Greetings LIS 7700
You can find the syllabus through Kateway.
Please note that we will likely be meeting in CDC 20. You can expect an email from me closer to the start of class. I will provide coffee, juice and snacks for our first meeting, so don’t feel like you need to bring anything.
As I mentioned in the video, please read or listen to Getting Naked. Think about the importance of vulnerability in management and service. Also ponder other themes in the book and how they apply to LIS.
Please also read the Army Teams case study, chapters 1&2 in Bolman and Deal as well as the 3 articles mentioned in the syllabus.
Below you will find the list of context books. Remember that you don’t need to get started on this assignment before class starts. Should you decide to get a head start, please use the comments box below to make your book selection. Please only one person per title (first come, first serve).
LIS 7700 Context Books
Business Profile
Lashinsky, Adam. Inside Apple
Levy, Steven. In the Plex
Schultz, Howard. Onward
Change Management
Heath, Chip. Switch
Johnson, Spencer. Who Moved My Cheese
Kawasaki, Guy. Enchantment
Kotter, John. Leading Change
Emotional Intelligence
Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence.
Tan, Chade-Meng. Search Inside Yourself
Entrepreneurial
Kawasaki, Guy. Reality Check
Ries, Eric. The Lean Startup
Fried, Jason. Rework
Human Resources & Motivation
Clifton, Donald, Now, Discover Your Strengths
Patterson, Kerry, Crucial Conversations
Pink, Daniel. Drive
Innovation & Design Thinking
Anderson, Chris. The Long Tail
Belsky, Scott. Making Ideas Happen
Brown, Tim. Change by Design
Christensen, Clayton. The Innovator’s Dilemma
Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs
Kelley, Tom with Jonathan Littman. The Ten Faces of Innovation
Kelley, Tom. The Art of Innovation
Linker, Josh. Disciplined Dreaming
Leadership
Bennis, Warren. On Becoming a Leader
Covey, Stephen. The Speed of Trust
Maxwell, John. 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Sandberg, Sheryl. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Management
Blanchard, Ken. Gung Ho
Buckingham, Marcus. First Break All the Rules
Collins, Jim. Good to Great
Collins, Jim. Built to Last
Lencioni, Patrick. The Advantage
Lencioni, Patrick. Death by Meeting
Marketing
Kotler, Philip. Kotler on Marketing
Levinson, Jay. Guerilla Marketing
Marek, Kate. Organizational Storytelling for Libraries
Ries, Al. Positioning
Ries, Al. 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
Blanchard, Ken. Raving Fans
Blanchard, Ken. Whale Done
Duhigg, Charles. The Power of Habit
Negotiation
Fisher, Roger, Ury, William & Patton, Bruce. Getting to Yes
Teams
Godin, Seth. Tribes
Lencioni, Patrick. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Lencioni, Patrick. Silos, Politics and Turf Wars
The Information Activist Librarian 
Hello. I’m choosing Organizational Storytelling for Libraries by Kate Marek.
Alison, that is a great choice
Greetings and salutations!
Is it okay to choose a book that isn’t on the list? I was thinking of Fish! A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results.
If not, then I will take, Who Moved My Cheese?
Deni,
That sounds great to me. It has been a long time since I’ve read it so your overview will be a welcome refresher.
Hi. I am going to read Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan.
Sarah,
I think you will find the book enlightening. Great choice.
Not wanting to be catch the short straw by waiting until the class actually starts… I’m going to pick Tribes by Seth Godin.
I’m also a coach, so I’m hoping something about teams and leadership will be applicable there as well.
Tom,
Tribes will certainly apply to coaching.
Welcome to St. Kate’s,
I choose Drive by Daniel Pink.
Pam,
I think you will find Drive a very motivating read.
Hi there,
I have chosen Sandberg, Sheryl. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. Thank you and enjoy this wonderful weather we are having. Welcome to St. Kate’s!!
Jennifer,
I am very excited to hear your thoughts about Lean In.
Hi – I choose Leading Change by John Kotter.
Thanks.
Pam Harris
Hi – I will take Leading Change by Kotter.
Pam
Pam,
That is one of my favorites!
Hello!
I choose Gung Ho by Blanchard.
Linette
Linette,
That is such a great book. Happy reading.
Hello, I would like to read Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson. Thanks!
Becky,
I look forward to your assessment!
Hello, I would like to choose 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell. Thanks!
Erica,
Maxwell is a terrific writer. Happy reading.
I would like to choose Death by Meeting : A Leadership Fable.
Thanks!
Kelly,
You will never think of meetings the same.
I’m going to go with Steve Jobs by Isaacson ….
Brett,
I loved the biography of Jobs. I think you will see many ways to relate it to LIS.
I’d love to read Inside Apple by Adam Lashinsky.
Thanks.
Emily,
I think you will find lots to chew on.
Unless it’s taken, I’ll stake my claim on Art of Innovation by Kelley. Thanks!
Liz,
That is a fantastic choice!
Hi,
I would like to read “Now, Discover Your Strengths” by Donald Cliffton.
Sarah,
Great choice, happy reading!
Hi Everyone. I would like to read Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman.