Leadership Research Reports Leadership Book Reports from the Class of 2012 January, 2012 Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership Denver, Colorado 1 Preface Leadership Research During the Advanced Leadership Training Program participants study two leadership paradigms together. After building this foundation in leadership research and theory, each participant then chooses a third perspective on leadership to study. The third book may be about a leader, a leadership model, or a leadership situation. The participant is given the task to become the expert on this approach to leadership. Participants develop a 1-2 page summary of this view of leadership. It may be an executive summary of the book, and/or an annotated model or chart. The goal is to share with others the highlights of, and the most important lessons from, their leadership research. During the Advanced Leadership Training Program the participants teach one another about the leadership paradigms they have mastered. The summaries here are to inspire all of us to explore new perspectives on leadership. The leadership research summaries are organized alphabetically by title of the book and are listed in the table of contents. ii Table of Contents Contents Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing (Basic Books, 2007). Report by Eric Aakko, 2012. ...................................................................................................... 1 Rocking The Boat: How to Effect Change Without Making Trouble, Debra E. Meyerson (Harvard Business School Press, 2008). Report by Cindy Allen, 2012. ..................................................................................................... 2 Collapse, Jared Diamond (Penguin, 2011). Report by Aurita Apodoca, 2012. ............................................................................................... 3 The Collapse of Sensemaking in Organizations: The Mann Gulch Disaster, Karl E. Weick (Cornell University, 1993). Report by Lisa Bardwell, 2012. .................................................................................................. 4 The Unthinkable…Who Survives Disasters and Why, Amanda Ripley (Crown Publishers, 2008). Report by Christine Billings, 2012. ............................................................................................ 6 It’s Your Ship, Captain D. Michael Abrashoff (Business Plus, 2002). Report by Lori Bocchino, 2012. ................................................................................................. 7 The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, Stephen R. Covey (Free Press, 2004). Report by Randy Brown, 2012. .................................................................................................. 8 Leadership Simple: Leading People to Lead Themselves, Steve Morris and Jill Morris (Imporex International, Inc., 2003). Report by Paul Buck, 2012. ........................................................................................................ 9 Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia, Michael Korda (Harper, 2010). Report by Mark Bullock, 2012. ................................................................................................ 10 Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell, Oren Harai (McGraw Hill, 2002). Report by Curtis Burns, 2012. .................................................................................................. 11 Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon and Schuster, 2005). Report by Colleen Church, 2012. ............................................................................................. 12 iii Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Daniel H. Pink (Riverhead Books, 2009). Report by Laurie Crounse, 2012. .............................................................................................. 14 Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing, Doug McKenzie-Mohr (New Society Publishers, 2011). Report by Dawn DeVries, 2012. ............................................................................................... 15 Churchill (The Great Courses), J. Rufus Fears (The Teaching Company, 2001). Report by Chris Fellenz, 2012. ................................................................................................. 17 Boxing for Cuba, Guillermo Vincente Vidal (Ghost Road Press, 2007). Report by Amy Gammel, 2012. ................................................................................................ 18 Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results, Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen (Hyperion, 2000). Report by Carmelita Garcia, 2012. ........................................................................................... 19 Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown and Company, 2005). Report by Brant Gimmeson, 2012. ........................................................................................... 20 Mentor Leader, Tony Dung (Tyndale House Publishers, 2010). Report by Lyn Heinricy, 2012. ................................................................................................. 21 The Art of Power, Ticht Naht Hahn (HarperOne, 2007). Report by Carol Helwig, 2012. ................................................................................................. 22 The Leadership Pill, Ken Blanchard and Marc Muchnick (Free Press 2003). Report by Dan Hendershott, 2012. ........................................................................................... 23 First, Break All the Rules; What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently, Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman (Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1999). Report by Tom Herrod, 2012. ................................................................................................... 24 Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time, Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (Crown Business, 2005). Report by Melanie Holt, 2012. ................................................................................................. 25 Good to Great, Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t, Jim Collins (Harper Business, 2001). Report by Laurel Karabatsos, 2012. ......................................................................................... 26 iv The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life, James Martin (HarperOne, 2010). Report by Sarah Lampe, 2012. ................................................................................................. 28 When Teams Work Best: 6,000 Team Members and Leaders Tell What It Takes To Succeed, Frank LaFasto and Carl Larson (Sage Publications, 2001). Report by Matt Langenfeld, 2012. ............................................................................................ 29 Servant Leadership: a Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power & Greatness, Robert K. Greenleaf (Paulist Press, 2002). Report by Sarah Marsh, 2012. .................................................................................................. 31 The Art of Woo: Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas, G. Richard Shell and Mario M. Moussa (Penguin Publishing, 2008). Report by Judy McCree Carrington, 2012. ............................................................................... 32 Guts! Companies That Blow The Doors Off Business-As-Usual, Kevin and Jackie Freiberg (Doubleday, 2004). Report by Tere Nelson-Bragg, 2012. ........................................................................................ 34 The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw (Random House, 1998). Report by Michael Paules, 2012. .............................................................................................. 35 Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster, 2011). Report by Shannon Rowe, 2012. .............................................................................................. 37 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni (Jossey-Bass, 2002). Report by Laurie Schneider, 2012. ........................................................................................... 38 Highlights and Lessons Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, Kerry Patterson, Joseph, Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler (McGraw-Hill, 2007). Report by Lisa Schott, 2012. .................................................................................................... 39 The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John C. Maxwell (Thomas Nelson, 2007). Report by Suzuho Shimasaki, 2012. ......................................................................................... 41 I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala, Rigoberta Menchú (Verso, 2010). Report by Daryl T. Smith, 2012. .............................................................................................. 42 Harriet Tubman: Imaging a Life, Beverly Lowry (Doubleday, 2007). Report by Channing Tate, 2012. ............................................................................................... 44 v Finding Your Voice: Learning to Lead…Anywhere You Want to Make a Difference, Larraine R. Matusak (Jossey-Bass,1997). Report by Emily Thorp, 2012. .................................................................................................. 45 Inside the Leader’s Mind: Five Ways to Think Like a Leader, Liz Mellon (Pearson Education Limited, 2011). Report by Melissa Trecoske Houghton, 2012. ......................................................................... 47 Good Company: