Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t. Harper Business, 2001. Prequel: Jim Collins, Built to Last Sequel: Jim Collins, Good to Great and the Social Sectors Referenced in: Level Five Leadership Transformational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an interesting contribution to the literature representing the transformational and empowering leadership
Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. Collins Business, 2004. Sequel: Jim Collins, Good to Great Referenced in: Level Five Leadership Strategies for Church Renewal – Leader-Directed Vision Casting LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an interesting expression of the transformational and empowering approaches to leadership with an emphasis on
Stephen M. R. Covey and Rebecca R. Merrill, The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything. Free Press, 2006. Prequel: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Related volume: The 8th Habit Referenced in: Empowering Leadership Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness LifeandLeadership.com Summary This excellent volume is co-authored by the eldest son of
Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness. Simon and Schuster, 2004. Companion volumes: The 8th Habit Personal Workbook (2006) and 8th Habit Miniature Edition (2006). Prequel: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (2004). Related volume: The Speed of Trust (2006). Referenced in: Empowering Leadership Leadership Development through Character Formation Leadership Development
Stephen R. Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, 15th Anniversary Edtion. Free Press, 2004. Companion volume: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Personal Workbook Sequels: The 8th Habit and The 8th Habit Personal Workbook Related volume: The Speed of Trust Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Character Formation
Richard Boyatzis, Fran Johnston and Annie McKee, Becoming a Resonant Leader: Develop Your Emotional Intelligence, Renew Your Relationships, Sustain Your Effectiveness. Harvard Business Press, 2008. Prequel: Boyatzis, Resonant Leadership (2005). Referenced in: Primal/Resonant Leadership Leadership and Emotional Systems/Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a sequel to Boyatzis and McKee’s previous volume, Resonant Leadership, and reads best
Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting With Others Through Mindfulness, Hope and Compassion. Harvard Business Press, 2005. Prequel: Goleman, Primal Leadership (2002) Sequel: Richard Boyatzis, Fran Johnston and Annie McKee, Becoming a Resonant Leader Referenced in: Primal/Resonant Leadership Leadership and Emotional Systems/Self-Differentiation LifeandLeadership.com Summary Boyatzis and McKee build upon the
Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead With Emotional Intelligence. Harvard Business Press, 2004. Companion volume: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ (2006). Sequel: Goleman, Resonant Leadership (2005). Referenced in: Primal/Resonant Leadership Leadership and Emotional Maturity LifeandLeadership.com Summary This in an interesting reflection of the empowering and
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End. Random House/Crown Business, 2004. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Failure and Setback LifeandLeadership.com Summary Kanter, a Harvard Business professor and long-time editor of the Harvard Business Review, studied winning and losing teams and organizations. She was perplexed by how winners can be
Calvin Miller, The Empowered Leader: 10 Keys to Servant Leadership. Broadman and Holman Academic, 1997. Referenced in: Servant Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This insightful book is a valid addition to the plethora of leadership resources. Like most Christian literature on the subject, Miller takes the servant/empowerment oriented principles from the corporate arena and looks at them
