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Recommended Reading on Leadership
(some books also available in audio format)
links updated 07.22.2019
For the Healthcare Program Leader, Change-Agent, or Integrative Health program "Champion", and Hospital Sponsor, current and future
- Duke University Leadership Program White Papers on leading change in health care:
- The Pebble in the Pond: How Integrative Leadership Can Bring About Transformation by Adam Perlman, Bonnie Horrigan, Elizabeth Goldblatt, Victoria Maizes, and Ben Kliger.
- InformedMindfulness: The Power of Awareness and Choice in Effective Leadership by Michael Aquilino, Bonnie Horrigan, and Adam Perlman.
- The Leaders of Integrative Healthcare Programs audio and audiovisual resources these are located on our Lunchtime Listens page
- Margaret Heffernan's Beyond Measure, the big impact of small changes, a 2015 TED book
- see how small shifts and behavior changes lay fertile ground for cultural change in the workplace
- Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times by Covey et al.
- Brene Brown's Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. --added late winter 2019
- Awakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power that Elevates People and Organizations by Monica Worline and Jane E. Dutton--added summer 2019
- "A leader who practices mindfulness and self-awareness is a positive force" post
- "Making space for innovation" post
- Subscribe to the Facebook Page to follow the "leadership and workplace Mondays" theme that started in spring 2018. If you are on a Facebook fast, I just started doing a monthly summary of these social media posts in November 2018.
General Leadership Book Favorites
- Brene Brown's Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. [added late winter 2019]
- Primary Greatness: The 12 Levers of Success by Stephen Covey.
- "The intrinsic rewards of primary greatness . . . integrity, responsibility, and meaningful contribution"
- The book, First Things First by S. Covey, offers not a clock for how to do more in less time, but a compass.
- "...provides you with a compass, because where you're headed is more important than how fast you're going"
- See how small shifts and changes in behavior lay fertile ground for cultural change in the workplace in Margaret Heffernan's Beyond Measure, the big impact of small changes, a 2015 TED book.
- The classic, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by S. Covey.
- Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times by Covey et al.
- Arianna Huffington's Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-being, Wisdom, and Wonder
What are your favorite books on leadership and why? Please write in the comments.
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