Publications

Leading from Any Position:
An Enneagram Workbook for Leadership Development
People are always looking for the next "something new" to come along that defines our collective consciousness about leadership. The Enneagram is an ancient philosophical framework applied in a new situation, providing a conceptual model necessary for our collective leap to the next plateau in understanding leadership and current organizational problems. It is a nine-type development model which is emerging as a powerful personal assessment tool for today's business leaders. Though it has the power to direct personal and spiritual development, it is the application to leading contemporary organizations that is the basis for our workbook. It is a dramatic leap forward for leadership training. Activities that provide insights into our own nature - our motivators, fears, contributions on a work team, and our developmental path for leadership - provide the core of this 35-page workbook. Investigating our styles and that of others will suggest strategies to effectively engage around the issues of organizational leadership by reducing fear, gaining commitment to common goals, and taking action together.

John & Becky Collaborative Articles:
“Highlights from Aurora Leadership Institute 2002.” Incite, Vol 23, No 6, June 2002: 14. Also published as 'Aurora Leadership Institute 2002', Library Life, No 269, July 2002: p 14
“Developing Library Leaders for the 21st Century.” Journal of Library Administration, Volume 32, Numbers 3/4 2001.

John’s Articles:
"On Teaching Elephants to Tap Dance: productivity and human values during the acquisition process." Proceedings, OD Network National Conference, October, 1987.
"Work Group Bonding: Giving and Getting Positive and Negative Feedback." New Designs for Youth Development, Volume 5, Number 1, Jan-Feb 1984.

Becky’s Articles:
"Colleague to Colleague: Peer Coaching for Effective In-House Training." Education Libraries, Volume 15, No. 1-2, 1990.
"You Can Take It With You: Coaching for On-The-Job Application of Learning." Public Libraries, Volume 25, Number 3, Fall 1985.

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