2011 Reading List

I know the year isn’t over yet, but this year’s reading list is grandiose, almost crass, in it’s length so I’d rather go ahead and trim and log it in the form of a blog post.  Some of it was required reading for various things, but I guess I just read a lot over the past year.

• The Help.  by Kathryn Stockett. *
• Designing next-generation platforms for evaluating scientific output: What scientists can learn from the social web.  by Tal Yarkoni. *
• The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive.  by Patrick Lencioni.
• Coach:  Lessons on the Game of Life.  by Michael Lewis. *
• The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.  by James Couzes and Barry Posner.
• The Making of a Corporate Athlete.  by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz.
• Evolution’s End:  Claiming the Potential of Our Intelligence.  by Joseph Chilton Pearce.
• The Intellectual Odyssey of Elliott Jacques:  From Alchemy to Science. by Douglas Kirsner.
• The Business of Academic Publishing:  A Strategic Analysis of the Academic Journal Publishing Industry and its Impact on the Future of Scholarly Publishing.  by Glenn McGuigan and Robert Russell.
• But What Have You Done For Me Lately? Commercial Publication, Scholarly Communication and Open Access.  by John P. Conley and Myra Wooders.
• The Prophet.  by Kahlil Gibran. (re-read) *
• Mastering Emergent Strategies: Taking Uncertain Ideas Forward.  by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson, Jospeh V. Sinfield and Elizabeth Altman.
• Using a Balanced Scorecard to Align Your Organization. by Howard Rohm.
• How to Win Friends & Influence People.  by Dale Carnegie. (re-read)
• Touch Points:  Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments.  by Douglas Conant and Mette Norgaard. *
• HR is Dead:  Long Live Employee Experience.  by Razor Suleman and Kris Dunn.
• Through the Network (of Networks) — The Fifth Estate.  by William H. Dutton.
• Acres of Diamonds. by Russell H. Conwell.
• Interconnected Networks of Practice in Professional Learning.  by Julie Mackey and Terry Evans.
• Rules for Revolutionaries:  The Corporate Manifesto for Creating and Marketing New Products and Services.  by Guy Kawasaki.
• What’s Next?  The 2007 Changing Nature of Leadership Survey.  by Andre Martin.
• 2011 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report.  by Execunet.
• The 3P Learning Model.  by Mohamed Amine Chatti, Matthias Jarke and Marcus Specht.
• The Mondragon Model:  A New Pathway for the 21st Century.  by Joel A. Barker.  (excerpt from Ch. 11 from “The Organization of the Future” published by the Peter F. Drucker Foundation.
• The Talent Myth:  Are Smart People Overrated?  by Malcolm Gladwell.
• Drive:  The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.  by Daniel Pink.
• The Innovator’s Dilemma:  The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business.  by Clayton Christensen.
• Orbiting the Giant Hairball:  A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving With Grace.  by Gordon Mackenzie. (re-read) *
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to The Power of the Enneagram.  by Herb Pearce and Karen Brees.
• Helping Leaders Take Effective Action: A Program Evaluation. by Dianne Young and Nancy Dixon.
• Open Science at Web-Scale:  Optimising Participation and Predictive Potential.  Consultative Report.  by Dr. Liz Lyon.
• Senior Leadership Team Coaching.  A Center for Creative Leadership White Paper.  by Douglas Riddle.
• The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.  by David Wroblewski.  *
• Talent Intelligence — Key to US Business Success.  Taleo Research White Paper.
• Thoughtful Pay Survey:  Corporate Governance and the Compensation Committee.  Survey Results May 2005.  by Compensia.
• Leadership Development:  Optimizing Human Capital for Business Success. by Nancy Lockwood.
• The Influence of Experience & Deliberate Practice on the Development of Superior Expert Performance.  by K. Anders Ericsson.
• 10 Trends:  A Study of Senior Executives’ Views on the Future.  by Corey Criswell and Andre Martin.
• Choosing 360:  A Guide to Evaluating Multi-rater Feedback Instruments for Management Development.  by Center for Creative Leadership.
• Startup Genome:  Cracking the Code of Innovation.  by Max Marmer, Bjoern Lasse Herrmann, and Ron Berman. *
• Leadership Development:  Past, Present and Future.  by Gina Hernez-Broome, Richard L. Hughes, Center for Creative Leadership.
• Using 360 Degree Feedback in Organizations:  An Annotated Bibliography.  by Center for Creative Leadership.
• 360 Degree Feedback Best Practices to Ensure Impact.  by Center for Creative Leadership.
• Reinventing Leadership Development:  Proactive and Progressive Strategies, by Dan Gallagher, Theresa Dadone, and Sandra Foster.
• Managing Yourself:  The Paradox of Excellence.  by Thomas DeLong and Sara DeLong.
• The Future of Online Learning: Ten Years On. by Stephen Downes.
• Why Lead Nurturing Works:  An Introduction.  by Silicon Cloud.
• Employee Resistance to Management Control Through Humor.  by Murad Salman Mirza & Helene S. Kannemeyer.
• Employees Stuck in the Middle:  How to Transform the Average Joe into an Everyday Superhero, by Cornerstone.
• Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule:  A How-To Guide for Business.  by The Federal Trade Commission.
• Assessment 2.0:  Modernizing Assessment in the age of Web 2.0.  by Bobby Elliott.
• Are You a Gen Y Magnet?  Q&A with Ryan Healy of Brazen Careerist.
• Media & Culture:  An Introduction to Mass Communication.  by Richard Campbell, Christopher Martin & Bettina Fabos.
• What Does Research Say About Streaming Media?  by Myra Sellers.
• Manual for the GRE Test. by The Princeton Review.
• Practicing to Take the GRE General Test, 10th Edition.  by Educational Testing Service.
• Electronic Gaming Machines:  Are They the “Crack Cocaine” of Gambling?  by Nicki Dowling, David Smith & Trang Thomas.
• American Culture – And It’s Influence.  by Barnett Singer.
• The Ecstasy of Influence:  A Plaigarism.  by Jonathan Lethem.
• The Unschooled Mind:  How Children Think & How Schools Should Teach. by Howard Gardner.
• The Dance of Technology and Pedgagogy in Self-Paced Distance Education.  by Terry Anderson.
• Whatever it Takes:  Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem & America.  by Paul Tough. *
• Research Ethics in the Virtual World.  by Agnes Nairn.
• The Unschooled Mind. by Howard Gardner.  Peterson Lectures published by the International Baccalaureate Association.  *
• What is Education For? by Nicholas Tate.  Peterson Lectures published by the International Baccalaureate Association.
• You’re Smarter Than You Think:  A Kid’s Guide to Multiple Intelligences. by Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D.
• Between Parent & Child. by Dr. Haim G. Ginott.  *
• 7 Things You Should Know About Personal Learning Environments. by Educause Learning Initiative.
• Discovering the Gifted Ex-Child. by Stephanie Tolan. *
• Durham Strategic Plan Charting Our Course. FY 2011-13.
• Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World:  Seven Building Blocks for Developing Capable Young People.   by H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelson.  *
• Is Education 1.0 Ready for Web 2.0 Students? by John Thompson.
• Durham Public School Strategic Plan 2011. DPS Board of Education.
• First, There Was Pedagogy and Then Came Adrogogy. by Philip O. Ozuah.
• What Do We Know About Students’ Learning and How Do We Know It? by K. Patricia Cross.
• University of Phoenix Facilitation Skills Manual. by the University of Phoenix Central Administration Academic Affairs.
• 2009-2010 University of Phoenix Faculty Manual. by the University of Phoenix.
• Teaching Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills. by Lisa Gueldenzoph Snyder & Mark J. Snyder.
• The Role of Metacognitive Knowledge in Learning, Teaching & Assessing. by Paul R. Pintrich.
• An Investigation into Tertiary Teaching:  Emphasizing Reflective Practice. by Ruth Kane, Susan Sandretto, & Chris Heath.
• It’s Called Androgogy. by Stephen Paul Forrest III & Tim O. Peterson.
• Learner-Centered Teaching:  Postsecondary Strategies That Promote “Thinking Like a Professional.” by J. Thompson, B. Licklider, & S. Jungst.
• The Big Picture:  Education is Everyone’s Business. by Dennis Littky.  *
• A Summary of Relevant Research and Experience with Developing Capable People and Developing Capable Young People Training Programs In Prevention, Education, Family Life, The Workplace & Social Service. by H. Stephen Glenn and Bruce F. Colston.  *
• Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. by Clayton M. Christensen.  *
• University of Phoenix 2010 Academic Report.
• Montessori From The Start:  The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three. by Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen.
• Implementing Reflective Practice Approaches with Elite Team Athletes:  Parameters of Success.  by Pam Richards, Duncan R.D. Mascarenhas, and Dave Collins.

• The Biology of Belief:  Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles.  by Bruce Lipton, Ph.D.
• Positive Discipline for Preschoolers.  by Jane Nelson, Cheryl Erwin, & Roslyn Ann Duffy. *
• A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn’t in Providing Excellent Education for All. *  by Wendy Kopp.
• Intelligence Reframed:  Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century. by Howard Gardner.  *

• Classroom Assessment Techniques:  A Handbook for College Teachers. by Thomas A. Angelo and K. Patricia Cross. * (a good reference – will return to it)
• Montessori at Home. By Heidi Spietz.
• The Game-Changer:  How You can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with Innovation.  by A. G. Lafley and Ram Charan.
• Full Spectrum 2 (anthology).  Edited by Lou Aronica, Shawna McCarthy, Amy Stout and Pat LoBrutto.
• Keeping Good People:  Strategies for Solving the #1 Problem Facing Business Today.  by Roger E. Herman.
• Talking Leadership:  Conversations with Powerful Women.  by Mary S. Hartman. (read parts of it)

* Recommended Readings. These are those items that I really enjoyed and would recommend to others. Not that other items on the list are bad (some are OK and some are quite good), it’s just that they aren’t as memorable.

(see 2008 Reading List at this link, the 2009 Reading List here, and the 2010 Reading list here.)

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