Looking to brush up on those leadership skills? Read on! This list was developed during my studies for my Master's Degree in organizational leadership and have a link to my Guide to Leadership in CPG Marketing Management.
Recommended Reading:
Leadership:
Wren, J. Thomas (1995), Leaders Companion, New York: The Free Press
Bennis, W., Spreitzer, G., & Cummings, T. (2001), the future of leadership, San Francisco: Jossey Bass
Antonakis, J., Cianciolo, A., & Sternberg, R. (2004), The Nature of Leadership, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications
Kellerman, B. (2004), Bad Leadership, Boston: Harvard Business School Press
Jackson, B., Parry, K. (2008), A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications
Heifetz, R. & Linsky, M. (2002), Leadership on the Line, Boston: Harvard School Press
Organizational Behavior and Communication:
Schermerhorn, J., Hunt, J., & Osborn, R. (2004), Core Concepts of Organizational Behavior, Hoboken: Wiley Press
Kinicki, A., & Kreitner, R. (2009), Organizational Behavior, Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin
Schockley-Zalabak, Pamela (2006), Fundamentals of Organizational Communication, New York: Pearson Press
Ethics:
Johnson, Craig (2007), Ethics in the Workplace, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications
Decision-Making
Ruggerio, V. (2007), The Art of Thinking, New York: Pearson Longman
Nutt, Paul (2002), Why Decisions Fail, San Francisco: Berret-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Fiction and Personal Recommendations
Bennis, W. & Thomas, R. (2002), Geeks and Geezers, Boston: Harvard Business School Press
Conniff, R. (2005), The Ape in the Corner Office, New York: Crown Business
Rovell, D. (2006), First in Thirst, New York: American Management Association
Lencioni, P. (2002), The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Harvard Business Essentials (2004), Coaching and Mentoring: How to Develop Top Talent and Achieve Stronger Performance, Boston: Harvard Business School Press
Rath, T. & Clifton, D. (2004), How Full Is York Bucket?, New York: Gallup Press
Adler, L. (2002). Hire with Your Head: Using Power Hiring, Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Snead, G. & Wycoff, J. (1997), To Do, Doing, Done!, New York: Simon & Schuster Inc.
Buckingham, M. (2007), Go Put Your Strengths To Work, New York: The Free Press
Strickland, B (2007), Make the Impossible Possible, New York: Currency/Doubleday Press
Calagione, S. (2005), Brewing Up a Business, Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Blanchard, K. (2002), Whale Done!, New York: The Free Press
Covey, S. (1989), The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, New York: Simon & Schuster Inc.
Collins, Jim. (2001), Good To Great. New York: Harper Collins Publishing