Each of these books has had a profound impact on Doug’s life and leadership philosophy, and he highly recommends them for others looking for inspiration and growth in their own journeys as leaders.
Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness
Robert K. Greenleaf, and Larry C. Spears, published Greenleaf’s prophetic essays on what he coined servant leadership, a practical philosophy that replaces traditional autocratic leadership with a holistic, ethical approach. When this book was released, a new paradigm of management entered the boardrooms and corporate offices of America.
Finding Leo: Servant Leadership as Paradigm, Power, and Possibility
Transform yourself and your organization through the power of servant leadership. In this informative and inspiring book, Mathew traces the true life stories, struggles, and enduring wisdom of ten men and women who changed the world by serving others. Based on Larry C. Spears’s ten characteristics of a servant leader, Finding Leo engages the reader in a clear and compelling portrait of this powerful leadership philosophy through a vivid analysis of contemporary and historical servant leaders.
Leadership Is an Art
Leadership Is an Art has long been a must-read not only within the business community but also in professions ranging from academia to medical practices, to the political arena. First published in 1989, the book has sold more than 800,000 copies in hardcover and paperback. This revised edition brings Max De Pree’s timeless words and practical philosophy to a new generation of readers.
Leadership Jazz
Today’s best leaders, De Pree says, are attuned to the needs and ideas of their followers, and even step aside at times to be followers themselves. Filled with insightful stories from De Pree’s experience as the chairman of Herman Miller and from people he’s met along the way, Leadership Jazz reveals how to:
• Hold people accountable and give them space to reach their potential
• See the needs of employees and those of the company as the same
• Inspire change and innovation
• Work effectively with creative people
Mega Gifts: Who Gives Them, Who Gets Them?
Jerold Panas—renowned fundraising expert—examines the motivations behind large charitable gifts. Through insightful interviews with high-level donors, Panas reveals what inspires individuals to give generously, what they expect in return, and how fundraisers can build lasting, meaningful relationships.
The Artful Journey: Cultivating and Soliciting the Major Gift
Master major gift strategist, Bill Sturtevant provides an incredibly detailed and effective blueprint for how to engage major donors. No finer book on the subject has ever been published. Every word is solid gold!
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, 20th Anniversary Edition
For twenty years, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team has been engaging audiences with a page-turning, realistic fable that follows the travails of Kathryn Petersen, DecisionTech’s CEO, as she faces the ultimate leadership crisis. She must unite a team in such disarray that it threatens to derail the entire company. Lencioni is a master story-teller with razor-sharp leadership insights.
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. It’s also one of the finest examples of a disparate team of people taking on an impossible task and accomplishing it with unparalleled success, thanks to the wisdom, knowledge, and leadership of a Native American woman.
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