Looking for a book on leadership to read over break? Here's a list from CU 麻豆官网's Center for Leadership.
贵谤辞尘听Charles Gilford III
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Author Isabel Wilkerson explores how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.
Author Paulo Coelho tells the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. This is an incredible read for leaders to remind them about the value of the journey.
贵谤辞尘听Ceal Barry
Coach Pete Carril inspired his teams with his own strength of character and drive to win, and he demonstrated time and again how a smart and dedicated team could compete successfully against bigger programs and faster, stronger, more athletic players.听听
贵谤辞尘听Gordon Riggle
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A highly readable book about how our minds work. Based on his Nobel prize-winning research, author Daniel Kahneman鈥檚 tests, puzzles听and examples will convince you we鈥檙e not as smart as we think or as rationale as we鈥檇 like. Read 鈥淭hinking, Fast and Slow鈥� and you will never again think about thinking in the same way.
In this bestseller, author Sallie Krawcheck, a former executive at both Citigroup and Bank of America, gives advice, strategy and real-life examples of how to succeed in the business world today as a modern woman
The听Center for Leadership was established in August 2020 in order to elevate a culture of leadership at CU 麻豆官网. The center is guided by a board of advisors including a former senator, regent emeritus and university president鈥攁ll are accomplished leaders from diverse backgrounds and experiences. They represent CU 麻豆官网鈥檚 investment in shaping tomorrow鈥檚 leaders, being an innovative research university and positively impacting humanity.
Two years ago, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson made the first free ascent on El Capitan's Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park, a climbing feat marveled at around the world. Caldwell shares the hardships he's faced and what he learned in the process in his book The Push.
贵谤辞尘听Christy Orris
Whether you are in college or striving to be the next CEO at your company, Shellye Archambeau鈥檚 story of how she became CEO of a successful Silicon Valley tech company will give you the tools to accomplish your dreams.鈥�
贵谤辞尘听Mark Emery听
Authors Richard Clarke and R.P. Eddy, both accomplished CEOs and White House National Security Council veterans, tell the story of the future of national security, threatening technologies, the U.S. economy and possibly the fate of civilization.
贵谤辞尘听Alexander Bracken
Having led change successfully at three monumental organizations鈥攖he CIA, Texas A&M University, and the Department of Defense鈥攁uthor Robert Gates听offers听the ultimate insider鈥檚 look at how major bureaus, organizations, and companies can be transformed, which is by turns heartening and inspiring and always instructive.听
贵谤辞尘听Major General (R)听 Bill Mullen, USMC
In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions.听
