubleday, 1990)
               
-The Dance of Change (Currency Doubleday: 1999).

 

Zaleznik, Abraham; The Managerial Mystique: Restoring Leadership in Business (Harper&Row:1989).  

 




Newer General Leadership Books



NEWER GENERAL LEADERSHIP BOOKS

 

Annunzio, Susan; e-Leadership (Free Press: 2000)..

 

Cashman, Kevin; Awakening the Leader Within You (Wiley: 2003).

 

Cottrell, David; Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss (Cornerstone Leadership Institute: 2002).

 

Crosby, Barbara C. and Byron, John; Leadership for the Common Good, 2nd ed. (Jossey-Bass: 2005).

 

Csorba, Les T.; Trust: The One Thing that Makes or Breaks a Leader (Nelson Business: 2004).

 

Dourado, Phil:   The 60 Second Leader:  Everything You Need to Know About Leadership in One Minute Sound Bites (paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007)

Drath, Wilfred H.; The Deep Blue Sea: Rethinking the Source of Leadership (Jossey-Bass: 2001) .

 

Folkman, Joe and Zenger, Jack; The Extraordinary Leader: Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders    (2003).

 

Galford, Robert and Maruca, Regina; The Leadership Legacy (Harvard Business School Press: 2006). 

 

George, Bill; Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value (paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2004).

George, Bill with Sims, Peter, forward by Gergen, David; True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership (Jossey-Bass: 2007).

 

Hesselbein, Frances; Hesselbein on Leadership (Jossey-Bass: 2002).

Hesselbein, Frances with Johnston, Rob: (Leader to Leader Guides,  Jossey-Bass: 2002)

            -Creativity, Innovation and Renewel

            -On High Performance Organizations

            -On Leading Change

            -On Mission and Leadership

 

*Heifitz, Ron and Linsky, Martin; Leadership on the Line (Harvard Business School Press: 2002).           

 

Kets de Vries, Manfred; The Leadership Mystique: A Users Manual for the Human Enterprise (Financial Times/Prentice Hall: 2001).

 

Laurie, Donald L.; The Real Work of Leaders (Perseus: 2000).

 

Sample, Steven B; The Contrarians Guide to Leadership (Jossey-Bass: 2000).

 

Sidle, C. Clifton; The Leadership Wheel (Palgrave MacMillan: 2005).

 

White, B. Joseph; The Nature of Leadership (AMACON: 2007)




Textbooks



TEXTBOOKS

 

Northouse, P.G.; Leadership: Theory and Practice, (New edition, Sage: 2004).

 

Rainey, Hal G.; Understanding and Managing Public Organizations  (Jossey-Bass: 2003).

 

Van Wart, Montgomery; Dynamics of Leadership in Public Service; Theory and Practice (M.E. Sharpe: 2005)

 

Martin, Desmond D. and Shell, Richard L.; Managing Professionals: Insights for Increasing Cooperation: (Marcel Dekker: 1988).  




Guidebooks



GUIDEBOOKS

 

DuBrin, Andrew J.; The Complete Idiots Guide to Leadership (Alpha Books: 2000).  

 

Loeb, Marshall and Kindel, Stephen Kindel;  Leadership for Dummies: A Resource for the Rest of Us. (IDG Books: 1999).




Compilations of Leadership Articles



COMPILATIONS of LEADERSHIP ARTICLES

 

The Art of Followership:  How Great Followers Create Great Leaders and Organizations; Riggio,  Ronald, E.; Chaleff, Ira; Lipman-Blumen, Jean; eds. (Jossey-Bass: 2008).

 

Exemplary Public Administrators: Character and Leadership in Government; T. L. Cooper and D. N. Wright eds. (Jossey-Bass: 1992)

 

Harvard Business Review on Leadership :  Hesselbein, Frances, ed,; (HBR Press: 1992)

 

Leader to Leader: Enduring Insights from the Drucker Foundations Award Winning Journal; Hesselbein, Frances with Cohen, Paul M., eds.  (Jossey-Bass: 1996).

Leadership Insights: 15 Unique Perspectives on Effective Leadership (Harvard Business Review:hbr.org)

 

The Future of Leadership: Today’s Top Leadership Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow’s Leaders;  Warren Bennis, Gretchen Spreitzer, Thomas G. Cummings, eds. ( Jossey-Bass: 2001)

 

The Leader’s Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages: Wren, Thomas J, ed. (Free Press: 1995).

 

The Leader of the Future: New Missions, Strategies and Practices for the Next Era; Hesselbein, Frances  with Goldsmith, Marshal and Beckhard, Richard, eds..(Jossey-Bass: 1997).

 

The Leader of the Future 2: Visions, Strategies and Practices for the New Era; Hesselbein, Frances with Goldsmith, Marshal, eds.;. (Jossey-Bass: 2006).




For Women



FOR WOMEN

 

Benton, Debra A.; Lions Don't Need to Roar: Using the Leadership Power of Professional Presence to Stand Out, Fit in, and Move Ahead (Warner Books: 1992).

 

Booher, Diana; Speak With Confidence (McGraw-Hill: 2001).

 

Coughlin, Lin, Wingard, Ellen, Holihan, Keith, eds.; Enlightened Power: How Women are Transforming  the Practice of Leadership (Jossey-Bass: 2005).

 

Kellerman, Barbara, Rhode, Deborah, L., eds.; Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies  for Change. (Jossey-Bass: 2007).

 

Kolb, Deborah M., Williams, Judith, Frohlinger, Carol; Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s Guide to  Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success. (Jossey-Bass: 2004).

 

Tannen, Deborah; Talking from 9 to 5: How Women's and Men's Conversational Styles Affect Who Gets Heard, Who Gets Credit and What Gets Done at Work.  (Simon and Schuster: 1995).

 

Zichey, Shaya; Women and the Leadership Q (McGraw Hill:2001).




Leadership Lessons from the Military



LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE MILITARY

 

Barber, Bruce; No Excuse Leadership: Lessons from the U.S. Army’s Elite Rangers (Jossey-Bass: 2004)

 

Cannon, Jeff and LCDR Jon; Leadership Secrets of the Navy Seals (McGraw Hill: 2003).

 

Carrison, Dan and Walsh, Rod; Semper Fi: Business Leadership the Marine Corps Way (AMACOM:  1999).

 

Donnithorne, Larry R.; The West Point Way of Leadership: From Learning Principled Leadership to  Practicing It. (Currency/Doubleday: 1994).

 

Franklin, Joe; Building Leaders the West Point Way.

 

Gray, General Al and Otte, Dr. Paul; The Conflicted Leader and Vantage Leadership (Franklin Univ Press: 2006)

 

Johnson, W. Brad and Harper, Greg P.; Becoming a Leader the Annapolis Way: 12 Combat Lessons from  the Navy's Leadership Laboratory (McGraw Hill: 2004).

 

Pagonis LTG USA (Ret), William G. with Cruikshank, Jeffery L.; Moving Mountains: Lessons in  Leadership and Logistics from the Gulf War  (Harvard Business School Press: 1992).

 

Perdue, Kelly; Taking Command: 10 Leadership Principles I Learned in the Military and Put to Work for  Donald Trump (Regnery: 2006).

 

Phillips, Donald T .and Loy, James M.; Character in Action: The U.S. Coast Guard on Leadership (Naval Institute Press: 2003)

            -The Architecture of Leadership: Preparation Equals Performance (Naval Institute Press: 2008).

 

Shinseki, Eric K. and Hesselbein, Frances; BE-KNOW-DO: Leadership the Army Way (Jossey-Bass: 2004).

 

Snair, Scott; West Point Leadership Lessons and Other Management Principles (Sourcebooks: 2004).

 

Sullivan, Gordon; Hope is Not a Method: What Business Leaders Can Learn from America's Army. (1996).

 

Townsend, Patrick L. and Gebhardt, Joan E.; Five Star Leadership: The Art and Strategy of Creating  Leaders at Every Level (Wiley: 1997).

 




Military Leadership



MILITARY LEADERSHIP

 

Clark, Bruce (GEN); Guidelines for the Leader and the Commander.

 

Cook, Martin L.; The Moral Warrior: Ethics and Service in the U.S. Military (SUNY Press: 2004) 

 

Gabriel, Richard A. and Savage, Paul L.; Crisis in Command.

 

Haitle, Anthony E.; Moral Issues in Military Decision Making, 2nd Ed. (University of Kansas Press: 2004).

 

Hays, Samuel H. and Thomas, William N.; Taking Command: The Art and Science of Military Leadership.

 

Kolenda, Christopher D.; Leadership: The Warrior's Art.

 

Laver, Harry S. and Matthews, Jeffery J.; The Art of Command: Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell (Univ of Kentucky Press: 2008).

 

McDonough, James R.; Platoon Leader (Bantam Books: 1986).

 

Matthews, Lloyd J. and Brown, Dale E.; The Challenge of Military Leadership.

 

Montor, Karel; Naval Leadership:Voices of Experience (Naval Institute Press: 1998).

 

Moore, (LTG Ret), Harold and Galloway, Joseph L; We Were Soldiers Once...and Young

 

Munson, Edward L.; Leadership for American Army Leaders  (A WWII training manual, still on the USMC reading list.)

 

Newman, Aubrey S. MG; Follow Me: The Human Element in Leadership (Presidio Press: 1981). 
             -Follow Me II: More on the Human Element of Leadership (Presidio Press: 1992).

 

Nye, Roger, The Challenge of Command, (Avery, 1986).

 

Oliver, David (RADM), Lead On; A Practical Approach to Leadership, (Presidio: 1992).

 

Pendry, James D.; The Three Meter Zone: Common Sense Leadership for NCOs (Presidio Press: 1999).

 

Puryear, Edgar F.; Nineteen Stars: A Study of Military Character and Leadership (Presidio Press: 1994). 
        -American Generalship: Character is Everything
       -American Admiralship: The Moral Imperatives of Naval Command (U.S. Naval Institute Press: 2004).

 

Taylor, Robert L. and Rosenbach, William E.; Military Leadership: In Pursuit of Excellence (Westview Press, 4th ed.:2000). 

 

Toner, James H.; True Faith and Allegiance: The Burden of Military Ethics (Univ. of Kentucky Press, 1996).

 




Leadership Wisdom from Great Leaders of the Past



LEADERSHIP WISDOM FROM GREAT LEADERS OF THE PAST

 

Alexander, Larry; Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of  Brothers (NAL Caliber; 2005). 

 

Augustine, Norman and Adelman, Kenneth; Shakespeare in Charge: the Bard’s Guide to Leading and Succeeding on the Business Stage (Talk Miramax Books: 1999).

 

Axelrod, Alan; Patton on Leadership: Strategic Lessons for Corporate Warfare ( Prentice Hall: 1999).
            -Elizabeth I: CEO (Prentice Hall: 2000).

-Eisenhower on Leadershp: Ike's Enduring Lessons in Total Victory Management (Jossey-Bass: May 2006)

 

Best, Jeffery; Churchill: A Study in Greatness (Prentice Hall: 2003).

 

Baron, David; Moses on Management: 50 Leadership Lessons (Pocket Books Business: 1999).

 

Callo (RADM), Joseph F.; Legacy of Leadership: Lessons from Admiral Lord Nelson (Hellgate Press: 1999).

 

*Crocker, H.W.; Robert E. Lee on Leadership: Executive Lessons in Character, Courage and Vision (Forum Books: 2000).

 

Figueira, Thomas J., et. al.; Wisdom from the Ancients: Enduring Business Lessons from Alexander the  Great, Julius Ceasar, and the Illustrious Leaders of Ancient Greece and Rome (Perseus: 2001).

 

Gerber, Robin; Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way (Prentice Hall: 2002). 

 

Hayward, Steven F.; Churchill on Leadership (Forum/Prima: 1998).

 

Holton, B. Bil; Leadership of General Robert E. Lee: Tips, Tactics and Strategies for Leaders and Managers (Gramercy Books: 1999).
       -Leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant: Tips, Tactics and Strategies for Leaders and Managers (Gramercy Books: 2002).

 

Kaltman, Al; Cigars, Whiskey and Winning: Leadership Lessons from Ulysses S. Grant (Prentice Hall: 1998) .

 

Koch, Richard; Moses on Leadership: Why Everyone is a Leader (Capstone: 1999).

 

Leeden, Michael, L; Machiavelli on Leadership (St. Martins: 1999).

 

Lowney, Chris; Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450 Year-Old Company that Changed the  World (2003) .

 

Manz, Charles C., et. al.; The Wisdom of Solomon: Ancient Virtues for Living and Leading Today  (Berrett-Koehler: 2001).

 

McCormick, Blaine and Davenport, David; Shepard Leadership: Wisdom for Leaders from Psalm 23 (Jossey-Bass: 2003).

 

Morrell and Capparell, Stephanie; Shakleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer (Carlisle & Co., Penguin Books: 2002).

 

Nair, Hesharnan; A Higher Standard of Leadership; Lessons from the Life of Ghandi  (Berritt-Kohler:1997).

 

Perkins, Dennis N. T., et. al.; Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of  Shakleton's Antarctic Expedition (American Management Assn: 2000).

 

*Phillips, Donald T.; Lincoln on Leadership (Warner: 1995).

            -The Founding Fathers on Leadership (Warner: 1997).

            -Martin Luther King on Leadership (Warner: 2000). 

 

Provence, Charles M.; Patton's One Minute Messages: Tactical Leadership for Business Managers.

 

Roberts, Andrew; Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership (Wiedenfeld and Nicholson: 2002).

 

Sorely, Lewis R; Honorable Warrior: General Harold K. Johnson and the Ethics of Command (Univ of  Kansas Press: 1998). 

 

Sosik, John J.; Leading With Character:Stories of Valor and Virtue and the Principles They Teach (Information Age Publishing: 2006).

 

Stillman, Richard J.; George S. Patton's Timeless Leadership Secrets.

 

Strock, James M.; Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Bully Pulpit (Forum: 2002) .

 

Tillman, Barrett; LeMay (Palgrave MacMillan: 2007)

This part of  the publisher’s series that has already covered Patton, Grant, Eisenhower, MacArthur and Stonewall Jackson

 

Uldrich, Jack; Soldier, Statesman, Peacemaker: Leadership Lessons from George C. Marshall (AMACOM: 2005).

 

Wheeler, Tom; Take Command: Leadership Lessons from the Civil War ( 2002).

 

Wilkes, C. Gene; Jesus on Leadership: Discovering the Secrets of Servant Leadership from the Life of Christ (LifeWay Press: 1998).




Leadership Lessons from Well-Known Leaders of Today



LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM WELL-KNOWN LEADERS OF TODAY

 

Giuliani, Rudolf W.; Leadership (Hyperion Press: 2002).

 

Harari, Oren; The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell (McGraw Hill: 2002).

 

Krames, Jeffrey; The Rumsfeld Way (McGraw Hill: 2002).

 

McCain, John (Senator) with Salter, Mark; Why Courage Matters (2004).

 

Miller, Zell (Senator); Everything You Need to Know, I Learned in the Marine Corps (Bantam: 1998).

 

Noonan, Peggy; When Character Was King: a Story of Ronald Reagan (Penguin: 2001)

 

Roberts, Dr. Wes and Ross, Bill; Leadership Lessons from Star Trek, The Next Generation (Pocket  Books: 1995).

 

Strock, James M.; Reagan on Leadership (Forum: 2000).

 

Whitehead, John C.; A Life in Leadership (Basic Books: 2004). 

 




Leadership Lessons from CEOs



LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM CEOs

 

Bossidy, Larry and Charan, Ram, Execution (Crown Business: 2002).

            -Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done (Crown: 2004).

 

Gerstner, Jr., Louis V., Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? (Harper Collins: 2002).

 

Krames, Jeffrey, The Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership (McGraw Hill: 2002).

 

Slater, Robert; Jack Welch and the GE Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets of the  Legendary CEO (McGraw Hill: 1999).

 

Welch, Jack with Welch, Suzy; Winning (Harper Business: 2005).




Comparisons of Leaders



COMPARISONS OF LEADERS

 

Bowery, Charles, R.; Lee and Grant (AMACON: 2004)

 

Gates, Robert M.; From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insiders Story of Five Presidents and how They Won  the Cold War. (Simon and Schuster: 1996).

 

Gergen, David; Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton.. 

 

Greenstein, Fred I.; The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to George W. Bush  (Princeton Univ Press: 2004). 

 

Keegan, John; The Mask of Command (Penguin Books: 1987).

 

Palmer, Dave R. (LGen. USA, Ret.); George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots (Regnery Publishing Inc.: 2006).

 

*Wills, Gary; Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership (Simon and Schuster: 1994).

 




Coaches on Leadership



COACHES ON LEADERSHIP

 

Billick, Brian: Competitive Leadership: 12 Principles for Success.

 

Carroll. Pete with Tice, Lou; Leadership is a Performance Art.

 

Croce, Pat with Lyon, Bill; The 7 Secrets of a Self-Made Leader (Fireside Simon and Schuster: 2004). 

 

Jackson, Phil and Delehanty, Hugh; Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior.

 

Krzyzewski, Mike and Phillips, Donald T.; Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business and Life.  

 

Lombardi, Vince: What it Takes to be #1: Lombardi on Leadership (McGraw Hill: 2001).

 

Pitino, Rick; Lead to succeed:10 Traits of Great Leadership in Business and Life.

 

Riley, Pat; The Winner Within.

 

Schlembechler, Bo and Albom, Mitch; Bo.  

 

Shanahan, Mike; Think Like a Champion (Harper:1999).

 

Shula, Don; Everyone's a Coach: You Can Inspire Anyone to Be a Winner (Harper Business: 1995).

 

Torre, Joe; Ground Rules for Leaders (Hyperion: 2001).




Leadership in Fable Form



LEADERSHIP IN FABLE FORM

 

Beckstron, Rod; The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations.

 

Blanchard, Kenneth H. Gung Ho.

 

Bynam, William C.; Zapp: The Lightening of Empowerment.
Bynam, William C. with Cox, Jeff;   Herz!

 

Johnson, Spencer; Who Stole My Cheese?

 

Kotter, John P. and Rathgeber, Holger; Our Iceberg is Melting: (2005).

 

Lencioni, Patrick, M.;The Five Disfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (Jossey-Bass)
      -Death By Meeting: A Leadership Fable (Jossey-Bass.).

 

Lundin, Stephen C., Paul, Harry, Christensen, John; Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Improve Morale and Improve Results/ (Hyperion: 2002).
      -Fish! Tales (Hyperion: 2002). 

 




Leadership Traits and Qualities



LEADERSHIP TRAITS AND QUALITIES

 

Cbard, Henry; Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality (Collins: 2005)

 

Cartwright, Tabitha and Baldwin, David ; Communicating Your Vision (Center for Creative Leadership (paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).

 

Lee,  Gus and Elliott-Lee, Diane; Courage: The Backbone of Leadership  (Jossey-Bass: 2006).



The Leader's Character



THE LEADER'S CHARACTER

 

Guide to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch

Integrity in Public Service

 

DOD Ethics and Professionalism

Military Ethics ( National Defense University Press)..

Badaracco, Joseph L.; Leading Quietly: an Unorthodox Guide to Doing the Right Thing (Harvard  Business School Press: 2002)

             -Questions of Character: Illuminating the Heart of Leadership Through Literature (Harvard Business School Press, April 2006).

 

Cooper, Terry L.; The Responsible Administrator: An Approach to Ethics (Jossey-Bass: 1998).

 

Covey, Stephen with Merrill, Rebecca R.; The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything (Free Press: 2006)

 

Fisher, R. Stewart and Martini, Perry J.; Inspiring Leadership: Character and Ethics Matter (Academy Leadership Publishing: 2005)

 

Goldman, Jan (ed.); Ethics of Spying: A Reader for the Intelligence Professional (Scarcrow Press, 2006).

 

Hitt, William; Ethics and Leadership: Putting Theory into Practice (Battelle Press, 1990)
      -The Model Leader: A Fully Functional Person (Battelle Press: 1993).

 

Kiel, Fred and Lennick, Doug; Moral Intelligence: The Key to Enhancing Business Performance and  Leadership Success (FT Prentice Hall: 2005)

 

LaFollette, Hugh; The Practice of Ethics (Blackwell Publishing: 2007).

 

O’Conner, Michael; Managing by Values (Berritt-Koehler: 1997).

 

Ruggero, Ed and Haley, Dennis F; The Leader's Compass: A Personal Leadership Philosophy is Your  Key to Success (Academy Leadership: 2004)  

 

Snider, Donal M; Nagl, John A. and Pfaff, Charles A; The Army Profession: Officership and Ethics in the 21st Century (Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute: 1999).

 

Sonderquist, Donald; Live, Learn, Lead to Make a Difference: Influencing Others Through Ethics and  Integrity. (Thomas Nelson, 2006).

 

Svara, James H.; The Ethics Primer for Administrators and Non-Profit Organizations.

 




Self-Assessment and Self-Development



SELF-ASSESSMENT AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

 

Blanchard, Scott and Homan, Madeleine; Leverage Your Best and Ditch the Rest (William Morrow: 2004).

 

Buckingham, Marcus and Clifton, Donald O.; Now Discover Your Strengths (Simon and Schuster: 2001).

 

Frigon, Norman and Jackson, Harry K. Jr.; The Leader: Developing the Skills and Personal Qualities You  Need to Lead Effectively (AMACON: 1996).

 

Keirsey, David and Bates, Marilyn; Please Understand Me (Prometheus Nemesis: 1978).
     -Keirsey, David; Please Understand Me II (Prometheus Nemisis: 1998).

 

Murphy, Emmitt C.; Leadership IQ: The Groundbreaking Program to Develop and Improve Your Leadership Ability,(John Wiley: 1996).

 

Napolitano, Carole S. and Henderson, Linda J.; The Leadership Odyssey: A Self-Development Guide to New Skills for New Times (Jossy-Bass: 1998).

 

Rath, Tom; StrengthsFinder 2.0 (Gallup Press: 2007).

 

Zigarmia, Drea; The Leader Within: Learning Enough About Yourself to Lead Others (Pearson PTR: 2004). 




Leadership Competencies and Skills



LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

 

Baldwin, David and Grayson, Curt: Influence: Gaining Commitment, Getting Results (Center for Creative Leadership, paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).

 

Bar-on, Reuven and Parker, James A.D. (eds.); The Handbook of Emotional Intelligence: Theory,  Development, Assessment and Application at Home, School and in the Workplace. (Jossey Bass: 2000).

 

Bell, Arthur H. (PhD) and Smith, Doyle M. (Phd); Difficult People at Work (MJF Books: 2004)

 

Boyatzis, Richard and McKee, Annie; Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope and Compassion (Harvard Business School Press: 2005).

 

Buron, Raoul J. and McDonald-Mann, Dana; Giving Feedback to Subordiantes  (Center for Creative  Leadership, paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).

 

Carnegie, Dale; How to Win Friends and Influence People (various editions) 

            -Dale Carnegie Inc., Levine, Stuart R. and Crom, Michael; The Leader in You: How to Win  Friends and  Influence People in a Changing World (Pocket Books:1995).

 

Caruso, David R. and Salovey, Peter; The Emotionally Intelligent Leader: How to Develop and Use the  Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership (hardback and e-book,  Jossey-Bass: 2004).

Cooper, Robert K and Sawaf, Ayman; Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and  Organizations.  

 

Davis, Aubrey C.; Bring Out the Best in People (McGraw Hill: 2000).

 

Gilley, Jerry W. and Broughton, Nathaniel W; Stop Managing, Start Coaching (McGraw Hill: 1996).

 

Gray, John; Mars and Venus in the Workplace: A Practical Guide for Improving Communications and Getting Results at Work. (Harper Collins: 2002).

 

*Goleman, Daniel; Emotional Intelligence
            -Working With Emotional Intelligence (Bantam Books: 1998, paperback 2000).

            The New Leaders: Transforming the Art of Leadership into the Science of Results (Little Brown: 2003).

*Goleman, Daniel; Boyatzis, Richard and McKee, Annie: Primal Leadership:Realizing the Power of  Emotional Intelligence (Harvard Business School Press: 2002).

 

Hoppe, Michael H.; Active Listening: Improve Your Ability to Listen and Lead (Center for Creative Leadership paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).

 

Marquardt, Michael: Leading with Questions (Jossey-Bass: 2005).

 

Morris, Jud; The Art of Listening: A Guide to More Effective Aural Communication for People in All Walks of Life (Cahners:1971) 

 

Murphy, Kevin J. Effective Listening.

 

Popejoy, Barbara and McManigle; Managing Conflict with Direct Reports (Center for Creative  Leadership paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).

 

Ponder, Randall D.; The Leaders Guide: 15 Essential Skills (Oasis Press: 1996).

 

Strauss, William and Howe, Neil; Generations: The History of America’s Future 1584-2069 (William Morrow: 1991).

 

Tannen, Deborah; Talking from 9 to 5: How Women's and Men's Conversational Styles Affect Who Gets Heard, Who Gets Credit and What Gets Done at Work.  (Simon and Schuster: 1995).

 

Taylor, Harold L.; Delegate: The Key to Successful Management .

 

Weitzel, Sloan R.; Feedback That Works: How to Build and Deliver the Message (Center for Creative Leadersip paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).




Followership, Leadership and the Staff Officer



FOLLOWERSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND THE STAFF OFFICER

 

Bellman, Geoffrey M.; Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge, (Fireside, Simon and Schuster: 1993).

 

Bing, Stanley; Crazy Bosses: Fully Revised and Updated (Collins: 2007).

 

Cartwright, Talula; Managing Conflict with Peers (Center for Creative Leadership paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2003).

 

Chaliff, Ira; The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To and For Our Leaders (Berrett-Koehler: 1995).

 

Cohen, Allan R. and Bradford, David L.; Influence Without Authority, The New Way to Get Things Done  at Work, (John Wiley: 1990).

 

Hoover, John; How to Work for an Idiot: Survive and Thrive Without Killing Your Boss (Career Press  2004).

 

Roberto, Michael A.; Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer (Wharton School Publishing :2005).

 

Sharpe, Davida and Johnson, Elinor; Managing Conflict with Your Boss ( Center for Creative Leadership paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2003).

 

Smith, Perry; Assignment Pentagon: How to Excel in a Bureaucracy (Brassey's, 2002). (reissue).

 

Swanson, Mark; You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader (Currency/Doubleday: 2006

 




Leading Teams



LEADING TEAMS

 

Beck, John D. and Yeager, Neil M.; The Leader's Window: Mastering the Four Styles of Leadership to Build High-Performing Teams (Wiley: 1994).

 

Beyerlein, Michael M., Freedman, Susan, McGee, Craig, Moran, Linda; Beyond Teams: Building the Collaborative Organization (Jossey-Bass: 2002).

 

Biech, Elaine ed.: The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Team Building Tools: (Jossey-Bass: 2001).

 

Carney, Steven H.; The Teamwork Chronicles:A Startling Look Inside the Workplace.

 

Duarte, Deborah, L and Snyder, Nancy Tennant; Mastering Virtual Teams: Strategies, Tools and  Techniques that Succeed  (3rd Edition, revised and expanded, Jossey-Bass: 2006).

 

Gibson, Christina, B and Cohen, Susan G. eds.; Virtual Teams That Work: Creating Conditions for  Virtual Team Effectiveness (Jossey-Bass: 2003).

 

Fisher, Kimball; Leading Self-Directed Work Teams (McGraw-Hill: 2000).

 

Hackman, J. Richard; Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performance (Harvard Business School  Press, 2002).

 

Huszczo, Gregory, E.; Tools for Team Leadership: Developing the X-Factor in Team Excellence (Davies Black Publishing, 2004).

 

Kanaga, Kim and Kossler, Michael E.; How to Form a Team: Five Keys to High Performance (Center for Creative Leadership paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).

-and Prestridge, Sonya; How to Launch a Team:  Start Right for Success (Center for Leadership Development paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).

-and Browning, Henry; Maintaining Team Performance  (Center for Creative Leadership paperback, Jossey-Bass” 2007).

 

Katzenbach, Jon R. and Smith, Douglas K.; The Wisdom of Teams (Harper Business, 1993).
     -The Work of Teams(Harvard Business Review Book: 1998).

 

Klam, Gene:   Building Your TEam's Morale, Pride and Spirit (Center for Creative Leadership paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).

Kossler, Michael, E. and Kanaga, Kim:  Do You Really Need a Team?(Center for Creative Leadership  paperback, Jossey-Bass: 2007).

Osburn, Jack D.; Self Directed Work Teams: The New American Challenge.

 

Robins, Harvey and Finley, Michael; Why Teams Don’t Work: What Goes Wrong and How to Fix It  (Berritt Koehler: 2000).

 




Leadership in Management



LEADERSHIP IN MANAGEMENT

 

Allen, David; Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity (Penguin Putnam: 2001).

 

Belasco, James A. and Stayer, Ralph C.; The Flight of the Buffalo: Soaring to Excellence, Learning to Let  Employees Lead (Warner Books: 1993).

 

Hindle, Tim; The Economist Guide to Management Ideas and Gurus  (Profile Books).

 

Ivancevich, John and Duening, Thomas; Managing Einsteins: Leading High-Tech Workers in the Digital Age (McGraw Hill, 2001)

 

Lauer, Chris; The Management Gurus; Lessons from the Best Management Books of All Time (Portfolio Penguin:2008)

 

Hunsaker, Phil and Alessandre, Tony; The Art of Managing People (New edition, Free Press: 2008).

 

Martin, Desmond P. and Shell, Richard L; Management of Professionals: Insights for Maximizing Cooperation (Marcel Dekiker: 1988).

            (Both the foregoing are basically leadership books for managers written in the days

              when Leadership was still considered a subset of management.)

 

McKenna, Patrick; First Among Equals: How to Manage a Group of Professionals (The Free Press:  2001).

 

Neff, Thomas J and Citran, Jane M.; You're in Charge: Now What? (Crown: 2005).

 

Pande, Peter S.; The Six Sigma Leader (McGraw Hill: 2007).

 

Robbins, Harvey and Finley, Michael: The Accidental Leader: What to do When You’re Suddenly in Charge (Jossey-Bass: 2003).

 

Smith, Perry; Taking Charge: A Practical Guide for Leaders

            - Rules and Tools for Leaders ( Avery: 1999, Berkeley: 2002). 

 

Swindell, Clint; Engaged Leadership: Building a Culture to Overcome Employee Disengagement (Jossey-Bass: 2007).

 

Tierney, Tom; Aligning the Stars: Organizing Professionals to Win (Harvard Business School Press: 2001).

 









Welcome  |  Course Syllabus  |  Introduction to Leadership  |  Leadership Traits and Qualities  |  The Leader's Character  |  Types of Leaders and Styles of Leadership  |  Leadership Competencies  |  Followership, Leadership and the Staff Officer  |  Leadership in Intelligence Coordination: Leading Teams  |  Leadership in Management  |  Supplemental Materials  |  Self-Assessment Guidance  |  Worksheet  |  Plan Guidance  |  Example  |  Two Student Examples  |  Student Example: Calendar Style  |  Philosophy Guidance and Example  |  Student Examples  |  The Navy and Cape Henlopen

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