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| Strongly
recommended: |
| Campbell,
Joseph |
The
Hero with a Thousand Faces |
Fontana
Press,
London, 1993. |
| The
foremost expert on myth presents the archetype of
the hero’s journey – some aspects of
which will inspire the mortal leader. |
| Kipling,
Rudyard |
If |
Penguin
Books, London, 1977 |
| If
you approach this poem with leadership in mind,
it will amply repay your (re)reading. Also at
www.di.unipi.it/~coppola/if.html |
| Kotter,
John P. |
John
P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do |
Harvard
Business School Press, Boston, 1999 |
| An
excellent, practical, concise portrayal of the
leader’s role. If you read only one book
from this bibliography, this should be it. Part 1
is Leadership and Change. Part 2 is Dependency
and Networks. |
| Larger
bibliography (alphabetic by author;
comments follow the relevant book): |
| Belbin,
M. |
Team
Roles at Work |
Butterworth
Heinemann. Oxford, 1993 |
| A
presentation of Belbin’s widely used
approach, which includes nine roles (e.g., Plant,
Shaper, Completer-Finisher). |
| Bennis,
Warren |
On
Becoming a Leader |
Addison-Wesley,
Reading, Mass., 1989 |
| An
insightful perspective by pioneering leader and
behavioural psychologist. |
| Bower,
Marvin |
The
Will to Lead |
HBS
Press,
Boston, 1997 |
| Subtitled
‘Running a Business with a Network of
Leaders’, this book comes from the man who
founded and shaped the world of management
consulting, and who led McKinsey & Co for
nearly three decades. |
| Boyett,
J. H. and Boyett, J. T. |
The
Guru Guide |
Wiley,
New York, 1998 |
| Succeeds
in demystifying the terms, concepts and theories
of top commentators on management. |
| Carnegie,
Dale |
How
to Win Friends and Influence People |
Pocket
Books,
New York, 1994. |
| A
classic. Its suggestions have stood the test of
time – selling more than 15 million copies
since 1938. |
| Covey,
Stephen R. |
The
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People |
Simon
& Schuster,
London, 1992 |
| Extols
both Private Victory ( Be proactive, Begin with
the end in Mind, Put first things first), and
Public Victory (Think win/win, Seek first to
understand then to be understood, Synergise), and
Renewal (Sharpen the saw). |
| de
Bono, Edward |
Lateral
Thinking |
Penguin
Books, London, 1990 |
| An
aid as you dismantle obstacles and clear the way
for progress. |
| Forster,
E. M. |
Aspects
of the Novel |
Penguin
Books, London, 1974 |
| A
classic of literary criticism that will help some
leaders to make their ‘vision’
compelling. |
| Gardner,
Howard |
Leading
Minds |
HarperCollins,
London 1996 |
| The
man who revolutionised our understanding of
intelligence and creativity in such books as Frames
of Mind and Creating Minds now does
the same for leadership. |
| Gardner,
John W. |
On
Leadership |
Free
Press, New York, 1990 |
| Reaches
for the ‘issues behind the issues’ in
leadership: shared values, social cohesion and
renewal of the institution. |
| Harvard
Business Review |
On
Leadership |
HBS
Press,
Boston, 1998 |
| Eight
of Harvard Business Review’s most
influential articles on leadership, from The
Discipline of Building Character to Whatever
happened to the Take-Charge Manager? |
| Katzenbach,
Jon R & the RCL team |
Real
Change Leaders |
Random
House,
New York, 1995 |
| Focuses
on the crucial role of middle managers as change
agents. |
| Katzenbach,
Jon R & Douglas, KS |
The
Wisdom of Teams |
HarperCollins,
London, 1994 |
| Gets
to the essence of teamwork (in its many guises):
performance results, collective work products and
personal growth – through skills,
accountability and commitment. |
| Kozubska,
Joanna |
The 7
Keys of Charisma |
Kogan
Page,
London, 1997 |
| In
search of that elusive quality, this work focuses
on confidence, vision, communications, style,
‘moving and shaking’, visibility and
mystery/enigma. |
| Landsberg,
Max |
The
Tao of Coaching |
HarperCollins,
London, 1996 |
| Tools
and techniques for boosting your own
effectiveness at work by inspiring and developing
those around. In the same format as the book you
are now reading. |
| Landsberg,
Max |
The
Tao of Motivation |
HarperCollins,
London, 1999 |
| Practical
suggestions on how to motivate yourself and
others. |
| Levicki,
Cyril |
The
Leadership Gene |
Pitman
Publishing, London, 1998 |
| Advice
on developing a lifelong career in leadership.
Presents a taxonomy of leadership styles. |
| Machiavelli,
Niccolò |
The
Prince |
Penguin
Books,
London, 1961 |
| Though
common parlance has tarnished the author’s
name, even the altruistic leader can learn much
from this considered treatise on leadership. |
| Maister,
David H. |
True
Professional |
Free
Press,
New York, 1997 |
| Focuses
on the professional services firm: serving
clients, teamwork and leading the firm. |
| McKee,
Robert |
Story:
substance, structure, style and the principles of
screenwriting |
Methuen,
London, 1998 |
| The
book’s subtitle says it all. From a
recognised doyen of writers’ coaches, a
definitive work to help the leader develop his
‘vision’. |
| Nanus,
Burt |
Visionary
Leadership |
Jossey-Bass,
San Francisco, 1992 |
| Focuses
on that ‘v’ word, aiming to help you
create a ‘compelling sense of direction for
your organisation’. |
| Pfeffer,
Jeffrey |
Competitive
Advantage through People |
HBS
Press,
Boston, 1994 |
| Includes
excellent examples of how leaders and managers
have challenged past practices and achieved
extraordinary success. |
| Pfeffer,
Jeffrey |
Managing
with Power |
HBS
Press,
Boston, 1992 |
| In
Tom Phillips’ words, "Pfeffer does a
masterful job of demystifying and de-Satanizing
the topic of power in organisations. |
| Phillips,
Donald T. |
Martin
Luther King, Jr. On Leadership |
Warner
Books, Inc., New York, 1999 |
| Though
not written by the civil rights leader himself,
the author nevertheless characterises well
King’s demagogic style of leadership.
Includes illuminating excerpts from King’s
many speeches. |
| Senge,
Peter |
The
Fifth Discipline |
Random
House,
London 1992 |
| This
classic work proposes that the learning
organisation adopts five disciplines (systems
thinking, personal mastery, mental models,
building of shared vision, and team learning). |
Blanchard,
K &
S. Johnson |
The
One Minute Manager |
HarperCollins,
London, 1983 |
| Quick and easy introduction to the
basics of coaching and feedback. |
| Bone,
D |
Practical
Guide to Effective Listening |
Kogan
Page,
London, 1991 |
| A short, comprehensive guide to skills
in listening. |
| Gallway,
T |
The
Inner Game of Golf
The Inner Game of Tennis
Inner Skiing |
Jonathan
Cape,
London, 1975 |
| Introductions to 'coachee-centred'
philosophy, principles and questioning techniques
- based on sports, but of broader application. |
| Whitmore,
J |
Coaching
for Performance: A Practical Guide to Growing
Your Own Skills |
Nicholas
Breley,
London, 1994 |
| Excellent 'self-help' guide for the
development of coaching skills. |
| Attar,
F |
The
Conference of the Birds
(Condensed version in Tales from the
Land of the Sufis by M Bayat and M A Jamnia) |
Shambhala
Publications Inc,
Boston, Massachusetts, 1994 |
| In search of their leader, the thirty
birds cross the Valleys of Quest, Love, Gnosis,
Detachment and Unity, and then the Deserts of
Astonishment and Annihilation. Eventually they
discover … |
| Chopra,
D |
The
Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - a practical
guide to the fulfilment of your dreams |
Bantam
Press,
London, 1996 |
| A Virtual Reality tool-kit for the 21st
century spiritual traveller. |
| Dante,
A |
Divina
Commedia |
Penguin
Books,
London, 1984 |
| Illustrates how the journey to
motivation and self-actualisation needs the
guidance of both Reason and the Faith, in the
guises of Virgil and Beatrice. |
| Maslow, AH |
A Theory of Human Motivation |
Psychological
Review #50 (1943): 370-96; American Psychological
Press, 1943 |
| This
paper sets out Maslow’s thoughts on his
famous hierarchy of needs; still applicable and
widely-quoted. |
| Robbins,
A |
Unlimited
Power - the new science of personal achievement |
Simon
& Schuster Ltd,
London, 1988 |
| Techniques to reprogramme yourself, and
to remake your world. Key-words: syntax of
success, confidence, emotional freedom, structure
of beliefs. |
| Various |
(Auto)biographies |
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| Read a biography of a person who
intrigues you; observe how they remained
motivated. |
| Berne,
E |
A
Layman’s Guide to Psychiatry and
Psychoanalysis |
Penguin
Books,
London, 1968 |
| A clearly written outline, for the
general reader. How the mind works when it
develops normally; what can go wrong and why;
what treatments are available for mental illness. |
Berne,
E
|
Games
People Play |
Penguin
Books,
London, 1968 |
| A brilliant, amusing and clear catalogue
of the psychological theatricals that human
beings play over and over again. A classic. |
| Brizer,
D |
Psychiatry
for Beginners |
Writers
and Readers Publishers, Inc.,
New York, 1993 |
| A light-hearted - yet insightful -
review of psychiatry and psychology. Illustrated
with caricature-inspired art. |
| Ellis,
A |
Better,
Deeper and More Enduring Brief Therapy: The
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach |
Brunner
Mazel, Inc New York,
1995
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| A succinct and accessible guide to a
very practical school of cognitive psychology. |
Keirsey,
D &
M Bates |
Please
Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types |
Prometheus
Nemesis Book Company, Del Mar,
California, 1984 |
| Introduction to the Myers-Briggs
framework of personality types. |
| O’Connor,
J & Seymour J |
Introducing
Neuro-Linguistic Programming |
The
Aquarian Press,
London, 1993 |
| The fundamental principles and tools of
NLP - presented in an accessible and engaging
format. |
| Pope,
A |
An
Essay on Man
(in Pope - Poetical Works) |
Oxford
University Press,
Oxford, 1966 |
Psychologist and
poet intertwined,
Pope bared the soul, the passions, and the mind.
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