Suggested Reading 2009-2010

• Communicating Leadership: An Organizational Perspective by Patricia D. Witherspoon
• Gray Matters: The Workplace Survival Guide by Bob Rosner, Allan Halcrow & John Lavin
• Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership & Organizations by Robert K. Cooper Ph.D. & Ayman Sawaf
• The Ethics of Leadership by Joanne B. Ciulla
• Leading with Soul: An Uncommom Journey of Spirit by Lee G. Bolman & Terrence E. Deal
• Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration by Warren Bennis & Patricia Ward Biederman
• Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis & Annie McKee
• Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power & Greatness by Robert K. Greenleaf
  

Dr. Mendoza’s suggested resources:

• On Leadership by John W. Gardner
• The Servant by James Hunter
• Leadership Challenge byJames M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
• Handbook of Leadership by Bernard Bass

Additional Resources:

• Online AORN Journal article entitled Using the behavioral instrument to guide leadership and communication
• Historical timeline of DiSC
• Messaging 101 PowerPoint by Suzi Ames
• Social Media & You by David Newman

• Egils Milbergs' Inspiring Innovation: A Strategy for Economic Recovery
• Looking to the future, innovation will be key, an interview-article with Egils Milbergs, The Daily World, August, 2009
• Washington Economic Development Commission (WEDC) legislative leadership roundtable with Rep. Phyllis Kenney (D-Seattle), Sen. Jim Kastama (D-Puyallup), Rep. Barbara Bailey (R-Oak Harbor), and Sen. Joe Zarelli (R-Ridgefield).
• Newsweek Article The Decline of Western Innovation by Daniel McGinn Nov. 23, 2009
  
  
  
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