Good Reads!

This reading list is a short list considered by leading experts to be fundamental to anyone interested in the subject of leadership or leadership communication.  Click on any of the titles for a link to Amazon.com and a more detailed description.

• Bennis and Nanus; Leaders; Harper and Row
• Bennis, Waren; On Becoming a Leader; Berrett-Koehler
• Cooper and Sawaf; Executive EQ; Grosset-Putnam
• Goleman, Daniel; Emotional Intelligence; Bantam
• Heifitz, Ron; Leadership Without Easy Answers; Harvard Business Press
• Kouzes and Posner; The Leadership Challenge, and Credibility, and Encouraging the Heart; Jossey-Bass
• Pearce, Terry; Leading Out Loud; Jossey-Bass
• O’Toole, James; Leading Change; Ballentine
• Terry, Robert; Authentic Leadership; Jossey-Bass
• Wheatley, Margaret; Leadership and the New Science; Berrett-Koehler
  
  

External Training Vendors and Brokers:

This list of service providers is comprised of leading training centers and institutes as well as local providers that focus on leadership and management research and experiential learning opportunities.

• Center for Creative Leadership 
• Linkage Incorporated 
• Blessing White 
• NTL (National Training Laboratory)
• LSA (Learning Solutions Alliance) Global 
  
  

Competency Vendors and Supporting Resources:

These organizations specialize in competency research and identification processes as well as provide supporting 360-degree feedback instruments and reading materials.

• CCL (Center for Creative Leadership) 
• Handbook of Leadership Development; CCL
• Lominger International
• For Your Improvement, A Guide for Development and Coaching; Lombardo and Eichinger
• PDI (Personnel Decisions International)
• Successful Manager’s Handbook, Development Suggestions for Today’s Managers; PDI
• DDI (Development Dimensions International)