Introduction to Leadership 
(March 2009)

Textbook Readings (If available).

In The Leader's Companion, read:

         -"The Cry for Leadership" by John W. Gardner, Chapter 1. 
         -"The Crisis of Leadership" by James MacGregor Burns, Chapter 2.
         -"Thinking and Learning About Leadership" by Thomas E. Cronin, Chapter 5.
         -"The Meaning of Leadership by Bernard M. Bass, Chapter 7.
         -"What is Leadership?" by Richard L. Hughes, Robert C. Ginnett, Gordon J. Curphy,

            Chapter 8.

In Dynamics of Leadership in Public Service, read:

            -“Introduction”, page 3.

            -“Are Leaders Born or Made?”, Chapter 1, page 18-19.

            -“An Operational Definition of Leadership, Chapter 1, pages 26-28.

In The Powers to Lead read:

            -"Preface"

            -Chapter 1, "Leadership".

            - Chapter 2, "Leadership and Power"  

Supplemental Article Readings (All are accessible via library-held electronic databases such as Proquest, Ebsco, Infotrac.) 

General

         -“What it takes to be an Effective Leader”, by Trish Jacobson in Canadian Manager, 

           Winter 2000. 
         -“The Seven Ages of a Leader”, by Warren Bennis in The Harvard Business Review,

           January 2000.

Becoming a Leader

-“Leadership: Can It Be Learned?” from Forbes ASAP of 8 April 1996.

-“Becoming the Boss” by Linda A. Hill in Harvard Business Review, January 2007.

 Leadership versus Management

-“What Leaders Really Do” by John P. Kotter (1990) in Harvard Business Review, December 2001.

Defining Leadership

-“How Can We Train Leaders If We Do Not Know What Leadership Is?” by Richard A. Barker from Human Relations, Vol. 50, No. 4, 1997.
 

Change

-“Leading Change” by Warren Bennis in Executive Excellence of 6 February 1995.

-“Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail” by John P. Kotter in Harvard Business Review, March-April 1995.

-“New Executive Competencies for Leading Change” in The Public Manager,

Summer 1998.

-“Creating Change” by Peter M. Senge and Katrin H. Kaeufer in Executive Excellence., 4 October 2000.
 

Building Trust

            -“Why Trust Matters” by Noreen Kelly in Leadership Excellence , August 2007.

             -“Judgment Calls: It’s make or break time”, in Leadership Excellence,  Dec. 2007. 

For Military

-“Autonomy and Leadership” by Lieutenant Colonel Tim Challans USA ,in Military Review  January-February 1996.

-“A Different Twist: Nonrational Views of Leadership” by Lieutenant Colonel Donald H. Horner, Jr. USA in Military Review November-December 1996.

            -“Military Leadership into the 21st Century: Another 'Bridge Too Far'?” by Walter F.

             Ulmer, Jr. I n  Parameters, Spring 1998.

-“Regaining the Trust” by Captain Sam J. Tangredi, USN in Proceedings of May

2001.