WLA Leadership Collections/Learning Resources
In the meantime, in the Office of Student Life, Viking Union 506, is the Western Leadership Advantage Leadership Lab and Learning Resource Center. The following books are a partial list of materials that are available for use there, or for check-out through Kelly Burgess, office assistant. You will be charged full retail price for any materials which you check out which you do not return within two weeks.
Leading Change by John P. Kotter - Business & Economics - 1996 - 187 pages - Preview
This highly personal book reveals what John Kotter has seen, heard, experienced, and concluded in 25 years of working with companies to create lasting transformation.
Training and Development: Enhancing Communication and Leadership Skill by Steven A. Beebe, Timothy P. Mottet, K. David Roach - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2004 - 314 pages
This new text provides students and future trainers with practical "how-to" strategies for training and for designing training programs.
Leadership: Theory and Practice by Peter Guy Northouse - Business & Economics - 2007 - 395 pages
This book offers a full coverage of contemporary notions of leadership, including traditional theories, salient models, and new domains.
Working Through Conflict: Strategies for Relationships, Groups, and Organizations by Joseph P. Folger, Marshall Scott Poole, Randall K. Stutman - Social Science - 1997 - 318 pages
The text encompasses a wide range of theoretical perspectives and includes timely, up-to-date coverage of the role of third parties in conflict resolution.
How to Conduct Productive Meetings: Strategies, Tips, and Tools to Ensure Your Next Meeting is Well Planned and Effective by Donald Kirkpatrick - Business & Economics - 2006 - 140 pages - Limited preview
Pre- and posttests allow users to examine their baseline knowledge of successful meetings and evaluate lessons learned from the book.
Leadership by James MacGregor Burns - Leadership - 1979 - 530 pages
One of America's leading historians on the role of leadership in American history.
John P. Kotter on what Leaders Really Do by John P. Kotter - Business & Economics - 1999 - 184 pages - Limited preview
Here, in this collection of his acclaimed Harvard Business Review articles, is an astute assessment of the real work of leaders, as only John Kotter can offer.
Ethics, the Heart of Leadership by Joanne B. Ciulla - Business & Economics - 2004 - 205 pages - Limited preview
In this updated and expanded edition of Ethics, The Heart of Leadership, Joanne Ciulla presents a unique collection of essays by philosophers, leadership scholars with backgrounds in industrial and organizational psychology, and management theorists. The authors tackle such profound questions as: How do leaders motivate followers to achieve their goals? What is the moral relationship between leaders and followers? Are ethical leaders driven by self-interest or altruism? What is the ethical value of a leader's accomplishments? Do their actions serve the greatest good? Featuring new essays by Bruce Avolio and Edwin Locke, Terry Price, Bernie Bass and Paul Steidlmeier, and a foreword by James MacGregor Burns, Ethics, The Heart of Leadership probes what the answers to these questions mean for today's leaders, offering hands-on insights into the ethical dynamics that make the heart of leadership tick.
Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness by Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears - Business & Economics - 2002 - 370 pages - Limited preview
A classic work on leadership for business men and women, government leaders and all persons in positions of authority.
The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises for Building Effective Leaders by Lois Borland Hart, Charlotte S. Waisman, James M. Kouzes - Business & Economics - 2005 - 313 pages - Limited preview
The Leadership Training Activity Book gives trainers everything they need to teach and apply the most critical leadership competencies participants need.Featuring easily adaptable exercises on a wide range of leadership topics, this collection of activities is an all-in-one resource for any trainer seeking to prepare the leaders of tomorrow.
Bring the Dysfunctions Model to life with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Video Presentation. With this 40-minute DVD, best-selling author Patrick Lencioni offers a unique perspective on the five root causes of team dysfunction.
The Abilene Paradox, 2nd Edition by Jerry B. Harvey
This best-selling, classic training program has helped thousands of organizations increase profits and productivity by helping teams make better group decisions.
Student Leader Training Kit - The Trainer's Workbook by PaperClip Communications
The Trainer’s Workbook offers 50+ pages of ready-to-use activities and more that you can easily adapt to your group.
Legacy: The Leadership Challenge 20th Anniversary DVD Collection by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
The Leadership Challenge Video Collection is a comprehensive anthology of the Kouzes & Posner training videos. Included in the collection are the following videos:
- The Leadership Challenge (First Edition and Revised Edition)
- Encouraging The Heart
- The Credibility Factor: What Followers Expect from Leaders
- Credibility: Parts One and Two
- Leadership In Action
The videos include case studies from organizations as varied as FedEx and Stanford University; from Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit to Honeywell Aviation in Arizona; from Sunnydale Community Services, a non-profit agency, to Consumers Energy, a utility company. Over 2 1/2 hours of material is included, along with a Leader's Guide and instructions for using the videos in a leadership development program. Also included will be footage of Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner discussing their new book A Leader's Legacy.
A Leader's Legacy by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner - Business & Economics - 2006 - 202 pages Preview
In this provocative book, leadership experts and authors of the best-selling The Leadership Challenge, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner take on a unique challenge and explore the question of leadership and legacy.
The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner - Business & Economics - 2007 - 389 pages Preview
This edition, with almost one-third new material, emphasizes the global community and refocuses on business leaders.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Change Management by Jeff Davidson
A variety of proven techniques, as well as fresh perspectives for handling change, as presented in this book will give you the edge you need to be effective. You'll be treated to a variety of strategies, mini-case histories, observations, witticisms, and good, old-fashioned common sense, mixed with leading edge thinking.
- Enlightened Leadership: Getting to the Heart of Change
Ed Oakley and Doug Krug
The key lies in showing those who would be change agents how to capitalize on their organization's greatest asset: the under-utilized talent, expertise, and energy of its existing staff.
Leadership and the One Minute Manager(DVD video) by Ken Blanchard, Pat Zigarmi, and Drea Zigarmi
Featuring Ken Blanchard, this video illustrates the key concepts of Situational Leadershipthrough some of Hollywood's most entertaining moments.
Leadership and The One Minute Manager (Leader Guide) by Ken Blanchard, Drea Zigarmi, Pat Zigarmi
Use the Leadership and the One Minute Manager Participant Workbook to reinforce learning and ensure knowledge transfer back on the job.
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Development Guide
Marcy L. Shankman, Scott J. Allen
ISBN: 978-0-470-61573-7
Paperback
176 pages
August 2010
The EILS Development Guide is meant to be used as a companion to the EILS Inventory, which offers a valid and reliable, quantitative and qualitative, self assessment of emotionally intelligent leadership skills. The EILSDevelopment Guide contains guidance for students who want to develop each of the 21 capacities, including: definitions for each capacity, student quotes, suggested leadership development experiences and activities, suggested further reading and films to watch, other learning opportunities, notable quotes, and reflection questions.
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Facilitation and Activity Guide
ISBN: 978-0-470-61575-1
Paperback
464 pages
August 2010
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Facilitation and Activity Guide uses step-by-step instructions for facilitators and instructors to lead students through modularized activities found in the EILS Student Workbook. It can also be used in conjunction with the book Emotionally Intelligent Leadership and/or as follow-up on students' self-assessment using the EILS Inventory. The modularized, timed activities can be taught in any sequence and customized to fit the needs of a curricular or co-curricular program. The guide offers various options and scenarios for using activities in different settings with different time constraints.