Leadership Institute
Themes and Readings

University of Wisconsin - Madison


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 Together ~~ A Journey Inward

  1. Being Peace
  2. Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice
  3. The Complexity of Identity
  4. The Cycle of Socialization
  5. Multicultural Circles of Self
  6. Petals of Identity handout
  7. Petal of Identity Categories
  8. Social Identities Wheel

Theme 2: Our Beliefs About Ourselves & Others

  1. Ability Matters
  2. Class Matters
  3. One-Up/One-down Groups
  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. Disability Spectrum
  11. Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism
  12. The Workplace Movement/The Agenda for Justice
  13. Beyond Tolerance: Towards Understanding, Appreciation, and Celebration
  14. Privileges of Being Heterosexual
  15. Glossary of Terms and Guidelines for Allies/Qualities of an Ally/What an Ally Does Do/What an Ally Does Not Do/LGBT Resources
  16. Examples of Subtle Homophobia, Heterosexism, and Sexism/Possible Responses to Homophobia and Heterosexism
  17. 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