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Applied Leadership

Master of Applied Leadership Program

Bolman, L.G., & Deal, T.E. (2021).Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership(7thedition).  Jossey-Bass.

 

Brown, T and Katz. B. (2019). Change by design: How design thinking transforms organizations and inspires innovation. Harper Business. 

Burkholder, G., Cox, K.A., Crawford, L.M., & Hitchcock, J. (Eds.). (2019). Research design and methods:  An applied guide for the scholar-practitioner. Sage. 

Cabrera, D., & Cabrera, L. (2018).Systems thinking made simple: New hope for solving wickedproblems  (2nd edition). Plectica Publishing. 

Gigliotti, R.A., Goldthwaite, C., & Ruben, B.D. (2017). Leadership: Communication and social influence in personal and professional contexts. Kendall Hunt. 

IDEO.org. (2015). Field guide to human-centered design. IDEO.org/Creative Commons. 

Katzenbach, J.R. & Smith, D.K. (2015) The wisdom of teams: Creating the high-performance organization Harvard Business Review Press. 

McManus, R.M., Ward, S. J., & Perry, A.K. (2018).Ethical leadership: A primer.Edward Elgar Publishing.  

Miller Quintanilla, K. & Whal, S.T. (2023). Business and professional communication: KEYS for workplace excellence (5th edition). Sage. 

Northouse, P.G. (2022).Leadership: Theories and practice(9thedition).Sage. 

Runde, C.E. & Flanagan, T.A. (2013).Becoming a conflict competent leader: How you and your organization can manage conflict effectively (2ndedition). Jossey-Bass/Wiley. 

 

Russell, J.R., Pferdehirt, W.P., Nelson, J.S. (2018). Technical project management: In living and geometric order University of Wisconsin Madison.  

van der Hoorn, B. (2021).Visuals for influence: In project management and beyond. University of  Southern Queensland. 

Wilkinson, M. (2012). The secrets of facilitation:The SMART guide to getting results with groups. Wiley. 

Doctor of Applied Leadership Program

Anderson, D.L. (2018). Organization design: Creating strategic & agile organizations. Sage. 

Bolman, L.G., & Deal, T.E. (2021). Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership (7th edition). Jossey-Bass.  

Burkholder, G., Cox, K.A., Crawford, L.M., & Hitchcock, J. (Eds.). (2019). Research design and methods: An applied guide for the scholar-practitioner. Sage. 

Ciarrochi, J & Mayer, J.D. (Eds.). (2007). Applying emotional intelligence: A practitioner’s guide. Routlege. 

Hayes, J. (2021). The theory and practice of change management (6th edition). Bloomsbury Academic.  

Hill, C.J., Schilling, M.A., Jones, G.A. (2016). Strategic management theory (12th edition). Cengage Learning. 

Heifetz, R. A. & Linsky, M. (2017). Leadership on the line: Staying alive through the dangers of leading. Harvard Business Review.  

McKeown, B.F. & Thomas, B.D. (2013). Q Methodology (2nd edition). Sage. 

McMahon, J.T. (2010). Leadership classics. Waveland. 

McManus, R.M., Ward, S. J., & Perry, A.K. (2018). Ethical leadership: A primer. Edward Elgar 

Meadows, D.H. (2018). Thinking in systems: A primer. Chelsea Green.

Miles, J.A. (2012). Management and organization theory. Jossey-Bass.  

Northouse, P.G. (2022). Leadership: Theories and practice (9th edition). Sage. 

Pfeffer, J. & Salancik, G.R. (1978/2003). The external control of organizations: A resource dependence perspectiveStanford Business Classics. 

Reams, J. (Ed.). (2020). Maturing leadership: How adult development impacts leadership. Emerald. 

Riggio, R. (2013). Leader interpersonal and influence skills: The soft skills of leadership (1st edition). Routledge. 

Riggio, R.E., Chaleff, I, and Lipman-Blumen, J. (Eds.). (2008) The art of followership: How great followers create great leaders and organizations. Jossey-Bass. 

Rockmann, K.W., Lanfred, C.W. & Cronin, M.A. (2020). Negotiation: Moving from conflict to agreement. Sage. 

Schein, E.H. (2010). Organizational culture and leadership (4th edition). Josey-Bass. 

Schmidt, E. and Rosenberg, J. (2017). How Google works. Grand Central Publishing.  

Silver, N., Chamberlain, M., et al. (2015) The signal and the noise:  Why so many predictions fail—but some don’tPenguin Books.  

Smith, R., King, D., Sidhu, R., & Skelsky, D. (Eds.). (2014). The effective change manager’s handbook: Essential guidance to the change management body of knowledge. Kogan Page. 

Vickers, A. (2009). What is a p-value anyway? Addison Wesley.

Wheatley, M. (2017). Who do we choose to be? Facing reality, claiming leadership, restoring sanity. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.