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Some of my favorite references organized by category

 

Organizational Development, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Consulting:

 

Daniel Goleman:

www.danielgoleman.info

Goleman, D. (1998). What makes a leader. Harvard Business Review, 77(6), 93-101.

Goleman, D. (2000). Leadership that gets results. Harvard Business Review, 79(2), 80-90.

Goleman, D. (2006). Social intelligence: The new science of human relationships. New York: Bantam.

 

Peter Block:

www.peterblock.com

Block, P. (2001). The answer to how is yes: Acting on what matters. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Block, P., Koestenbaum, P. (2001). Freedom and accountability at work: Applying philosophic insight to the
     real world.
San Francisco: Jossey Bass/Pfeiffer.

Block, P. (1999). Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used, Second Edition. San
     Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Block, P. and 30 Flawless Consultants. (2000). Flawless consulting fieldbook & companion: A guide to
     understanding your expertise.
San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

 

Richard Boyatzis:

Boyatzis, R.E. & McKee, A. (2005). Resonant Leadership : renewing yourself and connecting with others
     through mindfulness, hope, and compassion.
Boston : Harvard Business School Press.

 

Marcus Buckingham:

Buckingham, M. and Coffman, C. (1999). First, break all the rules : what the world's greatest managers do
     differently.
New York: Simon & Schuster.

Buckingham, M, and Clifton, D. O. (2001). Now, discover your strengths. New York : Free Press.

Buckingham, M. (2007). Go put your strengths to work : 6 powerful steps to achieve outstanding
     performance.
New York : Free Press.

Buckingham, M. (2005). The one thing you need to know : about great managing, great leading, and
     sustained individual success.
New York : Free Press.

 

Peter Drucker:

www.druckerinstitute.com

Drucker, P.F. Managing Oneself. Harvard Business Review 77(2), 65-74.

 

John P. Kotter:

Kotter, J.P. (1999). John P. Kotter on what leaders really do. Cambridge: President and Fellows of Harvard
     College.

 

Rick Maurer:

Maurer, R. (2002). Why don’t you want what I want: Hot to win support for your ideas without hard sell, manipulation or power play. Austin / Atlanta: Bard Press.

 

Barry Johnson:

www.polaritymanagement.com

Johnson, B. (1992). Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems. Amherst, MA:
     Human Resource Development Press.

 

Peter Senge:

Society for Organizational Learning: www.solonline.org

Senge, P. (2000). Strategies for change leaders; Lessons for change leaders. Leader to Leader. Drucker
     Foundation: Jossey-Bass.

Senge, P. et al. (2005). Presence : exploring profound change in people, organizations, and society. New
     York: Doubleday.

 

Margaret Wheatley:

For Articles go to www.margaretwheatley.com

Wheatley, M. (2006). Leadership and the new science: Discovering order in a chaotic world. Berrett-
     Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Wheatley, M. (2005). Finding our way: Leadership for an uncertain time. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Wheatley, M. (2002). Turning to one another: Simple conversations to restore hope to the future. Berrett-
     Koehler Publishers, Inc.; 2002

 

 

Gestalt and Organizations:

 

Crocker, S.F. (1999). A well-lived life: essays in gestalt therapy. Cambridge: GIC Press

Janov, J. (1994). The inventive organization: Hope and daring at work. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Karp, H. B. (1995) The change leader: Using a gestalt approach with work groups. San Francisco: Pfeiffer
     and Co.

 

 

Special Interest:

 

These are fiction and non-fiction books that impact how we see our world and our responsibility in the world.

Chodron, P. (2000). When things fall apart: Heart advice for difficult times. Boston: Shambhala.

Eggers, D. (2007 ) What is the What: the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng : a novel. New York:
     Vintage Books.

Husdon, F. M and McLean, P.D. (2001). Lifelaunch: A passionate guide to the rest of your life, 4th edition.
     Santa Barbara: Hudson Institute Press.

Karp, H.B. (1996). The Change Leader: Using a gestalt approach with work groups. San Diego: Pfeiffer and
     Co.

Plummer, D. L. (2003). Handbook of Diversity Management: Beyond awareness to competency based
     learning
. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America

Yunus, M. (1999). Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the battle against world poverty. New York:
     Public Affairs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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