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
Leading Dispersed Teams

Michael E. Kossler and Sonya Prestridge

2004 Available Teams, Ideas into Action
Developing Your Intuition: A Guide to Reflective Practice

Talula Cartwright

2004 Available Leadership, Ideas into Action
Wooden on Leadership

John Wooden

2005 Available Leadership, Teams
Getting the Grant: How Educators Can Write Winning Proposals and Manage Successful Projects

Rebecca Gajda and Richard Tulikangas

2005 Available Research, Project Management
Policy Documents & Reports (10th Edition)

American Association of University Professors

2006 Available Teaching, Research
Adaptability: Responding Effectively to Change

Allan Calarco and Joan Gurvis

2006 Available Change, Ideas into Action
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything

Stephen M. R. Covey

2006 Available Trust
Selling Yourself Without Selling Out: A Leader's Guide to Ethical Self-Promotion

Gina Hernez-Broome, Cindy McLaughlin, and Stephanie Trovas

2006 Available Evaluation, Ideas into Action
The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations

Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom

2006 Available Leadership
Communicating Your Vision

Talula Cartwright and David Baldwin

2006 Available Leadership, Communication, Ideas into Action
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable

Patrick Lencioni

2006 Available Silos, Leadership
Critical Reflections: How Groups Can Learn from Success and Failure

Chris Ernst and André Martin

2006 Available Distress, Perseverance, Ideas into Action
The College Administrator's Survival Guide

C. K. Gunsalus

2006 Available Leadership, Department Chairs, Associate Deans, Deans, Conflict
The Human Side of Leadership: Navigating Emotions at Work

Rick Ginsberg and Timothy Gray Davies

2007 Available Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Management, Communication, Distress, Feedback
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job or The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable for Managers

Patrick Lencioni

2007 Available Management, Employee Engagement
Leadership Networking: Connect, Collaborate, Create

Curt Grayson and David Baldwin

2007 Available Leadership, Networking, Ideas into Action
Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance

Marcus Buckingham

2007 Available Strengths
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't

Robert I. Sutton, PhD

2007 Available Communication
Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering

Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering

2007 Available Gender, Bias
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