Archive for the ‘Leadership Books’ Category
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Inevitable: Mass Customized Learning in the Age of Empowerment by Charles Schwahn & Beatrice McGarvey (©2011, Schwhan & McGarvey) shares an exciting vision for education that uses today’s powerful mass customizing technology to meet the individual learning needs and interests of every learner every day. The goal is to do for learners what Apple does for music lovers, Amazon does for readers, and what Google does for seekers of information. Mass Customized Learning is necessary and doable.
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, (©2010, CROWN: New York, NY.) is about six everyday illusions that profoundly influence our lives. They are the illusions of attention, memory, confidence, knowledge, cause, and potential. These are distorted beliefs we hold about our minds that are not just wrong, but wrong in dangerous ways. Once you know about these illusions, you will view the world differently and think about it more clearly. You will recognize when people are taking advantage of illusions in an attempt to obfuscate or persuade. Seeing through these veils will help connect you with reality. I will soon post a summary of Cathy Davidson’s Now You See It which draws heavily on this book.
Tags: Christopher Chabris, Daniel Simons, Invisible Gorilla
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Leading School Change: 9 Strategies to Bring Everybody on Board by Todd Whitaker provides excellent general advice for education leaders who need to guide their cultures through meaningful changes with the goal of improving the quality of instruction. Todd draws on his wealth of experience as a leader and as an author to provide a book that every school principal and superintendent should add to their shelves.
Tags: Change, Leadership, Todd Whitaker
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Managing the Millennials: Discover The Core Competencies for Managing Today’s Workforce by Chip Espinoza, Mick Ukleja, & Craig Rusch is a must read for leaders, teachers, and parents who have to deal with a generation raised at a very different time. It is based on abundant research and a two-year study conducted by the authors.
Tags: Chip Espinoza, Craig Rush, Managing the Millennials, Mick Ukleja
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential. Parenting – Business – School – Relationships by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.(©2008 Ballantine Books Trade Paperback Edition: New York, NY.) will help you learn how a simple belief about yourself guides a large part of your life. Much of what you think about your personality grows out of your mindset. Much of what may be preventing you from fulfilling your potential grows out of it. Your true potential is unknown and unknowable. The hand you are dealt is just the starting point for development. If you believe that your qualities are carved in stone (the fixed mindset) you must prove yourself over and over. Dweck draws on twenty years of research to show that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.
Tags: Carol Dweck, Mindset
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention WIll Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn by Cathy N. Davidson (© 2011, Viking Penguin: New York, NY) shows how the phenomenon of attention blindness shapes our lives, and how it has led to one of the greatest problems of our historical moment. Many of us toil in schools and workplaces that were designed for the last century. Cathy believes we will find the answers we need in places where disruption and distraction are producing exciting results. She paints a picture of the future of work and education as she introduces us to visionaries whose ideas will effect us all. Drawing from the fields of brain science, psychology, education, management science, technology, and more, she presents a picture of an interactive world where each of us can make a valued contribution.
Tags: Cathy N Davidson, Now You See It
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Outliers: The Story of Success (©2008, Little Brown: New York, NY) is Malcolm Gladwell’s third mega best seller after The Tipping Point and Blink, both of which are summarized here. Gladwell looks at many notable situations where people or populations stand out from the crowd. He finds that circumstances and effort are more important than talent. There are many lessons here for educators and parents.
Tags: Bill Gates, Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, The Beatles
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Paying Attention: Thoughts on Communication in Schools by Troy Roddy, PhD (©2011, Troy P. Roddy) focuses on what might be the most important leadership topic, and the one most in need of improvement in schools and other institutions. If you ask people what needs to improve, communication will probably be at or near the top of the list. Troy packs excellent advice into 33 quick and easy pages to help anyone improve this important skill. It’s only $2.99 at Amazon. You can follow him on Twitter as @DrTroyRoddy or at his blog.
Tags: Communication, Paying Attention, Troy P. Roddy
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Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Power Listening: Mastering the Most Critical Business Skill of All by Bernard T. Ferrari (©2012, Portfolio/Penguin: New York, NY) provides specific lessons in how to improve what may be the single most undervalued and underdeveloped skill for leaders, educators, parents, and students. Bernie makes a compelling case that anyone can improve from a mediocre listener to a power listener. It just takes commitment and practice. This is the rare resource that goes beyond just telling you that listening is important to telling you how to do it well. Every organization should click the icon below to buy more copies of this vital book for everyone in a position of leadership.
Tags: Bernard T. Ferrari, Listening, Power Listening
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Thursday, April 19th, 2012
QUIET: The Power of Introverts In a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain (© 2012, Crown Publishers: New York, NY) tells the story of how being introverted has its advantages and how the extrovert ideal is over rated. Learn how forced collaboration can stand in the way of innovation, and how the leadership potential of introverts is often overlooked. This book is passionately argued and draws on cutting-edge research in psychology and neuroscience. Leaders, educators, and parents need to pay attention to Cain’s findings. Also check Susan’s TED talk.Click the icon below to purchase this vital book from Amazon.
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