GuideStar Library

“People want leaders who are credible. Credibility is the foundation of leadership.”

–Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, The Leadership Challenge (2002), p. 32.

Core Reading List

Core Reading List

The following texts and articles represent the primary models, theories, and practices that underpin the work that we do with our clients. These texts and articles constitute suggested reading for organizational leaders who seek to transform their companies into sustainable 21st century organizations.

  1. BossidyBossidy, L., & Charan, R. (2002). Execution: The discipline of getting things done. New York: Crown Business.
  2. ChernissCherniss, C., & Goleman, D. (2001). The emotionally intelligent workplace. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  3. CollinsCollins, J. (2001). Good to great: Why some companies make the leap... and others don't. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
  4. HickmanHickman, C. R., (1990). Mind of a manager, soul of a leader (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  5. KotterKotter, J. P. (1990). A force for change: How leadership differs from management. New York: The Free Press.
  6. KotterKotter, J. P. (1996). Leading change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
  7. NonakaNonaka, I., & Nishiguchi, T. (Eds.). (2001). Knowledge emergence: Social, technical, and evolutionary dimensions of knowledge creation. New York: Oxford University Press.