Leadership Institute Themes and Readings

Foundational Readings

1. Habits that Block Conversation
2. Transforming the Culture through Dialogue
3. Productive Conversations: Using Advocacy and Inquiry Effectively
4. The Johari Window: A Graphic Model of Awareness in Interpersonal Relations
5. Appreciative Inquiry: An Overview
6. What Is Appreciative Inquiry?
7. The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity
8. Overcoming the Golden Rule
9. The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry

Theme 1: A Journey Inward

1. Being Peace
2. Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice

Theme 2: Beliefs About Others

1. The Cycle of Socialization
2. One-Up/One-down Groups
3. Multicultural Circles of Self
4. Where Are We?
5. Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
6. Understanding White Privilege
7. How to Be an Ally if You Are a Person with Privilege
8. White People Need to Acknowledge the Benefits of Unearned Privilege
9. Diversity or Death
10. Exploring the Invisible Knapsack of Able-Bodied Privilege
11. Disability Spectrum
12. Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism
13. The Workplace Movement/The Agenda for Justice
14. Beyond Tolerance: Towards Understanding, Appreciation, and Celebration
15. Privileges of Being Heterosexual
16. Glossary of Terms and Guidelines for Allies/Qualities of an Ally/What an Ally Does Do/What an Ally Does Not Do/LGBT Resources
17. Examples of Subtle Homophobia, Heterosexism, and Sexism/Possible Responses to Homophobia and Heterosexism
18. The Heterosexual Questionnaire

Theme 3: Multiple Perspectives on Meaning(s) of Work

1. What Is Appreciative Inquiry?
2. When Sparks Fly - Igniting Creativity in Groups, pp.19-50
3. Getting Comfortable with Appreciative Inquiry
4. Relinking Life and Work, pp. 1-5
5. Integrative Life Planning: Critical Tasks for Career Development and Changing Life Patterns, pp. 1-22
6. Control
7. Knowledge Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry
8. A Simpler Way pp. 66-75
9. A Simpler Way pp. 76-87
10. Acknowledge the Presence of Fear
11. Discuss the Undiscussables
12. Managing Intercultural Conflicts Effectively

Theme 4: Personal Meanings of Leadership

1. Nurturing Motivation
2. Appreciative Leaders: In the Eye of the Beholder, pp. 157-168
3. Initiating Culture Change in Higher Education Through Appreciative Inquiry
4. The Appreciative Self
5. A Higher Standard of Leadership
6. Personal Literacy
7. Leading from Within: out of the shadow and into the light