Assignment
• The review should consist of a 6-8 page paper due the last week of class.
• Below is a list of approved books for your review.
Your review should employ the following format:
1. What is the author's point of view? For what audience is the book intended?
2. What is the book's major theme or thesis?
3. Describe the author's approach.
4. What Leadership theories covered in class are reflected in the book? Explain how, using examples.
5. What are the author's biases?
6. Does the author make a convincing case for his/her approach? Does he/she achieve their goals and objectives?
7. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the book. Would this book be useful for leaders in the public sector?
8. Would you recommend it to others in the class? Why or why not?
Approved Books:
• Michael Abrashoff, It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
• Warren G. Bennis, On Becoming a Leader
• James McGregor Burns, Transforming Leadership
• Kevin Cashman, Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for life
• William Alan Cohen, Drucker on Leadership: New Lessons from the Father of Modern Leadership
• Steven Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
• Marshall Goldsmith, Are you Ready?
• Barbara Kellerman, Bad Leadership: What it is; How it Happens; Why it Matters
• Robert Klitgaard and Paul Light, High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives
• John Kotter, Leading Change
• Leslie Kossoff, Executive Thinking: The Dream. The Vision, The Mission Achieved
• John C. Maxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
• John C. Maxwell, The 5 Levels of Leadership
• John C. Maxwell, Developing the Leader Within You
• David Novak, Taking People With You
• Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies
• Tom Peters, (Tom Peters Essentials), Leadership-Inspire, Liberate, Achieve
All of the above books are available on Amazon or perhaps check with your local library. I would encourage you to buy one of the referenced books listed as it could be an invaluable resource to turn to in the future.