Contemporary Leadership Books

Contemporary Leadership Books
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Adamchik, W. (2007) No Yelling: The 9 Secrets of Marine Corps Leadership You Must Know to Win in Business.

Alessandra, T., & O’Connor, M. J. (1998) The Platinum Rule: Discover the Four Basic Business Personalities and How They Can Lead You to Success. New York, NY: Warner books, Inc.

Allen, D. (2002) Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

Andersen, E. (2006) Growing Great Employees. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

Armstrong, S., & Appelbaum, M. (2003) Stress-free Performance Appraisals. New Jersey: Career Press.

Avolio, B. (2005) Leadership development in balance. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum.

Bandra, A. (1007) Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. New York, Ny: W. H. Freeman.

Barreto, H. (2007) The Engine of America: The Secrets to Small Business Success From Entrepreneurs Who Have Made It! New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Baum, S. H., & Conti, D. (2007) What Made jack welch Jack Welch: How Ordinary People Became Extraordinary Leaders. New York, NY: Crown Publishing.

Bordas, J. (2007) Salsa, soul, and spirit: New approaches to leadership from Latino, Black, and American Indiana communities. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.

Bossidy, L., Charan, R., & Burck, C. (2002) Executive: The Disciple of Getting Things Done. New York, NY: Harper Business.

Buckingham, M. (2007) Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance. New York, NY: Free Press

Charan, R. (2008) Leaders at all Levels: Deepening Your Talent Poll to Solve the Succession Crisis. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Charan, R., Drotter, S., & James, N. (2001) The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company.

Chin, J. L., Loot, B., Rice, J. K., & Sanchez-Hucles, J. (2007) Women and Leadership: Transforming vision and diverse voices. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Collins, J. (2001) Good to Great Why Some Companies make the Lead...and Others Don’t. New York, NY: HaperCollins Publisher Inc.

Collins, J., & Porras, J. I. (2001) Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. New York, NY: HaperCollins Publisher Inc.

Collin, J. C., & Porras, J. I. (1997) Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. New York, NY: Harper Business.

Daloz, L. A. P., Keen, C. H., Keen, J. P., Parks, S. D. (1997) Common Fire: Leadership Lives of commitment in a complex world. Boston: Beacon Press.

Day, D. D., Zaccaro, S. J., & Halpin, S. L. (2004) Leadership development for transforming organization: Growing leaders for tomorrow. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Day, D. D., Harrison, M. M., & Halpin, S. M. (2009) An Integrative Approach to Leader Development: Connecting Adult Development, Identity, and Expertise. New York, NY: Routledge.

Drath, W. (2001) The deep blue sea: Rethinking the source of Leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Drucker, P. F. (1986) Managing for Result. New York, NY: HaperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Drucker, P. F. (2002) The Effective Executive. New York, NY: HaperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Eagly, A. H. & Carli, L. L. (2007) Through the labyrinth: The truth about how women become leaders. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Eikenberry, K. (2007) Remarkable Leaderhip: Unleashing Your Leadership Potential One Skill at a Time. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Fulton, R. (1998) Common Sense Supervision. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.

Gawande, A. (2007) Better: A Surgeon’s Note on Performance. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books.

George, B., & Sims, P. (2007) Truth North: Discover your Authentic Leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Gerstener Jr., L. V. (2002) Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? New York, NY: HaperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Giuliani, R. W. & Kurson, K. (2002) Leadership. New York, NY: Hyperion.

Goldsmith, M. & Reiter, M. (2007) What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful Peoople Become Even More Successful. New York, NY: Hyperion.

Gostick, A. & Elton, C. (2007) The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their Employees, Retain Talent, and Drive Performance. New York, NY: Free Press.

Gottfredson. M., & Schaubert, S. (2008) The Breakthrough Imperative: How the Best Managers Get Outstanding Results. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

Groopman, J. (2007) How Doctors Think. New York, NY: Houghton Miffling Company.

Grace, B. (1999) The spirituality of leadership. Seattle: Center for Ethical Leadership.

Haneberg, L. (2007) 10 Steps to Be A Successful Manager. Boston, Massachusetts: ASTD Press.

Haneberg, L. L. (2007) Two Weeks to a Breakthrough: How to Zoom Towards Your Goal in 14 Days or Less. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Heath, C., & Heath, D. (2007) Made it to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. New York, NY: Random House Publishing Group.

Heifetz, R. A, Linsky, M., & Grashow, A. (2009) The practice of adaptive leadership: Tools and tatics for changing your organization and the world. Cambridge, MA: Harvard business Press.

Hirshberg, G. (2008) Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World. New York, NY: Hypertion.

Horn, S. (2006) POP!: Stand Out in Any Crowd. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

Iacocca, L. (2007) Where Have All the Leaders Gone? New York, NY: Scribner.

Kaniqel, R. (1999) The One Best Way: Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

Kegan, R. (1994) In over our heads: the mental demands of modern life. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Klenke, K. (2008) Qualitative research in the study of leadership. Bingly, UK: Emerald.

Koch, C. G. (2007) The Science of Success. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Komives, S. R., Lucas, N., & McMahon, T. R., (2007) Exploring Leadership: For college students who want to make a difference (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Kotter, J. P. (2006) The General Managers. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press.


Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2008). The Student Leadership Challenge: Five practices for exemplary leaders. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Kouzes, J. M., & Posnes, B. (1999) Encouraging the heart. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Kuh, G. D., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J. H., Whitt, E. J. & Associates. (2005) Students success in college: Creating conditions that matter. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Lafley, A. G., & Charan, R. (2008) Game-Changer: How you can drive revenue and profit growth with innovation. New York, NY: Crown Publishing.

Lipman-Blumen, J. (1996) The connective edge: Leading in an interdependent world. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.

Little, S. S. (2008) The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

MacDonald, R. W. (2008) Beat The System: 11 Secrets to Building an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Bureaucratic World. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Manfredi, J. F., & Lorber, R. (2007) Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference - The Revolutionary Old-School Approach. New York, NY: Crown Publishing.

Matusak, L. R. (1996) Finding your voice: Learning to lead…anywhere you want to make a difference. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Maxwell, J. C., (1993) Developing the Leader Within You. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Maxwell, J. C., (2009) How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Maxwell, J. C. (2002) Leadership 101: What Every Leader Need to Know. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Maxwell, J. C., (2007) The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Maxwell, J. C. (1999) The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Neff, T. J., & Citrin, J. M., (2001) Lesson from the Top: The 50 Most Successful Business Leaders in America – and What You Can Learn from Them. New York, NY: Currency Doubleday.

Neustadt, R. E., & May, E. R. (1986) Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision-Makers. New York, NY: Free Press.

Olson, M. S., & Van, B. D. (2008). Stall points: Most companies stop growing--yours doesn't have to. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Pascale, R., Milleman, M., & Gioja, L. (2000) Surfing the Edge of Chaos: The Laws of Nature and the New Laws of Business. New York, NY: Three River Press.

Penn, M. (2007) Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s big change. New York, NY: Hachetter Book Group.

Peters, T. J., & Waterman, R. H. (20047) in Search of Excellence: Lesson from America’s Best-Run Companies. New York: HaperCollins Publisher Inc.

Petty, A., & Petro, R. (2007) Practical Lessons in Leadership: A Guidebook for Aspiring and Experienced Leaders. Canada: Trafford Publishing.

Pfeffer, J., & Sutton, R. I. (2006) Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press.

Poter, M. E., (1998) Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. New York, NY: Free Press.

Prahalad, K. C., & Krishnan, M. S. (2008) The New Age of Innovation: Driving Co-created Value Through Global Networks. New York, NY: McGraw Hill.

Prosen, B. (2006) Kiss Theory Goodbye. Dallas, TX: Gold Pen Publishing.

Puryear, E. (2003) Nineteen Stars: A Study in Military Character and Leadership. Presidio Press.

Resto, C., Ybarra, I., & Sethi, R. (2007) Recruit or Die: How any business can beat the Big Guys in the War for Young Talent. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

Robersts, D. (2007) Deeper learning in leadership: Helping college students find the potential within. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Rocheslle, M. R., (1986) Creativity in Business. New York, NY: Broadway Books.

Semler, R. (2004) The Seven-Day Weekend: Changing the Way Work Works. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

Seidman, D. (2007) How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everythign…In Business (and in Life). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Schembechler, B., & Bacon, J. U. (2007) Bo’s Lasting Lessons: The Legendary Coach Teach the Timeless Fundamental of Leadership. New York, NY: Hachette Book Group.

Soderquist, D. (2005) The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World’s Largest Company. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Stallard, M. L., Dewing-Hommes, C., & Pankau, J. (2007) Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite your Team’s Passion, Creativity, and Productivity. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Thomas, R. (2008) Crucibles of Leadership. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Publishing.

Tichy, N., & Bennis, W. (2007) Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

Traversi, D. M. (2007) The source of leadership: eight drivers of the high-impact leader. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Ulrich, D., & Smallwood, N. (2007) Leadership Brand: Developing customer-focused leaders to drive performance and build lasting value. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Publishing.

U. S. Marine Corps Staff. (1995) Warfighting. New York, NY: Doubleday.

Useem, M. (2006) The Go Point: When It’s Time to Decide – Knowing What to Do and When to Do It. New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group.

Welch, J., & Welch, Suzy. (2005) Winning. New York, NY: HaperCollins Publisher, Inc.

Yankelovich, D. (2006) Profit with Honor: The New Stage of Market Capitalism. New Haven: Yale University Press

Yenne, B. (2007) Guinness: The 250-Year Quest for the Perfect Pint. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.