Leadership book review
Choose one of these books and do a book review Instruction below.
Each student will select one book from the selected bibliography at the end of the syllabus and complete a 3-page review of the book in keeping with APA format. Your book review should include the bibliographic information at the top of the page, followed by a summary of the contents of the book, and a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the book. The review should be 3 pages in length (double-spaced). Submit the review as a Word document or PDF. Your assignment due date is based on the schedule listed on the spreadsheet on Canvas.
Belker, Loren, Jim McCormick, and Gary S. Topchik. The First-Time Manager, 7th ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2018. Bolsinger, Tod. Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory. Downers Grove: IVP Book, 2015. Bonem, Mike, and Roger Patterson. Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005. Buller, Jeffrey L. Positive Academic Leadership: How to Stop Putting Out Fires and Start Making a Difference. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2013. Chester, Tim. A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011.
Cockerell, Lee. Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney. New York: Doubleday, 2008. Collins, Jim, and Jerry I. Porras. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. New York: Harper Business, 1994. De Pree, Max. Leadership Is an Art. New York: Doubleday, 2004. Dockery, David S., ed. Christian Leadership Essentials: A Handbook for Managing Christian Organizations. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2011. Elmore, Tim. A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage. Maxwell Leadership, 2022. Enlow, Ralph E., Jr. Servant of All: Reframing Greatness and Leadership through the Teachings of Jesus. Bellingham: Kirkdale, 2019. Felten, Peter, and Leo M. Lambert. Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020. Finzell, Hans. The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2007. Greer, Peter, and Chris Horst. Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches. Bloomington: Bethany House, 2014. Keller, George. Transforming a College. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. Kotter, John P. Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2012. Lencioni, Patrick. The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012. Lencioni, Patrick. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002. Lillback, Peter. Saint Peter’s Principles: Leadership for Those Who Already Know Their Incompetence. Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2019. Newport, Cal. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. New York: Grand Central, 2016. Perman, Matt. What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014.
Rima, Samuel D. Leading from the Inside Out: The Art of Self-Leadership. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000. Sanders, J. Oswald. Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer. Chicago: Moody, 2007. Scazerro, Peter. The Emotionally Healthy Leader. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015. Sinek, Simon. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. New York: Portfolio, 2009. Smith, Gordon T. Institutional Intelligence: How to Build an Effective Organization. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2017. Tripp, Paul David. Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church. Wheaton: Crossway, 2020. Wheeler, Daniel. Servant Leadership for Higher Education: Principles and Practices. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012. Williams. Damon A. Strategic Diversity Leadership: Activating Change and