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To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate. When the best leader's work is done the people say, "We did it ourselves".
- Lao Tzu
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If you are interested in reading books on leadership we have a few suggestions. The selected books presented here offer a variety of focus including: skills building, theory and practice, self-assessment and awareness, and personal leadership stories. There are hundreds of books on leadership - if you have a suggestion on a book that should be added to this list please send the information to Dr. Michele Hill at mbhill@ngcsu.edu
- Skills Building
- Theory and Practice
- Self-Assessment and Awareness
- Personal Leadership Stories
- Women in Leadership
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Developing the Leader Within You (Maxwell, John C.)
by John C. Maxwell ( Paperback - Oct 4, 2005)
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Book Description
Few of us are natural-born leaders, according to John C. Maxwell, author of Developing the Leader Within You. Fortunately though, "the traits that are the raw material of leadership can be acquired," he promises. "Link them up with desire and nothing can keep you from becoming a leader. This book will supply the leadership principles. You must supply the desire." True to his words, Maxwell offers a detailed and inspiring primer on becoming a leader.
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Nelson Business; Rev Ed edition (October 4, 2005)
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| Developing the Leader Within You Workbook by John C. Maxwell ( Paperback - Jan 9, 2001)
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Book Description
Maxwell believes leadership determines an organizations growth. More specifically, empower people within the group to become leaders. Designed for both small and large groups, this student guide has everything necessary to equip anyone who wants to reproduce leaders.
Paperback: 87 pages
Publisher: Nelson Books; Workbook edition
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| The Leadership Challenge Workshop: Participant's Guide, 1-Day by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner ( Paperback - Oct 19, 2004)
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Book Description
This Participant's Workbook is designed to guide your workshop participants through the process of applying The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership Model to their real-life organizational challenges. Throughout the Workbook, you will find a proven, systematic approach to exemplary leadership. The Leadership Challenge Workshop is not about training -- it's about changing lives.
Learn more about The Leadership Challenge Workshop at www.theleadershipchallenge.com/go/workshop.
The Leadership Challenge® One-Day Workshop provides you the opportunity to begin your own personal leadership journey by
Introducing Kouzes and Posner's Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® Model.
Providing feedback on your leadership behavior.
Allowing you to practice new leadership skills.
Suggesting next steps for continued development.
Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Pfeiffer (October 19, 2004)
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Some Leaders Are Born Women! Stories and Strategies for Building the Leader within You
by Joan Eleanor Gustafson ( Hardcover - Nov 1, 2002)
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Book Description
"When asked why there are so few women heading Fortune 500 companies, Roselyn O'Connell, president of the National Women's Political Caucus, responded, "One word: entitlement..."
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Leader Dynamics
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| Enlightened Power: How Women are Transforming the Practice of Leadership by Lin Coughlin, Ellen Wingard, and Keith Hollihan ( Hardcover - April 15, 2005)
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Book Description
How are women transforming the practice of leadership in the 21 st century? Enlightened Power is a first-of-a-kind book that answers this question--and forever changes the traditional notions involving women in leadership. The book features the accumulated wisdom of 40 influential men and women who represent the most compelling voices in the field, including:
Dynamic business leaders such as Eileen Fisher (founder, Eileen Fisher, Inc.), Barbara Corcoran (founder and chairman, The Corcoran Group), and Pat Mitchell (president and CEO, PBS)
Trailblazing women from other arenas such as politics (Ambassador Swanee Hunt), the military (Rear Admiral Deborah A. Loewer, USN), and sports (U.S. Olympian Marilyn King)
Renowned thought leaders such as Riane Eisler, Rayona Sharpnack, Sally Helgesen, Peggy Klaus, Bruce Patton, Nancy J. Adler, and Gail Evans
Leading-edge academics, activists, executives, entrepreneurs, and practitioners
Hardcover: 576 pages
Publisher: Jossey-Bass (April 15, 2005)
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| Exploring Leadership: For College Students that Want to make a Difference (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) by Komives, Lucas N, and McMahon T R ( Paperback - Feb 27, 1998)
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Review
"This book exposes readers to key concepts of leadership and provides activities that will encourage one to learn about leadership.... Excellent not only for student leaders and participants but for those serving as advisors to student organizations or other student services roles." ( NASAP Journal, 1998)
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1st ed edition (February 1, 2001)
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| Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer by Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell, and Alexandra Shackleton
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Book Review
The explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton has recently become the legendary character at the center of a renewed fascination with the early days of Antarctic exploration. Though not the most renowned explorer of his day, nor even the most successful in terms of stated goals, Shackleton's story of adventurous ambition, incredible endurance, and heroic survival against all odds is indeed the stuff of legend. And now, thanks to the detailed research and helpful insights of Morrell and Capparell, his story is also the meaty material of lessons on how to lead with authority, integrity, humor, and compassion.
Morrell and Capparell's excellent use of archival material (especially crew diaries) and their intelligent interpretation of what Shackleton's story implies about good leaders makes this book both pleasurable and educational. Throughout the story of the explorer's exploits, the authors have inserted summarizing subtitles that succinctly capture Shackleton's leadership style.
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (August 27, 2002) |
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| Leadership: Theory and Practice by Peter G. Northouse ( Paperback - Oct 26, 2006)
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Review
"Peter G. Northouse provides a structured opportunity to view leadership through various lenses. . . . the research is reviewed in a way that is user-friendly to scholars and practitioners. Northouse's writing is crisp, direct, and explicit."
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 4th edition (October 26, 2006)
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