Selected Readings of Personal &
Organizational Development

Organizational Transitions, Richard Beckhard & Reuben Harris, 1987

"Managing Complex Change" Second Edition

Publisher: Addison/Wesley, Reading, MA 117 pages

Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott, 2002

"Achieving Success at Work and in Life on Conversation at a Time"

Publisher: Berkely Books, New York

Powerful Conversations, Phil Harkins, 1999

"How High Impact Leaders Communicate"

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York 192 pages

Leadership is an Art Max DePree 1989

Contributors: "All the folks at Herman-Miller and elsewhere who taught me...and are teaching me....the art of leadership"

Publisher: Bantan/Doubleday/Dell, New York 148 pages

Primal Leadership, Daniel Goleman, 2002

"Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence"

Publisher: Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA 306 pages

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith, 2007

"How Successful People Become More Successful"

Publisher: Hyperion, New York 236 pages

The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes & Barry Posner 1987-2002

"How to Get Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations"

Publisher: Jossey/Bass, San Francisco 362 pages

Visionary Leadership, Burt Nanus, 1992

"A Systematic Approach to Developing a Vision"

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, San Francisco 237 pages

Crucial Confrontations, Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler 2005

"Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, & Bad Behavior

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York

NOTE: This is a partial listing from a variety of authors. Your local library has many additional reference, resources and books. Another source of and examples of leadership can be found in the biographies (or autobiographies) of famous people or pioneers in a particular field. Feel free to send additional recommendations.