Leadership Book Analysis
Write an analysis that applies 10 key concepts of the selected book to your experiences in the workplace / community / classroom / family.
Use specific examples from your experience (you can change the names if you like).
Use APA style for any cited sources in the paper.
What did you learn? Ah ha’s?
Criteria: Microsoft Word only, double-spaced, 12 point font, cite all sources using APA.
Grammar and Spelling Count!!!! -.5 per error, I stop grading at 20 such errors.
Cover and reference pages required …. 10 pts.
Rubric: 10 key concepts from book, 4 points each … 40pts.
10 related personal experiences, 2 points each …. 20 pts.
Related Ah Ha for each key concept, 2 points each … 20 pts.
What did you learn summary paragraph… 10 points
Book list – 9 from which to select: Choose 1 book from the list
TITLES
The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey
It’s The Manager: The Largest Global Study of the Future of Work by Jim Clifton & Jim Harter
Everyone Deserves a Great Manager: the 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team by Scott Miller
Bad Leadership: What is it, How it Happens, Why it Matters by Barbara Kellerman
Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World by Marcus Buckingham & Ashley Goodall
Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances by J. Richard Hackman
Crucial Conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Pre-suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini
Leadershift: 11 Essential changes every leader must embrace by John Maxwell (not the workbook)
