Leadership Library

This Leadership Library is offered as a resource to current and aspiring faculty leaders. It includes materials that have been collected through people’s recommendations, past campus speakers and programs, and relevant scholarship from faculty colleagues at KU. The library has not been further curated by the Office of Faculty Affairs, and no endorsement should be assumed by the inclusion (or absence) of particular materials. We hope the Leadership Library will be a resource that stimulates personal growth and thought-provoking engagement with varied perspectives. We also welcome additional recommendations at facultyaffairs@ku.edu.

Title Author Publication Date Sort descending Status Tags
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race

Derald Wing Sue

2015 Available Race, Facilitation, Communication, Whiteness, Bias
Seven Keys to Successful Mentoring

E. Wayne Hart

2015 Available Mentoring, Ideas into Action
Leadership Trust: Build It, Keep It

Christopher Evans

2015 Available Leadership, Trust, Ideas into Action
Islam: What Non-Muslims Should Know

John Kaltner

2016 Available Diversity, Bias
Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships across Differences

Tiffany Jana and Matthew Freeman

2016 Available Bias, Communication
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

2016 Available Bias, Race
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

Susan David, PhD

2016 Available Emotional Intelligence, Change, Happiness
Manage Your Boss

Jonathan Vehar

2016 Available Communication
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

Michael Bungay Stanier

2016 Available Leadership, Coaching
Faculty Development in the Age of Evidence: Current Practices, Future Imperatives

Andrea L. Beach, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Ann E. Austin, and Jaclyn K. Rivard

2016 Available
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

2016 Available Perseverance, Leadership
HBR's 10 Must Reads: On Managing Across Cultures

Harvard Business Review

2016 Available Diversity, Management, Conflict
Communication Strategies for Managing Conflict: A Guide for Academic Leaders

Mary Lou Higgerson

2016 Available Department Chairs, Communication, Conflict, Associate Deans, Deans, Leadership
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

2016 Available Change
The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues

Patrick Lencioni

2016 Available Leadership, Teams
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People

Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald

2016 Available Bias, Social Identity, Gender, Race, LGBTQIA, Disability
There Is Life After College: What Parents and Students Should Know About Navigating School to Prepare for the Jobs of Tomorrow

Jeffrey J. Selingo

2016 Available Parenting
Turn the Tide: Rise Above Toxic, Difficult Situations in the Workplace

Kathy Obear, Ed. D.

2016 Available Conflict, Teams
Learning Agility: Unlock the Lessons of Experience

George Hallenbeck

2016 Available Leadership, Change, Ideas into Action
Leadership Brand: Deliver on Your Promise

David Magellan Horth, Lynn B. Miller, and Portia R. Mount

2016 Available Leadership, Ideas into Action