I attended (and was involved in the planning of) a
symposium on leadership in early December. It was sponsored by ACRL/NY. We had four fantastic speakers, all librarians in leadership roles, and they recommended the following books (in no particular order):
John Yokohama & Joseph A. Mitchelli,
When Fish Fly: Lessons for Creating a Vital and Energized Workplace from the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market. New York: Hyperion, 2004.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52806137Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty, Bill Bradley.
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons as a Hardwood Warrior. New York: Hyperion, 2006.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74149973Ram Charan,
Know-how: The Eight Skills that Separate People who Perform from People Who Don’t. New York: Crown Business, 2007.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68373258James Collins,
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t. New York: HarperBusiness, 2001.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46835556Patrick Lencioni,
Death by Meeting: a Leadership Fable about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53848357Daniel Goleman,
Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam, 1995.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32430189Daniel Goleman, Richard E Boyatzis, Annie McKee,
Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54798787Douglas Stone, et. al.
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. Penguin, 2000.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44063027Kerry Patterson, et. al.
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High. McGraw-Hill, 2002.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48989136Richard E Boyatzis, Annie McKee,
Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2005.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58546666
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