Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading

Christian Leadership
Leadership
Board Governance
Organizational Development and Culture Change
Operational Excellence
Strategy
Human Capital & Leadership Development

Christian Leadership

	The Best Question Ever by Andy Stanley		Created for Community: Connecting Christian Belief with Christian Living by Stanley J. Grenz
	Dying to Lead by Rob McKenna Read our review.		The Generosity Factor: Discover the Joy of Giving Your Time, Tallent, and Treasure by Ken Blanchard and S. Truett Cathy Read our review.
	Humility: True Greatness by C. J. Mahaney and Joshua Harris Read our review.		In the Name of Jesus by Henri J.M. Nouwen
	Incarnate Leadership: 5 Leadership Lessons from the Life of Jesus by Bill Robinson Read our review.		Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job by Dennis W. Bakke
	Leaders on Leadership by George Barna		Leading People from the Middle: The Universal Mission of Heart and Mind by William P. Robinson
	The Little Red Book of Wisdom by Mark Demoss Read our review.

Leadership

	The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell		The Amaryllis Way by Derrick Mueller Read our review.
	Balanced Scorecard by Paul R. Niven		The Balanced Scorecard by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
	Crucibles of Leadership: How to Learn from Experience to Become a Great Leader by Robert J. Thomas		Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni
	First, Break all the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman		The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni
	Follow this Path by Curt Coffman and Gabriel Gonzalez-Molina, Ph. D.		The Four Obsessions of and Extraordinary Executive by Patrick Lencioni
	How Full is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, Ph. D.		In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies by Thomad J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr.
	Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips		Living Your Strengths by Albert L. Winseman, D. Min., Donald O. Cliffton, Ph. D., and Curt Liesveld, M. Div.
	The Longview: Lasting Strategies for Rising Leaders by Roger Parrott Read our review.		The Loyalty Effect by Frederick F. Reichheld
	Loyalty Rules by Frederick F. Reichheld		Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D.
	The One Thing You Need to Know by Marcus Buckingham		Open-Book Management by John Case
	Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni		Principle-Centered Leadership by Stephen R. Covey
	The Servant-Leader Within by Robert K. Greenleaf		Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness by Robert K. Greenleaf
	The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey Read our review.		Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath

Board Governance

	21st Century Corporate Board by Ralph D. Ward		Boards at Work: How Corporate Boards Create Competitive Advantage by Ram Charan
	Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations, Second Edition by John Carver

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Organizational Development and Culture Change

	Appreciative Inquiry: An Emerging Direction for Organization Development by David L. Cooperrider, Peter F. Sorensen, Jr., Therese F. Yaeger and Diana Whitney		Best Practices in Organizational Development and Change by Louis Carter, David Giber, and Marshall Goldsmith
	Culture Making: Recovering our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch Read our review.		Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used by Peter Block
	High-Involvement Management by Edward E. Lawler III		Organizational Consulting: A Gestalt Approach by Edwin C. Nevis
	Organizational Culture and Leadership: Second Edition by Edgar H. Schein		Organizational Surveys: Tools for Assessment and Change by Allen I. Kraut
	The Power of Appreciative Inquiry by Diana Whitney and Amanda Tosten-Bloom		Terms of Engagement: Changing the Way We Change Organizations by Richard H. Axelrod
	The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable… About Restoring Sanity To The Most Important Organization In Your Life by Patrick Lencioni Read our review.		Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity by Nancy Pearcey Read an excerpt.
	The Trusted Advisor by David H. Maister, Charles H. Green and Robert M. Galaford		What Contributes to Job Satisfaction Among Faculty and Staff by Linda Serra Hagedorn

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Operational Excellence

	Flow in the Office: Implementing and Sustaining Lean Improvements by Carlos Venegas		Global Neighbors: Christian Faith and Moral Obligation in Today's Economy Published by the Institute for Reformed Theology Read our review.
	The Human Sigma by John H. Flemming Ph.D., and Jim Asplund Read our review.		Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones
	The Machine that Changed the World by James Womack, Daniel T. Jones and Daniel Roos		Mastering The Management Buckets: 20 Critical Competencies for Leading Your Business or Non-profit by John Pearson Read our review.
	Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production by Taiichi Ohno

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Strategy

	Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne		Built to Last by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras
	Competitive Advantage by Michael E. Porter		The Discipline of Market Leaders by Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema
	Good to Great by Jim Collins		The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China translation and commentary by Ralph D. Sawyer
	Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism by Arthur C. Brooks Read our review.

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Human Capital & Leadership Development

	The Customer Comes Second: And Other Secrets of Exceptional Service by Hal F. Rosenbluth and Diane McFerrin Peters		The Cycle of Leadership by Noel M. Tichy with Nancy Cardwell
	The Enthusiastic Employee: How Companies Profit by Giving Workers What they Want by David Sirota, Louis A. Mischkind and Michael Irwin Meltzer		A Great Place to Work: What Makes Some Employers So Good (and Most So Bad) by Robert Levering
	Hidden Value: How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People by Charles O’ Reilly III and Jeffrey Pfeffer		How to Become an Employer of Choice by Roger E. Herman and Joyce L. Gioia
	The Human Equation by Jeffrey Pfeffer		The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton
	Leadership Brand: Developing Customer-Focused Leaders to Drive Performance and Build Lasting Value by Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood		The Leadership Engine by Noel M. Tichy
	Managing People and Organizations readings selected by John J. Gabarro		The New American Workplace by O’Toole Lawler
	The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (and their employees) by Patrick Lencioni Read our review.		Trust in the Balance: Building Successful Organizations on Results, Integrity and Concern by Robert Bruce Shaw
	The War for Talent by Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, and Beth Axelrod		The Workforce Scorecard by Mark A. Huselid, Brian E. Becker, and Richard W. Beatty
	Working with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman