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 Sort descending	Publication Date	Status	Tags
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know	Malcolm Gladwell	2019	Available	Communication, Negotiation
Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance	Marcus Buckingham	2007	Available	Strengths
Learning From Life: Turning Life's Lessons Into Leadership Experience	Marian N. Ruderman and Patricia J. Ohlott	2000	Available	Leadership, Ideas into Action
Managing Your Whole Life	Marian N. Ruderman, Phillip W. Braddy, Keely M. Hannum, and Ellen E. Kossek	2013	Available	Work/Life Balance, Leadership
The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations - Great Results	Marilyn Gist, PhD	2020	Available	Leadership, Employee Engagement
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life	Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD	2015	Available	Communication, Non-violent Communication
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
Communication Skills for Department Chairs	Mary Lou Higgerson	1996	Available	Leadership, Department Chairs, Communication
Communication Strategies for Managing Conflict: A Guide for Academic Leaders	Mary Lou Higgerson	2016	Available	Department Chairs, Communication, Conflict, Associate Deans, Deans, Leadership
Building Resiliency: How to Thrive in Times of Change	Mary Lynn Pulley and Michael Wakefield	2001	Available	Perseverance, Change, Ideas into Action
Readings for Diversity and Social Justice	Maurianne Adams, Warren J. Blumenfeld, D. Chase J. Catalano, Kari "Safire" DeJong, Heather W. Hackman, Larissa E. Hopkins, Barbara J. Love, Madeline L. Peters, Davey Shlasko, and Ximena Zúñiga (eds.)	2018	Available	Diversity, Bias, Race, Disability, Social Identity, Gender, LGBTQIA
Becoming a More Versatile Learner	Maxine A. Dalton	1998	Available	Ideas into Action
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever	Michael Bungay Stanier	2016	Available	Leadership, Coaching
The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter	Michael D. Watkins	2013	Available	Leadership
Do You Really Need a Team?	Michael E. Kossler and Kim Kanaga	2001	Available	Teams, Ideas into Action
Leading Dispersed Teams	Michael E. Kossler and Sonya Prestridge	2004	Available	Teams, Ideas into Action
Active Listening: Improve Your Ability to Listen and Lead	Michael H. Hoppe	2014	Available	Communication, Ideas into Action, Leadership
Supporting Innovators: Trust, Purpose, Partnership	Michael T. Mitchell	2018	Available	Leadership, Innovation, Ideas into Action
Fix Your Climate: A Practical Guide to Reducing Microagressions, Microbullying, and Bullying in the Academic Workplace	Myron R. Anderson, Ph.D. and Kathryn S. Young, Ph.D.	2020	Available	Microagressions
HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations	Nancy Duarte	2012	Available	Communication