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 ascending Status Tags
Manage Your Boss

Jonathan Vehar

2016 Available Communication
Learning Agility: Unlock the Lessons of Experience

George Hallenbeck

2016 Available Leadership, Change, Ideas into Action
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
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
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

2016 Available Change
Communication Strategies for Managing Conflict: A Guide for Academic Leaders

Mary Lou Higgerson

2016 Available Department Chairs, Communication, Conflict, Associate Deans, Deans, Leadership
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

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

Patrick Lencioni

2016 Available Leadership, Teams
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

Susan David, PhD

2016 Available Emotional Intelligence, Change, Happiness
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People

Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald

2016 Available Bias, Social Identity, Gender, Race, LGBTQIA, Disability
Leadership Trust: Build It, Keep It

Christopher Evans

2015 Available Leadership, Trust, Ideas into Action
The Essential Academic Dean or Provost: A Comprehensive Desk Reference

Jeffrey L. Buller

2015 Available Associate Deans, Deans
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go so Their Children Can Succeed

Jessica Lahey

2015 Available Family
Shaping Work-Life Culture in Higher Education: A Guide for Academic Leaders

Laura Koppes Bryan

2015 Available Leadership, Department Chairs, Associate Deans, Deans, Work/Life Balance
Getting to Yes with Yourself: How to Get What You Truly Want

William Ury

2015 Available Happiness, Negotiation, Family
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race

Derald Wing Sue

2015 Available Race, Facilitation, Communication, Whiteness, Bias
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations on Race

Caprice Hollins and Ilsa Govan

2015 Available Diversity, Equity, Race, Bias, Facilitation
HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

Harvard Business Review

2015 Available Coaching, Employee Engagement
HBR Guide to Office Politics

Karen Dillon

2015 Available Leadership, Conflict