These 61 essays are a compilation of bimonthly articles published over a 17-year period. They address various aspects of leadership, such as risk-taking, executive motivation, decision-making, and corporate taboos. They also cover numerous other issues, including general concerns such as father-son relationships, the perils of travel, intelligence…

Focuses on some important aspects of managing training activities, such as arranging program logistics, obtaining/hiring program resource people, preparing budgets and plans, training and supervising personnel and managing leadership. (CSS)

This book identifies what leaders need to do to create high-performing, self-renewing organizations. The emphasis is on action rather than theory, and the short passages are designed for quick perusal. The book emphasizes the notion that most elements of leadership can be learned; the only inherent character trait needed for effective leadership…

This book is intended to encourage and support leaders in being authentic. It draws on the stories and anecdotes of an educator who has been a school principal for 20 years. Two organizing principles structure the 6 chapters: the core issues of leadership are illustrated and discussed through stories while the evolution of a leader is portrayed.…

This article is a sympathetic response to Achilles ("Education Leadership Review," Vol. 3, No. 3, Fall 2002, p. 1-7). (Contains 17 references.) (WFA)

This article argues that many of the traditional texts used in education-leadership programs contain more disinformation than information. Focuses on the issue of validly, with key components of correctness, truthfulness, and precision. Much material taken from Achilles & Finn (April 2002). (Contains 1 table and 30 references.) (AUTHOR/WFA)

Discusses the works of popular business and self-help gurus, focusing on the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Argues that such works fail to meet minimal academic and research standards and questions their efficacy as instructional materials for educational-leadership training. (Contains 1 table and 54 references.) (WFA)

This article is a sympathetic response to English ("Education Leadership Review," Vol. 3, No. 3, Fall 2002, p. 13-22). (Contains 24 references.) (WFA)

Ordinary nonwork activities like fundraising, coaching, and community advocacy can serve as sources of learning for managers in such areas as interpersonal skills, handling multiple tasks, using relevant background information, and leadership practice. Private life encourages leadership development by offering managers experience developing their…

Although 80% of all administrative decisions are made at the department level, many community college department chairs accept their positions without a clear understanding of the demands or training in leadership skills. It is critical to a productive department, however, that chairs possess the leadership skills to shape their departments into…