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Dr. Hairston’s
Bookshelf
A partial
list of the books Dr. Hairston recommends
and to which he refers
Many of these are books that Dr. Hairston
has shared and discussed with Baltimore
County Public Schools staff members.
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The
Ten Faces of Innovation
by Tom Kelley with Jonathan Littman
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Tom Kelley,
the managing director of the world-famous
design firm IDEO, reveals the strategies
his firm uses to foster innovative thinking
throughout the organization, and shows how
a culture of continuous innovation and renewal
can be nurtured and sustained.
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| Resonant
Leadership by Richard
Boyatzis and Annie McKee |
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The authors
show leaders how to improve their organizations
with mindfulness, hope, and compassion.
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| Future
Think by Edie Weiner
and Arnold Brown |
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From this
book, readers can learn how to predict what’s
likely to lie ahead by using several techniques,
including:
- Overcoming the mental traps that
keep executives from understanding and
managing change.
- Unlocking the hidden patterns of
change.
- Finding metaphors that will allow
your mind to function creatively and powerfully.
- Harnessing evolution to make better
business decisions.
- Capitalizing on the power of the
lowest common denominator.
- Learning how to use demographics
to understand future customer needs.
Weiner is president of Weiner Edrich
Brown, Inc., a leading futurist consultancy,
and Brown is chairman of the same company.
Their previous books include Supermanaging,
Office Biology, and Insider’s Guide
to the Future.
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| Silos,
Politics, and Turf Wars
by Patrick Lencioni |
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The concept
of “silos” has become synonymous
with the barriers that separate work teams,
departments, and divisions – causing
people who are supposed to be on the same
team to work against one another.
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| Nobodies
to Somebodies by Peter
Han |
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Novelist
Tom Clancy was an insurance agent well into
his 40s. He sold his first novel for a pittance
to a little-known publisher. Today he’s
one of the world’s most popular authors.
Clancy and many other successful people
were once just ordinary Nobodies with talent,
but little or no experience. They had career
interests, but few clear goals. They wanted
to find work that would be financially rewarding
and personally fulfilling – but didn’t
know how. And they had to overcome all the
uncertainty and obstacles of being Nobodies.
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The World is Flat by
Thomas Friedman |
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He describes,
probably better than anyone, how technology
and connectivity have “flattened”
the world increasing global competition, increasing
access to information, and increasing opportunities
for those who know how to innovate who know
how to use and create new technology.
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| Good
to Great by Jim Collins |
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An examination
of what it takes to move a company or organization
from “good” to “great”
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| Tinkering
Toward Utopia: A Century of Public School
Reform by David Tyack
and Larry Cuban |
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They conclude
that meaningful improvements in public education
are less about administration and more about
effective teachers making connections to students.
“Reform” works best, they argue,
when it either involves teachers as key decision-makers
or when it provides teachers with new tools
or approaches that work in the classroom.
In other words, progress in the schools is
dependent on teachers being empowered as classroom
leaders.
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| Leading
in a Culture of Change
by Michael Fullan |
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Combines expertise
from business and education arenas into a
template for improving leadership |
| The
Effective Executive by
Peter Drucker |
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A classic guide
to effective management addressing time management,
building on employee strengths, having a results
focus, and prioritization |
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