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 Status Tags
Developing Political Savvy

William A. Gentry and Jean Brittain Leslie

2012 Available Communication, Leadership, Ideas into Action
Developing Your Intuition: A Guide to Reflective Practice

Talula Cartwright

2004 Available Leadership, Ideas into Action
Difference Matters: Communicating Social Identity

Brenda J. Allen

2004 Available Social Identity, Race, LGBTQIA, Gender, Communication, Non-violent Communication, Diversity
Direction, Alignment, Commitment: Achieving Better Results Through Leadership

Cynthia McCauley and Lynn Fick-Cooper

2015 Available Leadership, Teams, Ideas into Action
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations on Race

Caprice Hollins and Ilsa Govan

2015 Available Diversity, Equity, Race, Bias, Facilitation
Do You Really Need a Team?

Michael E. Kossler and Kim Kanaga

2001 Available Teams, Ideas into Action
Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us

Daniel H. Pink

2009 Available
Educated: A Memoir

Tara Westover

2018 Available Family
Effective Leadership Communication: A Guide for Department Chairs and Deans for Managing Difficult Situations and People

Mary Lou Higgerson and Teddi A. Joyce

2007 Available Leadership, Conflict, Department Chairs, Associate Deans, Deans, Communication
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

Susan David, PhD

2016 Available Emotional Intelligence, Change, Happiness
Emotional Intelligence: Authentic Leadership

Harvard Business Review

2018 Available Emotional Intelligence, Leadership
Emotional Intelligence: Empathy

Harvard Business Review

2017 Available Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence: Happiness

Harvard Business Review

2017 Available Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, Management
Emotional Intelligence: Influence + Persuasion

Harvard Business Review

2018 Available Emotional Intelligence, Leadership
Emotional Intelligence: Mindfulness

Harvard Business Review

2017 Available Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence: Resilience

Harvard Business Review

2017 Available Emotional Intelligence, Perseverance
Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom (2nd Edition)

John C. Bean

2011 Available Teaching, Communication
Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success

Terry K. Peterson, PhD (ed.)

2013 Available Teaching
Facilitating a Collegial Department in Higher Education: Strategies for Success

Robert E. Cipriano

2011 Available Department Chairs, Associate Deans, Deans, Leadership
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