Posted: September 13th, 2017

Choosing Book

Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

 
Book Review (30 pts) – Chose a book on the topic of leadership and clear your choice with the instructor. A scoring rubric has been provided in BlackBoard to break down how the review will be scored. Please ensure you utilize APA 6.0 for the writing guide. (Utilize the OWL/Perdue website for APA 6.0 tips)
a. Why you chose this book (3pts)
b. An overview of what the book was about (4 points)
c. What were your ‘ah-ha’ moments while reading the book? (8pts)
d. Did the book reinforce leadership stereotypes, or did it break the mold and challenge current thinking? Speak to how it reinforced or challenges current thinking (5 pts)
e. How will you directly apply the learnings from your book to your individual career or workplace experiences (10 pts)

And these are the book to chose from

Brizendine, Louann. (2006). The Female Brain. New York, Broadway Books.

Brizendine, Louann. (2011). The Male Brain. New York, Three Rivers Press.

Germer, F. (2004). Mustang Sallies: Success secrets of women who refuse to run with the herd. New York city, The Berkely Publishing group.

Gilligan, C. (1982). In a different voice: Psychological theory and women’s development. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press.

Hochschild, A., & Machung, A. (2003). The Second shift. New York, NY, Penguin Books.

Moe, k. and D. Shandy (2010). Glass ceilings & 100 hour couples: What the opt-out phenomenon can teach us about work and family. Athens, GA, University of Georgia Press.

Stanley, T. J. (2004). Millionaire women next door: The many journeys of successful American businesswomen Kansas City, MO, McNeel Universal company.

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks

Bossypants by Tina Fey (Jan 29, 2013)

Pushback: How Smart Women Ask–and Stand Up–for What They Want by Selena Rezvani and Lois P. Frankel

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

SHADES OF LEADERSHIP by Thomas Smith

The Secrets Of Successful Women Entrepreneurs by Sue Stockdale (Jan 31, 2010)

The Glass Elevator: A Guide to Leadership Presence for Women on the Rise by Ora Shtull

The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women by Elaine Meryl Brown, Marsha Haygood, Rhonda Joy McLean and Angela Burt-Murray

The Athena Doctrine: How Women (and the Men Who Think Like Them) Will Rule the Future by John Gerzema and Michael D?Antonio

Women in High Gear: A Guide for Entrepreneurs, On-Rampers, and Aspiring Executives by Anne Deeter Gallaher and Amy D. Howell

Breaking Into the Boys’ Club: 8 Ways for Women to Get Ahead in Business by Molly D. Shepard, Jane K. Stimmler and Peter Dean

Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012: A Fortune Magazine Book by Carol J. Loomis

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (

Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin

An American Life: Ronald Reagan by Ronald Reagan

The Notes: Ronald Reagan’s Private Collection of Stories and Wisdom by Ronald Reagan

Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis by Jimmy Carter

My Life by Bill Clinton