Delgado-Alban, D.V., Jones, D., Wattam, D., Thompson, R. (2021). Perspectives of Colombian higher education deans and faculty directors on transformational leadership. Research in Higher Education Journal, 40. Provides details of a study of higher education leaders and their use of transformational leadership.
Francisco, C.D.C. (2019). School Principals' Transformational Leadership Styles and Their Effects on Teachers' Self-Efficacy. International Journal of Advanced Research, 7(10), p. 622-635. This article discusses the relationship of transformational leadership in principals and the perceived self-efficacy of teachers.
Nielsen K, Daniels K. (2012). Does shared and differentiated transformational leadership predict followers’ working conditions and well-being? The Leadership Quarterly, 23(3), 383-397. Research study on transformational leadership and workers' well-being.
Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R.E. & McKee (2013). Primal leadership: Unleashing the power of emotional intelligence: Harvard Business Review Press. Goleman’s primal leadership is considered key to unleashing emotional intelligence. See Chapter 1: Primal Leadership (p. 3-18).
Stronge, J.H., Richard, H.B., & Catano, N. (2008). Qualities of effective principals.Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Contains a wealth of information on competencies of effective principals.
DeWitt, P.M. (2020). Instructional leadership. Creating practice out of theory. Corwin. How to build collective efficacy in your school. (See Chapter 6: Collective Efficacy)
Fullan, M. & Kirtman, L. (2019) Coherent school leadership: Forging clarity from complexity. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). Ebook. Chapter 2: The 7 Competencies for Highly Effective Leaders in Action.
Grenny, J., Patterson, K., McMillan, R., Switzler, A., & Gregory, E. (2022). Crucial conversations. McGraw-Hill. A best-selling book on communicating as a leader.
Senge, P.M., Cambron-McCabe, N., Lucas, T., Smith, B., & Dutton, J. (2012). Schools that learn (updated and revised): A fifth discipline fieldbook for educators, parents, and everyone who cares about education. Currency. A useful guide for building systems in your school.
Bunkowski, L., & Shelton. K. (2019). Mission, vision, and core values through online education: A case study on tribal college. Leadership. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 20(4), p.1-22. Study of the importance of mission, vision and core values.
Dye, C. (2017). Leadership in healthcare: Essential values and skills (3rd ed.). Health Administration Press. 2017. The importance of clear core values in healthcare.
Katrin, M., Delacoste, C., & Dyllick, T. (2022). Responsible leadership competencies in leaders around the world: Assessing stakeholder engagement, ethics and values, systems thinking and innovation competencies in leaders around the world. Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental Management, 29(1), 273-292. Discusses the importance of clear purpose.
Liu, B.F., Lim, JungKyu, R., Islam, K., Edwards, A.L., & Seeger, M. (2021). When crises hit home: How U.S. higher education leaders navigate values during uncertain times. Journal of Business Ethics, 1(16). How values can help us through uncertain times.
MacLeod, L. (2016). Aligning mission, vision, and values: The nurse leader's role. Nurse Leader, 14(6), p. 438-444. The role of nurse leaders in aligning mission, vision, and values.
Bywater, J. (2019, Spring). Leadership Ready Reckoner: What does it take to cope, survive and thrive as a leader in VUCA world? Assessment & Development Matters11(1), 21-26.
Bywater, J., & Lewis. J. (2017, Winter). Leadership: What does it take to remain engaged as a leader in a VUCA world? Assessment and Development Matters, 9(4), 20-25.
McNulty, R. (2021, July). Operating in a VUCA World: Managing tactically and adaptively in K-12 education when the pace of change outside our system is faster than the internal ability to adapt. School Administrator, 78(7), 12-15.
Yazici, S., Yildiz, K., & Ozgenel, M. (2022, May). Examining the agile leadership characteristics of school principals according to teacher perceptions. International Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 14(2), 296-308.
Fitzpatrick, M.W., & Queenan, R. (2021, Spring). Professional identity formation, leadership and exploration of self. UMKC Law Review, 89(3), 539-557. Article that describes a process and results.
Troy, A.B., Lewis, J.L., & Vaughn, C.M. (2021, June). Leadership assessments: A history and overview of empirical and practical considerations. New Directions for Student Leadership, 170, 23-34. Provides a good overview of the history and use of leadership assessments.
Sneath, K.N. (2021, June). Strengthening and transforming non-profits with leadership profiles and assessments. New Directions for Student Leadership, 170, 97-107. Reviews of assessments for non-profit leadership.
These resources are not required readings for the course but were picked by the instructor as relevant to the topic.