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Below is a list of recommended books. You are welcome to visit the library.
| TITLE | AUTHOR(S) |
|---|---|
| A Toolbox for Department Chairs | The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Academic administrator's guide to conflict resolution | Sandra Cheldelin |
| ACT on Life Not on Anger: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guide to Problem Anger | Georg H. Eifert, Matthew McKay, John P. Forsyth & Steven C. Hayes |
| Angry All the Time - Second Edition - An Emergency Guide to Anger Control | Ronald Potter-Efron |
| Anxiety at Work - 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done | Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton with Anthony Gostick |
| Ask for More - 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything | Alexandra Carter |
| Beating the Workplace Bully - A Tactical Guide to Taking Charge | Lynne Curry |
| Belonging - The Science of Creating Connections and Bridging Divides | Geoffrey L. Cohen |
| BIFF - Quick Responses to High-Conflict People, Their Personal Attacks, Hostile Email and Social Media Meltdowns | Bill Eddy |
| Choosing Civility - The Twenty Five Rules of Considerate Conduct | P.M. Forni |
| Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice, 1st Edition | Elena Aguilar |
| Coaching for Performance | Sir John Whitmore |
| Communication - The essence of group synergy | John E. Baird, Jr. & Sanford B. Weinberg |
| Complaint! | Sara Ahmed |
| Conflict Management For Managers - Resolving Workplace, Client, and Policy Disputes | Susan S. Raines |
| Creating Healthy Organizations: how vibrant workplaces inspire employees to achieve sustainable success | Graham S. Lowe |
| Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Expanded edition) | Ed Catmull |
| Crucial Conversations - Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High | Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron Mcmillian & Al Switzler |
| Dare to Lead - Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. | Brené Brown |
| Dealing with People You Can't Stand - How to Bring Out the Best in People At Their Worst | Rick Brinkman and RIck Kirschner |
| Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops: Creating the Conditions for Transformation in Your Groups, Trainings, and Retreats | Ken Nelson & David Ronka |
| Difficult Conversations - How to Discuss What Matters Most | Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen & Roger Fisher |
| Dignity - Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict | Donna Hicks |
| Emotional Intelligence 2.0 | Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves |
| Emotional Intelligence - Why It Can Matter More Than IQ | Daniel Goleman |
| Escape from Cluelessness - A Guide for the Organizationally Challenged | Lee G. Bolman & Terrence E. Deal |
| Everything is Workable - A Zen Approach to Conflict Resolution | Diane Musho Hamilton |
| Faculty Incivility | Darla J. Twale & Barbara M. De Luca |
| First, Break All the Rules - What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently | Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman |
| Flawless Consulting - A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used | Peter Block |
| Focus - The Hidden Driver of Excellence | Daniel Goleman |
| Forgive for Good - A PROVEN Prescription for Health and Happiness | Frederic Luskin |
| Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) | Amy Gallo |
| Getting Past No - Negotiating In Difficult Situations | William Ury |
| Getting Things Done | David Allen |
| Getting to Yes - Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In | Roger Fisher & William Ury |
| HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict | Amy Gallo |
| High Conflict - Why we get trapped and how we get out | Amanda Ripley |
| How Did That Happen - Holding People Accountable - for Results - The Positive, Principled Way | Roger Connors & Tom Smith |
| How to Be a Dean | George Justice |
| How to Make Meetings Work | Michael Doyle & David Straus |
| Humble Inquiry - The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling | Edgar H. Schein |
| Ikigai - The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life | Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles |
| Influence is Your Superpower - The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen | Zoe Chance |
| In Sheep's Clothing - Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People | George Simon, Jr. |
| Just Listen - Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone | Mark Goulston |
| Leaders Eat Last - Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't | Simon Sinek |
| Leadership and Self-Deception - Getting Out of the Box | The Arbinger Institute |
| Leading Change | John P. Kotter |
| Learned Optimism - How to Change Your Mind and Your Life | Martin E.P. Seligman |
| Made to Stick - Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die | Chip Heath & Dan Heath |
| Making Conflict Work - Harnessing the Power of Disagreement | Peter T. Coleman & Robert Ferguson |
| Management of the Absurd | Richard Farson |
| Managing Transitions - Making the Most of Change | William Bridges with Susan Bridges |
| Managing UP - How To Move UP, Win At Work and Succeed With Any Type of Boss | Mary Abbajay |
| Mastering Civility - A Manifesto for the Workplace | Christine Porath |
| New to the Administration - Everything new administrators need to know to be successful | The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| New to the Dean's Role - Everything new deans need to know to be successful | The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| New to the Department Chair - Everything new department chairs need to know to be successful | The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| New to the Faculty - Everything new professors need to know to be successful | The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| New to Tenure - Everything those newly tenured need to know to be successful | The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Organizational Culture and Leadership - 5th Edition | Edgar H. Schein with Peter Schein |
| Our Iceberg is Melting - Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions | John Kotter & Holger Rathgeber |
| People Styles at Work and Beyond | Robert Bolton & Dorothy Grover Bolton |
| Perfect Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People | Susan F. Benjamin |
| Perfect Phrases for Managers and Supervisors | Meryl Runion |
| Performance Appraisal Phrase Book - Effective Words, Phrases, and Techniques for Successful Evaluations | Corey Sandler and Janice Keefe |
| Principles: Life and Work | Ray Dalio |
| Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People | Renee Evenson |
| Quiet - The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking | Susan Cain |
| Reframing Organizations - Artistry, Choice, and Leadership | Lee G. Bolman & Terrence E. Deal |
| Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges | Steven M. Southwick & Dennis S. Charney |
| Say What You Mean - A mindful approach to nonviolent communication | Oren Jay Sofer |
| Start with Why - How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action | Simon Sinek |
| Supervising Conflict - A Guide for Faculty | Healther McGee Peggs |
| Switch - How to Change Things When Change is Hard | Chip Heath & Dan Heath |
| Taming the Abrasive Manager - How to End Unnecessary Roughness in the Workplace | Laura Crawshaw |
| Team building: a practical guide for trainers | Neil Clark |
| Thanks for the Feedback - The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well | Douglas Stone & Shelia Heen |
| The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team - A Leadership Fable | Patrick Lencioni |
| The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People | Gary Chapman & Paul White |
| The 5 Levels of Leadership - Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential | John C. Maxwell |
| The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Powerful Lessons in Personal Change | Stephen R. Covey |
| The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - Follow Them and People Will Follow You | John C. Maxwell |
| The Advantage - Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else | Pat Lencioni |
| The Argument Culture - Stopping America's War of Words | Deborah Tannen |
| The Art of Gathering - How we meet and why it matters | Priya Parker |
| The Big Book of Conflict Resolution Games - Quick, Effective Activities to Improve Communication, Trust and Collaboration | Mary Scannell |
| The Bully at Work - What You Can Do to Stop the Hurt and Reclaim Your Dignity on the Job | Gary Namie & Ruth F. Namie |
| The Bully-Free Workplace - Stop Jerks, Weasels, and Snakes from Killing Your Organization | Gary Namie & Ruth F. Namie |
| The Checklist Manifesto - How to Get Things Right | Atul Gawande |
| The Civility Solution - What to do When People Are Rude | P.M. Forni |
| The Coaching Habit - Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever | Michael Bungay Stanier |
| The Comfort Crisis - Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self | Michael Easter |
| The Complete Guide to Understanding, Controlling, and Stopping Bullies & Bullying at Work: A Complete Guide for Managers, Supervisors, and Co-Workers | Margaret R. Kohut |
| The Cost of Bad Behavior - How Incivility Is Damaging Your Business and What to Do About It | Christine Pearson & Christine Porath |
| The Culture Code - The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups | Daniel Coyle |
| The Dynamics of Conflict | Bernard Mayer |
| The Effective Executive - The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done | Peter F. Drucker |
| The Eight Essential Steps to Conflict Resolution | Dudley Weeks |
| The Energey Bus - 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy | Jon Gordon |
| The Fearless Organization - Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth | Amy C. Edmondson |
| The First-Time Manager -Seventh Edition | Loren B. Belker, Jim McCormick, Gary S. Topchik |
| The Four Tendencies - The Indispensible Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better Too) | Gretchen Rubin |
| The Inner Work of Racial Justice - Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness | Rhonda V. Magee |
| The Insider's Guide to Culture Change - Creating A Workplace That Delivers, Grows, and Adapts | Siobhan McHale |
| The Little Book of Talent - 52 Tips for Improving Skills | Daniel Coyle |
| The Making of A Manager - What to do when everyone looks to you | Julie Zhuo |
| The Mediator's Handbook | Jennifer E. Beer & Caroline C. Packard with Eileen Stief |
| The Mediator's Toolkit - Formulating and Asking Questions for Successful Outcomes | Gerry O'Sullivan |
| The Neutrality Trap - Disrupting and Connecting for Social Change | Bernard Mayer & Jacqueline N. Font-Guzman |
| The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't | Robert Sutton |
| The One Minute Manager | Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson |
| The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias | Dolly Chugh |
| The Power of a Positive No - Save the Deal, Save the Relationship - And Still Say No | William Ury |
| The Power of Positive Leadership | Jon Gordon |
| The Sociopath Next Door | Martha Stout |
| The Talent Code - Greatness Isn't Born, It's Grown. | Daniel Coyle |
| The Three Signs of a Miserable Job - A Fable For Managers (and their employees) | Patrick Lencioni |
| Think Again | Adam Grant |
| Thinking Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman |
| Who Moved My Cheese? - An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life | Spencer Johnson |
| Words Can Change Your Brain - 12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intimacy | Andrew Newberg, Mark Robert Waldman |
| Words that Work - It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear | Frank Luntz |
| Working Relationships: The Simple Truth About Getting Along with Friends and Foes at Work | Bob Wall |
|
Work Rules! - Insights From Inside Google That Will Transform How You LIve and Lead |
Laszlo Bock |
| You Just Don't Understand - Women and Men in Conversation | Deborah Tannen |
| You're Not Listening - What You're Missing and Why it Matters | Kate Murphy |