Student Leadership Center Library

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American Heritage. (1996). The American heritage dictionary of the English language. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.

Association for Women in Science. (1995). A hand up: Women mentoring women in science. The Association for Women in Science, Washington D. C.

AWIS produced this 350-page 'paper mentor' as part of its Mentoring Project. The book consists of four sections. The first includes interviews with 37 individual women in science, mathematics, and engineering, from undergraduates to noted science professionals. The second section of the book identifies common threads among the interviews of the first part regarding personal and professional challenges. The third section offers suggestions and information from noted scientists. It discusses philosophic and gender issues and offers educational and professional advice, while the final section of the book provides an extensive list of nearly 100 scientific feminist and educational organizations — both private sector and federal — that support women in the sciences, as well as sections on job searches and letters of recommendation.

Barr, J. & Desler, M. K. (2000). The handbook of student affairs administration. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

What issues and trends affect higher education and student affairs today? What skills and competencies will student affairs administrators need to confront change and future challenges? What opportunities and choices will they discover as they strive to develop professionally? In this fully updated handbook, thirty-nine experts discuss the answers to these and other essential questions. Together, they provide a definitive reference for student affairs professionals at all levels of administration and management. The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration offers specific, practical advice as well as broad approaches to planning and problem solving. Readers will find discussions on such critical topics as institutional mission, strategic planning, change management, finance and budgeting, staff selection, training and evaluation, conflict resolution, fundraising, legal and ethical behavior, service development, technological innovation, diversity, leadership, and more.

Bens, I. (2000). Facilitating with ease: A step-by-step guidebook with customizable worksheets on CD-ROM. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

If you need to facilitate productive, effective meetings with skill and authority, then this package is definitely for you. Based on fifteen years of in-the-field experience, it contains the same easy-to-follow instructions, techniques, and hands-on tools the author has used to teach thousands of team leaders, consultants, supervisors, and beginning managers how to facilitate with ease. Complete with worksheets on CD-ROM that can be customized to fit your personal needs, it's a complete facilitation workshop in take-home form.

Blanchard, K., Zigarmi, P. & Zigarmi, D. (1985). Leadership and the one minute manager. William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York.

In clear, simple terms, Leadership and The One Minute Manager teaches managers the art of Situational Leadership — a simple system that refutes the conventional management mandate of treating all employees equally. Here, you'll learn why tailoring management styles to individual employees is so important, why knowing when to delegate, support or direct is critical, how to identify the leadership style suited to a particular person, and how consistent use of the One Minute techniques will produce better management and enhanced motivation on all levels.

Brinkley, A., Dessants, D., Flamm, M., Fleming, C., Forcey, C. & Rothschild, E. (1999). The Chicago handbook for teachers: A practical guide to the college classroom. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

All teachers must start somewhere, but teaching that first class can be tough. While college instructors are usually trained extensively in their specific disciplines, they are seldom trained in how to deal with the actual classroom. The authors try to remedy that situation with this manual. Although meant primarily for beginning teachers, this work is so packed with useful information that experienced teachers could also benefit from reading it. Included are the basics, such as how to plan courses and implement lessons, as well as little-known tips, e.g., use commercial photocopier companies to obtain any permissions a teacher might need. Preparing a syllabus, leading classroom discussions, lecturing, avoiding cheating — it's all here!

Chapman, R. L. (1990). Roget's International Thesaurus (5th ed). HarperCollins Publishers, New York.

Conger, J. A. (1992). Learning to lead: The art of transforming managers into leaders. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

Conger shares his undercover experiences in five popular leadership programs to offer executives, managers, human resource professionals, and consultants' personal insights into the role training plays in leadership development.

Conger, J. A. & Associates. (1994). Spirit at work: Discovering the spirituality in leadership. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

An insightful exploration into the role of spirituality in leadership. The contributors use thought-provoking examples to expand the definition of leadership to include the development of hospitable spaces for work life, services to both the organization and the community, and personal development of individuals within the organization.

Dalai Lama (1981). The power of compassion. Thorsons, San Francisco.

Millions of Westerners have been enlightened by Buddhism's message of peace and tolerance. These teachings are now available in a lucid conversation with Buddhism's most respected teacher in which the Dalai Lama discusses modern issues — racial hatred, abortion, the strife in Bosnia — and how they can be understood and reconciled with a positive view of humanity.

Dunkel, N. W. & Schuh, J. H. (1998). Advising student groups and organizations. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

This guide, designed for both seasoned and first time advisers, provides the skills and knowledge base necessary to develop an understanding of the various kinds of student groups and how they function. Readers will learn how to meet the challenges of representing both the needs of the institution and the needs of groups. The book clarifies the various roles of the adviser, including teacher, leader, follower, supervisor, and mentor. It reviews mediation and problem solving, discusses communication and learning styles, shows how to build connections with students, understand group development, identify the boundaries between advising and friendship, and maintain relationships with students from every walk of life. Strategies for motivating student leaders, providing academic and career assistance, and tackling budgetary and legal issues are included as well. Reading lists, suggested activities, and case studies are woven throughout the book and offer practical, day-to-day advice that make the advisory role easier and more rewarding.

Freeman, F. H., Knott, K. B. & Schwartz, M. K. (1996). Leadership education: A source book, Volume 1 Courses and Programs. Center for creative leadership, Greensboro, NC.

Drawing on a survey of colleges, universities, professional organization, corporate universities, training organizations, and other sites, this edition presents selected descriptions of 150 leadership courses and programs.

Freeman, F. H., Knott, K. B. & Schwartz, M. K. (1996). Leadership education: A source book, Volume 2 Leadership Resources. Center for creative leadership, Greensboro, NC.

Leadership Resources includes descriptions of writings and films on leadership, information on how to find active leadership educators and organizations, online e-mail lists useful for connecting with colleagues, and announcements of several conferences and meetings.

Goldsmith, M., Lyons, L. & Freas, A. (2000). Coaching for leadership: How the world's greatest coaches help leaders learn. Jossey-Bass/Pfeffer, San Francisco.

The world's greatest coaches come together to provide a comprehensive look at how modern coaching is taking over as the management style of choice. Leaders around the world are becoming coaches. But, the understanding of what executive coaching is and how it can increase leaders' effectiveness has not grown as fast as the application of this process. Coaching for Leadership: How the World's Greatest Coaches Help Leaders Learn brings together the best executive coaches to give the reader an understanding of how coaching works, why it works, and how leaders can make the best use of the coaching process.

Hooks, B. (1994). Teaching to transgress: Education as the practice of freedom. Routledge, New York.

By combining personal narrative, essay, critical theory, dialogue and a fantasy interview with herself, Hooks declares that education today is failing students by refusing to acknowledge their particular histories. Criticizing the teaching establishment for employing an over-factualized knowledge to deny and suppress diversity, Hooks accuses colleagues of using "the classroom to enact rituals of control that were about domination and the unjust exercise of power." Far from a castigation of her field, however, Teaching to Transgress is full of hope and excitement for the possibility of education to liberate and include. She is a gentle, though firm, critic, as in the essay "Holding My Sister's Hand," which could well become a classic about the distrust between black and white feminists.

Jandt, F. E. (1985). Win-win negotiating: Turning conflict into agreement. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York.

In this conversation with his co-author, Paul Gillette, Dr. Jandt tells you how to use the same negotiating techniques and tactics used by people whose job is managing conflict — labor negotiators, diplomats and corporate managers. Get what you want and win allies, with "win-win" negotiating techniques. Here are the same methods used by people whose jobs are managing conflict and how to put them to work for you in everyday business situations.

Komives, S. R., Lucas, N. & McMahon, T. R. (1998). Exploring leadership: For college students who want to make a difference. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

"My students have been searching for a leadership book that they don't have to translate to their experiences. At last, here is a book that integrates cutting edge ideas of leadership with examples and stories from college students." — Kathleen E. Allen, vice president for student development, College of Saint Benedict.

Exploring Leadership provides a unique view of leadership as a participatory process, and helps students and young adults to develop their own potential for leadership in the organizations, groups, and communities of an increasingly diverse and complex world.

Kouzes, J. M. & Posner, B. Z. (1995). The leadership challenge. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

The Leadership Challenge is to address issues they uncovered in research on ordinary people achieving "individual leadership standards of excellence." The keys they identified — model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, encourage the heart — have now been reexamined in the context of the post-millennium world and updated in a third edition. "What we have discovered, and rediscovered, is that leadership is not the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women," write Kouzes, chairman emeritus of the Tom Peters Company, and Posner, dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. "People make extraordinary things happen by liberating the leader within everyone." After explaining their concept and methodology, the authors detail the five essentials noted above in a pair of chapters apiece that bring clarity to their theories with case studies and recommended actions.

Kouzes, J. M. & Posner, B. Z. (1995). An instructor's guide to the leadership challenge. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

Leonard, D. & Swap, W. (1999). When sparks fly: Igniting creativity in groups. Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA.

Want to fire up creativity in your company? When Sparks Fly just might be the fuel you're looking for. Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap describe a method that can help people become more innovative and better at teamwork. "Whether you lead a group of three in a nonprofit foundation or 300,000 in a Fortune 500 business, the basic process of creativity is the same," writes Leonard, a Harvard Business School professor, and Swap, a Tufts University dean. The process involves five steps: selecting the right mix of people to spark creativity; identifying the problem needing novel ideas; developing alternatives; taking time to consider choices; and selecting one option. Leonard and Swap bolster their ideas with real-life examples of corporate creativity and analysis of dozens of psychological studies about human innovation.

McCauley, C. D., Moxley, R. S. & Van Velsor, E. (1998). The center for creative leadership handbook of leadership development. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

The Center for Creative Leadership is the world's largest institution devoted to leadership research and education. Now, in one comprehensive volume, it offers the essence of its experience: a thorough explanation of the elements of leadership development. Get valuable information on: Implementing feedback-intensive programs, evaluating the impact of leadership development programs, dealing with cross-cultural and diversity issues in leadership development . . . and much more!

Newstrom, J. & Scannell, E. (1998). The big book of team building games: Trust-building activities, team spirit exercises, and other fun things to do. McGraw-Hill, New York.

Did you know that games can be a terrifically effective way to build team spirit, communication, and trust among people who work together day in and day out? Now you can spark morale in any work group by choosing from 70 stimulating games and activities specifically designed for the manager who's looking to raise sagging morale in a department, liven up boring staff meetings, enable team members to collaborate smoothly and effectively, and much more!

Parle Craig, P. & Hopper, V. F. (1986). Barron's 1001 pitfalls in English grammar, 3rd ed. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., Hauppauge, NY.

Pipher, M. (1994). Reviving Ophelia: Saving the selves of adolescent girls. Ballantine Books, New York.

At adolescence, says Mary Pipher, "girls become 'female impersonators' who fit their whole selves into small, crowded spaces." Many lose spark, interest, and even IQ points as a "girl-poisoning" society forces a choice between being shunned for staying true to oneself and struggling to stay within a narrow definition of female. Pipher's alarming tales of a generation swamped by pain may be partly informed by her role as a therapist who sees troubled children and teens, but her sketch of a tougher, more menacing world for girls often hits the mark. She offers some prescriptions for changing society and helping girls resist.

Sugar S. & Takacs, G. (2000). Games that teach teams: 21 activities to super-charge your group! Jossey-Bass/Pfeffer, San Francisco.

Steve Sugar, along with George Takacs, tackles teams and team learning through the use of more than 20 competitive games and interactive learning exercises. Using the comprehensive facilitator notes, you'll be able to customize these innovative games to suit the training needs of the teams in your organization. Games That Teach Teams: Gives your teams the opportunity to discuss serious team topics in a non-threatening setting, includes a matrix indicating which games are most appropriate for specific team issues, contains sample exercises using game "frames" that allow you to create your own games, is completely reproducible, saving you time and money!

Tichy, N. M. & Sherman, S. (1993). Control your destiny or someone else will. Doubleday, New York.

The book is broken down into three "acts" which recount the years of Jack Welch — when and how he was made the CEO with GE, the early years of layoffs, the early resistance to his ideas, reorganization of GE, the need for globalization, and eventual acceptance of his ideas as he empowered GE's employees. Welch's ideas of empowering the employee encompassed such things as "boundarylessness," strong values, leadership, simplicity, and productivity. As the book progresses, the reader is provided with the real world GE examples that qualified Jack's ideas and their results. Nor does the book hold back from describing Jack's missteps and describes the lessons learned.

Webster's New World. (1997). College dictionary with CD-ROM (3rd ed). Macmillan General Reference, New York.

Crisp Fifty-Minute Books:

Braham, B. & Wahl, C. (2000). Be your own coach. Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, CA.

This book is designed to help people reflect on their own experience and use what they learn as a source of personal growth. Recognize opportunities for personal and professional growth, define commitments to yourself and keep them, develop greater self-confidence and self-awareness, and understand the power of your feelings, moods and reactions. The authors provide a detailed self-assessment section plus a section on coaching "tools" like choice management and self-observation.

Knowdell, R. & Chapman, E. N. (1993). Personal counseling. Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, CA.

This book will teach you how to help others and help themselves. Help employees, customers, friends, and family explore options, help people make their own decisions, provide support and reinforcement, create a comfortable counseling atmosphere with improved listening skills.

Lloyd, S. R. (1995). Developing positive assertiveness. Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, CA.

Developing Positive Assertiveness offers practical techniques for personal success. Offers lessons on how to take charge of your life, learn the four styles of assertive behavior, understand the appropriate use of assertive words, and find your natural styles of communication.

Maddux, R. B. (1998). Delegating for results. Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, CA.

Delegating for Results offers an action plan for success as a manager. Learn how to remove barriers to common delegation problems, get past the "I can do it myself" syndrome, learn to use levels of authority, and learn to teach others problem-solving techniques.

Scott, C. D. & Jaffe, D. T. (1991). Empowerment. Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, CA.

Empowerment is a practical guide for success and offers the Key Qualities of the empowered workplace. It teaches you how to check your empowerment level and move mindsets from pyramids to circles. It also highlights the three paths to empowerment within the workplace.

Straub, C. (1997). Creating your skills portfolio. Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, CA.

Show off your skills and accomplishments by learning about three basic portfolio layouts to help you use your portfolio as a marketing tool. You will gain new understanding in the presentation of your skills and discover the five steps to an excellent portfolio.