Each Week We Will Be Posting a List of Additional Resources That May Prove Useful As You

Each week I will post a list of additional resources that may prove useful as you begin to plan your own leadership development program. This is just a hint of what you will find, when you begin your own search for the most pertinent resources for your own growth and development. We look forward to seeing what you discover as you begin searching.

You will find print resources, online research and professional journal articles, and some other online resources. I have updated this list, but only the most recent references follow the citation format from the sixth edition of the APA manual. The basic difference is that you won’t find the doi numbers listed for many of the journal articles.

These Resources focus on Standard 4 which deals with collaborating with diverse stakeholders to foster the success of all students (or organizational members). It involves responding to diver community needs and interests, as well as mobilizing community resource to support the success of students (or organizational members)

Week 1--Collaboration and Communication—Standard 4

Print Resources

Austin, J. (2000). The collaboration challenge: How nonprofits and businesses succeed through strategic alliances. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Barret, D. (2006). Leadership communication (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Becker, E. & Wortmann, J. (2009). Mastering communication at work: How to lead, manage, and influence. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Blatz, P. (2001). Inspire- persuade-lead: Communication secrets of excellent leaders. Edina, MN: Beaver’s Pond Press.

Booher, D. (2007). The voice of authority: 10 communication strategies every leader needs to know. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Bordas, J. (2007). Salsa, soul, and spirit: Leadership for a multicultural age. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, Inc.

Burlin, J. & Kamensky, T. (2004). Collaboration: Using networks and partnerships. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Bushe, G. (2010). Clear leadership: Sustaining real collaboration and partnership at work. (Rev. ed.). Boston, MA: Davies-Black.

Cho, A. (2010). The jazz process: Collaboration, innovation, and agility. Boston, MA: Pearson Education. Chrislip, D. (2002). The collaborative leadership fieldbook. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Coleman, D. & Levine, S. (2008). Collaboration 2.0: Technology and best practices for successful collaboration in a web 2.0 world. Cupertino, CA: Happy About.

Connolly, M. & Rianoshek, R. (2002). Communication catalyst. Chicago: Dearborn Trade.

Crosby, B. & Bryson, J. (2005). Leadership for the common good. (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Cross, R. L., & Thomas, R. J. (2009). Driving results through social networks: How top organizations leverage networks for performance and growth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Eikenberry, K. (2007). Remarkable leadership: Unleashing your leadership potential one skill at a time. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Epstein, J., & Associates. (2009). School, family, and community partnerships: Your handbook for action. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Ferren, A., & Stanton, W. (2004). Leadership through collaboration: The role of the chief academic officer. Westport, CT: American Council on Education/Praeger Publishers.

Gardner, H. (2006). Changing minds: The art and science of changing our own and other people’s minds. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Gardner, J. W. (1993). On leadership. (Reprint Ed.). New York: Free Press.

Gargiulo, T. (2005). The strategic use of stories in organizational communication and learning. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.

Gargiulo, T. (2007). Once upon a time, CD-ROM included: Using story-based activities to develop breakthrough communication skills. San Francisco: Pfieffer/Wiley

Glaser, J. (2006). The DNA of leadership: Leverage your instincts to: Communicate, differentiate, innnovate. Woodbury, NY: Platinum Press.

Gobillot, E. (2009). Leadershift: Reinventing leadership for the age of mass collaboration. Philadelphia, PA: Kogan Press.

Goldstein, N., Martin, S. & Cialdini, R. (2008). Yes! 50 scientifically proven ways to be persuasive. New York: Free Press. Grant, K. & Ray, J. (2009). Home, school, and community collaboration: Culturally responsive family involvement. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Grodin, S. (2008). Tribes: We need you to lead us. New York: Penguin/Portfolio

Hackman, M. & Johnson, C. (2003). Leadership: A communications perspective. (4th Ed.). Long Grove, Ill: Waveland Press.

Hansen, M. (2009). Collaboration: How leaders avoid the traps, create unity, and reap big results. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing.

Harkins, P. (1999). Powerful conversations: How high impact leaders communicate. New York: McGraw Hill.

Hargrove, R. (1998). Mastering the art of creative collaboration. New York: McGraw Hill/BusinessWeek Books.

Harvard Business Review on the Persuasive Leader. (2008). Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.

Heath, C. & Heath, D. (2007). Made to stick: Why some ideas survive and others die. New York: Random House.

Houston, P., & Blankstein, A., & Cole, R. (Eds.). (2010). Leadership for family and community involvement. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Joiner, W. & Josephs, S. (2006). Leadership agility: Five levels of mastery for anticipating and initiating change. San Franciso: Jossey Bass/Wiley Imprint.

Jossey-Bass reader on educational leadership. (2000). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Joyce, S. (2007). Teaching an anthill to fetch: Developing a collaborative intelligence at work. Mighty Small Books Publishing. Also available at www.creativecommons.org

Kennedy, D. (2008). Putting our differences to work: The fastest way to innovation, leadership and innovation. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Kohler.

Kezar, A., Carducci, R., & Contreras-McGavin, M. (2006). Rethinking the “L” word in higher education: The revolution of research on leadership. ASHE Higher Education Report. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA.

Kezar, A., & Lester, J. (2009). Organizing higher education for collaboration: A guide for campus leaders. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Kise, J., & Russell, B. (2008). Differentiated school leadership: Effective collaboration, communication and change through personality type. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Krile, J. (2006). Community leadership handbook: Framing ideas, building relationships, and mobilizing resources. St. Paul, MN: Fieldstone Alliance Publishing.

Li, C. & Bernoff, C. (2008). Groundswell: Winning in a world transformed by social technologies. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Lipman-Blumen, J. (2000). Connective leadership: Managing in a changing world. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Patterson, K., Grenny, J., Maxfield, D., McMillan, R. & Switzler, A. (2008). Influencer: The power to change anything. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies.

Pearce, T. (2003). Leading outloud: The authentic speaker, the credible leader (New & Rev. ed.). San Franciso: Jossey-Bass, Inc.

Mills, H. (2000). Artful persuasion: How to command attention, change minds, and influence people. New York: AMACOM Books

Mattessich, P., Murray-Close, M., & Monsey, B. (2001). Collaboration: What makes it work: A review of research literature on factors influencing successful collaboration (2nd ed.). St. Paul, MN: Wilder Publishing Center.

Raeline, J. (2003). Creating leaderful organizations: How to bring out leadership in everyone. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Reeves, B. & Read, L. J. (2009). Total engagement: Using games and virtual worlds to change the way people work and businesses compete. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Reynolds, G. (2008). Presentation zen: Simple ideas on presentation design and delivery. Berkeley, CA: Peach Print Press/New Riders.

Rosen, E. (2007). The culture of collaboration. San Francisco, CA: The Red Apple Press.

Rubin, H. (2009). Collaborative leadership: Developing effective partnerships for communities and schools. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Sawyer, K. (2007). Group genius: The creative power of collaboration. Cambridge, MA: Basic Books/Perseus Book Group. Schuman, S. (Ed.). (2006). Creating a culture of collaboration: The International Assoication of Facilitators Handbook. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Senge, P., Scharmer, C. O., Jaworski, J. & Flowers, B.S. (2005). Presence: An exploration of profound change in people, organizations, and society. New York: Currency.

Shirky, C. (2008). Here comes everybody: The power of organizing without organizations. New York: Penguin Books.

Shockley-Zalabak, P. (2001). Fundamentals of organizational communication: Knowledge, sensitivity, skills, values (5th ed.). Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon.

Simmons, A. (2002). The story factor: Inspiration, influence, and persuasion through the art of storytelling. New York: Perseus Books.

Shriberg, A., Shriberg, D. & Kumari, R. (2005). Practicing leadership principles and applications (3rd. ed.). New York: Wiley Publications.

Stevenson, D. (2004). Never be boring again : Make your business presentations capture attention, inspire action and produce results. Colorado Springs, CO: Cornelia Press.

Straus, D. & Layton, T. (2002). How to make collaboration work: Powerful ways to build consensus, solve problems, and make decisions. San Francisco: Berrett- Koehler.

Sullivan, S. & Glanz, J. (2005). Building effective learning communities: Strategies for leadership, learning & collaboration. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Traversi, D. (2006). The source of leadership: Eight drivers of the high-impact leader. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. Wagner, R. Kegan, R., Lahey, L., Lemons, R., Garnier, J., Helsing, D., Howell, A., Rasmussen, H. & Vander Ark, T. (2005). Change leadership: A practical guide to transforming our schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Wilcox, M. & Rush, S. (Eds.) (2004). The CCL guide to leadership in action: How managers and organizations can improve the practice of leadership. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, Inc.

Winer, M. B. (2009). Collaboration handbook: Creating, sustaining, and enjoying the journey. St. Paul, MN: Fieldstone Alliance.

Wortmann, C. (2006). What's your story?: Using stories to ignite performance and be more successful. Chicago, IL: Kaplan Publishing. Online Articles

Asterisked articles need to be ordered through interlibrary loan.

Akdere, M., & Conceição, S. (2009). An assessment of graduate adult education and human resource development programs: A U.S. perspective. New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2009, 38-50.

Aldrich, C. (2003). Using leadership to implement leadership. Training & Development, 57(5), 94-101.

Anderson, D., Moxley, V., Maes, S., & Reinert, D. (2008). Multi-institution academic programs: Dealmakers and dealbreakers. Continuing Higher Education Review, 72, 103-119.

Burbach, M., Matkin, G., & Fritz, S. (2004). Teaching critical thinking in an introductory leadership course utilizing active learning strategies: A confirmatory study. College Student Journal, 38(3), 482-494.

Berstene, T. (2004). The inexorable link between conflict and change. Journal for Quality & Participation, 27(2), 4-9.

Brendan, M. (2009). New public management and district reform: Managerialism and deflection of local leadership in a Texas school district. Urban Education, 44(5), 489- 521.

Brooks, S. M. (2009). A case study of school-community alliances that rebuilt a community. School Community Journal, 19(2), 59-80.

Brown, L., & Beckett, K. (2007). Building community in an urban school district: A case study of African American educational leadership. School Community Journal, 17(1), 7-32.

Chance, P. L., & Segura, S. N. (2009). A rural high school’s collaborative approach to school improvement. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 24, 1-12.

Chapman, C., Ramondt, L., & Smiley, G. (2005). Strong community, deep learning: exploring the link. Innovations in Education & Teaching International, 42(3), 217- 230.

Collins, D., Weinbaum, A., Ramón, G., & Vaughan, D. (2009). Laying the groundwork: The constant gardening of community-university-school partnerships for postsecondary access and success. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 8(4), 394-417. doi: 10.1177/1538192709347848 Conley, S., Fauske, J., & Pounder, D. G. (2004). Teacher work group effectiveness. By: Educational Administration Quarterly, 40(5), 663 -703.

Connolly, M. & James, C. (2006). Collaboration for school improvement: A resource dependency and institutional framework of analysis. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 34(1), 69-87. Conger, J. (1998). The necessary art of persuasion. Harvard Business Review, 76(3), 84-95.

* Crosby, B., & Bryson, J. (2010). Integrative leadership and the creation and maintenance of cross-sector collaborations. The Leadership Quarterly, 21(2), 211- 230.

Darling, J., & Beebe, S. (2007). Effective entrepreneurial communication in organizational development: Achieving excellence based on leadership strategies and values. Organizational Development Journal, 25(1), 79-93.

Day, C. (2004). The passion of successful leadership. School Leadership & Management, 24(4), 425-437. Denning, S. (2004). Telling tales. Harvard Business Review, 82(5), 122-130.

Detelin, E., Judge, W., & Wright, P. (2005). Strategic leadership and executive innovation influence: An international multi-cluster comparative study. Strategic Management Journal, 26(7), 665-683.

DuFour, R., & Marzano, R.J. (2009). High-leverage for principal leadership. Educational Leadership, 66(5), 62-68.

Edmondson, A. (2008). The competitive imperative of learning. Harvard Business Review, 86(7/8), 60-67.

Evans, J., Castle, F., Cooper, D., Glatter, R., & Woods, P.(2005). Collaboration: The big new idea for school improvement? Journal of Education Policy, 20(2), 223-235. Evans, P. l. & Wolf, B. (2005). Collaboration rules. Harvard Business Review, 83(7), 96-105. Fennell, H. A. (2005). Living leadership in an era of change. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 8(2), 145-166.

Frey, N. & Pumpian, I. (2006). The art of collaboration: Principles of design. Principal Leadership High School Edition, 7(3), 16-20. Gilley, A., Dixon, P., & Gilley, J. (2008). Characteristics of leadership effectiveness: Implementing change and driving innovation in organizations. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 19 (2), 153-169. Githens, Rod P. (2009). Leadership and power in fostering a collaborative community in a non-profit professional organization. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22 (5), 413-429. doi: 10.1007/s11213-009-9138-8

Goleman, D., & Boyatzis. (2008). Social intelligence and the biology of leadership. Harvard Business Review, 86(9), 74-81.

Gooch, J. C. (2005). The dynamics and challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration: A case study of "cortical depth of bench" in group proposal writing. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 48(2), 177-190.

Gordon, M. F., & Louis, K. S. (2009). Linking parent and community involvement with student achievement: Comparing principal and teacher perceptions of stakeholder influence. American Journal of Education, 116(1), 1-31. Green, M. C. & Brock, T. C. (2005). Organizational membership versus informal interaction: Contributions to skills and perceptions that build social capital. Political Psychology, 26(1), 1-26.

Hallingera, P., & Heck, R. (2010). Collaborative leadership and school improvement: Understanding the impact on school capacity and student learning. School Leadership & Management, 30 2), 95-110. doi: 10.1080/13632431003663214

*Hambley, L., O’Neill, T., & Kline, T. (2007). Virtual team leadership: Perspectives from the field. International Journal of e-Collaboration, 3(1), 40-64.

Hart, G., Austen, G., Cochrane, T., Daniel, R., Thelander, N., & Tweedale, R. (2005). Relevance, challenge and motivation: The ingredients of a novel managerial development program. International Journal for Academic Development, 10(1), 47- 57.

Hinton Walker, Patricia; Elberson, Karen L. (2005). Collaboration: Leadership in a global technological environment. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 10(1), 103- 112. Hite, J. Williams, E. & Baugh, S. (2005). Multiple networks of public school administrators: An analysis of network content and structure. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 8(2), 91-123.

Hoegl, M. (2006). Autonomy and teamwork in innovative projects. Human Resource Management, 45(1), 67-79.

Houser, B.P. (2005). The power of collaboration. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 29(3), 263-267. Jentz, B. & Murphy, J. (2005). Embracing confusion: What leaders do when they don't know what to do. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(5), 358-367.

Johnson, P. A. (2009). And the survey says: The case for community engagement. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 12(3), 9-25. doi: 10.1177/1555458909352372

Jordan, P.J., Ory, M.G., & Sher, T. G.(2005). Yours, mine, and ours: The importance of scientific collaboration in advancing the field of behavior change research. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 7-10.

Kaplan, K., & Patel, J. (2009). Developing a communication-focused leadership development program for non-clinical managers. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 2(2), 131-147.

Kellogg, W. (2009). Ohio’s balanced growth program: A case study of collaboration for planning and policy design. Journal of Environmental Planning & Management, 52 (4), 549-570. doi: 10.1080/09640560902868454

Kezar, A. (2005). Redesigning for collaboration within higher education institutions: An exploration into the development process. Research in Higher Education, 47(7), 831-860.

Kinzie, J. & Kuh, G. D (2004). Going deep: Learning from campuses that share responsibility for student success. About Campus, 9(5), 2-8.

Kouzes, J. (2005). Leadership development is character development. Leadership Excellence, 22(2), 6-7.

Marino, J. (2007). A new paradigm for organizational change: Involving customers and stakeholders in the improvement process. Journal of Quality and Participation, 30(1), 10-12.

Martin, A., Hagan, D., & Rutyna, B. (2004). Collaborative change practice: Embedding actionable knowledge in real work. Academy of Management Proceedings, C1-C7. Maurer, R. (2005). Sustaining commitment to change. Journal for Quality & Participation, 28(1), 30-36.

McKimm, J., Millard, L., & Held, S. (2008). Leadership, education and partnership: Project LEAP—Developing regional educational leadership capacity in higher education and health services through collaborative leadership and partnership working. International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, 4(4), 24-38. McLaurin, J. (2008). Leader-effectiveness across cultural boundaries: An organizational culture perspective, Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications & Conflict, 12(1), 49-69.

Mulford, B. (2006). Leading change for student achievement. Journal of Educational Change, 7(1/2), 47-58.

Nicolaidou, M. & Ainscow, M. (2005). Understanding failing schools: Perspectives from the inside. School Effectiveness & School Improvement, 16(3), 229-248.

* O’Brien, J., Martin, D., Heyworth, J., & Meyer, N. (2008). Negotiating transformational leadership: A key to effective collaboration. Nursing & Health Sciences, 10(2), 137-143.

*Ospina, S., El Hadidy, W., & Hofmann-Pinilla, A. (2008). Cooperative inquiry for learning and connectedness. Action Learning: Research & Practice, 5(2), 131-147. doi: 10.1080/14767330802185673. Pavitt, C., Whitchurch, G., McClurg, H., & Petersen, N. (1995) .Melding the objective and subjective sides of leadership: Communication and social judgments in decision-making groups. Communication Monographs, 62(3), 243-264.

Paredes Scribner, J., Sawyer, R., Watson, S., & Meyers, V. (2007). Teacher teams and distributed leadership: A study of group discourse and collaboration. Education Administration Quarterly, 43(1), 67-100.

Peloza, J., & Falkenberg, L. (2009). The role of collaboration in achieving corporate social responsibility objectives. California Management Review. 51(3), 95-113.

Rasberry, M. & Mahajan, G. (2008). From isolation to collaboration: Promoting teacher leadership through PLCs. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ). (ED503637)

Santora, J. (2007). Assertiveness and effective leadership: Is there a tipping point? Academy of Management Perspectives, 21(3), 84-86.

Sergiovanni, T. J. (2004). Balance individual autonomy and collaboration to center on students. Education Digest, 70(3), 17-22.

Sheppard, B., Hurley, N., & Dibbon, D. (2010). Distributed leadership, teacher morale, and teacher enthusiasm: Unravelling the leadership pathways to school success. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Denver, CO, Apr 30-May 4, 2010. (ED509954) Siegel, D. J. (2008). Framing involvement: Rationale construction in an interorganisational collaboration. Journal of Further & Higher Education, 32(3), 221-240. doi: 10.1080/03098770802220413

Slater, L. (2008). Pathways to building leadership capacity. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 36(1), 55-69.

Smith, R. M. (1997). Defining leadership through followership: Concepts for approaching leadership development. Paper presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Sanders, M. (2009). Collaborating for change: How an urban school district and a community-based organization support and sustain school, family, and community partnerships. Teachers College Record, 111(7), 1693-1712. Szecsy, E. M., Danzig, A. B., & Gonzalez, J. M. (2005). The use of information and communication technology (ICT) to encourage reflection, interaction, and collaboration for innovation and professional growth in higher and adult education. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Kerhonkson, NY. (ED490670)

Tourish, D. (2008). Challenging the transformational agenda: Leadership theory in Transition? Management Communication Quarterly, 21( 4), 522-528.

Trotman, D. (2009). Networking for educational change: Concepts, impediments and opportunities for primary school professional learning communities. Professional Development in Education, 35(3), 341-356, doi: 10.1080/13674580802596626;

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Vintere, A., & Malinovska, L. (2009). Changing the education culture through technology. Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 13, 127-137.

Ward, L., & Paar, J. (2006). Authority, volunteerism, and sustainability: Creating and sustaining on online community through teacher leadership. Leadership & Policy in Schools, 5(2), 109-129.

Warren, M. R., Hong, S., & Rubin, C. H. (2009). Beyond the bake sale: A community- based relational approach to parent engagement in schools. Teachers College Record, 111(9), 2209-2254. Williams, L., Cate, J. & O'Hair, M. (2009). The boundary-spanning role of democratic learning communities Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 37(4), 452-472. doi: 10.1177/1741143209334580

Williams, P., Tabernik, A., & Krivak, T. (2009). The power of leadership, collaboration, and professional development: The story of the SMART consortium. Education & Urban Society, 41(4), 437-456.

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Woods, D. (2005). Leadership in a collaborative school: A research-based process guide for present and future school leaders. Steps one and beyond for school improvement. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Lab. (ED489162)

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Additional Online Resources

Virtual Leader Simulation This link takes you to an interactive, simulation called Virtual Leader. It provides a simulated meeting where you can try out your leadership skills. Then it discusses three principles of leadership: power, ideas and tension. It also provides a framework for understanding how communication affects each of these principles and your ability to work effectively. for you to try out, as well as some interactive exercises that may help you further reflect on leadership skills you need to develop. http://www.simulearn.net/guide_new.swf

Borden, L. & Perkins, D. (1999). Assessing your collaboration: A self evaluation tool. Journal of Extension, 37(2) http://www.joe.org/joe/1999april/tt1.html

Linden, R. (2003). The discipline of collaboration. Leader to Leader, 29, 41-47. http://www.leadertoleader.org/knowledgecenter/L2L/summer2003/linden.html Check out the Leader to Leader Institute when you read this article. There are lots of wonderful leadership resources on this web-site.

Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) “is the leading nonprofit institution dedicated exclusively to leadership. CCL integrates cutting-edge research with innovative training, coaching, assessment and publishing to create proven impact for leaders and organizations around the world.” You’ll find a host of articles and other resources at this site. http://www.ccl.org/leadership/index.aspx The Work911/Bacal & Associates Workplace Supersite hosts hundreds of free resources on leadership, communication, conflict resolution, among others topics. There are free articles, appraisal tools, helpcards, etc. http://www.work911.com

The Leadership Motivation Assessment. The first and most basic prerequisite for leadership is the desire to lead. After all, becoming an effective leader takes hard work. If you're not prepared to work hard at developing your leadership skills or if, deep down, you're really not sure whether you want to lead or not, you'll struggle to become an effective leader. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_01.htm

A Vision of Leadership: "Innovation Through Collaboration” An interactive self-coaching model http://www.leadershipforcollaborationandinnovation.com/

Don Clark’s Website Has a host of information resources and links related to leadership and leadership competencies. http://nwlink.com/~donclark/about/about.html

The Great Leadership web-site provides links to numerous leadership assessments. http://greatleadershipbydan.blogspot.com/2008/06/guide-to-leadership-assessments.html.

The Business Training Media web site provides access to a variety of short articles on leadership communications skills, change management, diversity, time management, etc. http://www.businesstrainingmedia.com/store/businessarticles.html

My Skills Profile—Leadership Potential Inventory Provides a short on line assessment of your leadership potential. “Drawing on elements of modern leadership theory, the LPI assesses twenty dimensions of leadership effectiveness. These measure your leadership level, leadership style and your competencies in 4 key leadership areas: developing the vision, sharing the goals, gaining support and delivering success.” http://www.myskillsprofile.com/tests.php?test=26&gclid=CKGPjv- k6JwCFQU63AoduD8pjw

A Vision for Leadership--Innovation Through Collaboration (self-coaching model) http://www.leadershipforcollaborationandinnovation.com/

USC Series on Leadership Communication available through You-Tube: Ted Turner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wYVKj5giU0 Evan Rosen’s Blog entitled the Culture of Collaboration http://collaborationblog.typepad.com/collaboration

TED: IDEAS WORTH SPREADING is a wonderful place to find video presentations by some very interesting folks. Here are a few on collaboration, leadership and innovation.

Howard Rheingold, author of Smart Mobs, Recorded in 2005. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/howard_rheingold_on_collaboration.html

Charles Leadbeater on Innovation and Collaboration, Recorded in 2005. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/charles_leadbeater_on_innovation.html

In fact, this link provides entrée to a whole host of videos about the theme of collaboration http://www.ted.com/themes/the_rise_of_collaboration.html

This is a link to Blog on Learning to Learn—a (2009) TED session in India http://blog.ted.com/2009/11/06/tedindia_sessio_7/