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Northwest Missouri State University


Leadership Library

The idea behind the Leadership Library is to provide organizations with the basic materials and knowledge needed to be a successful leader. The hope is that the library will help individuals and organizations grow, and in turn enrich the Northwest Missouri State University Campus. All materials are available for use/check out through the Office of Campus Activities Office.

The Leadership Library Includes:

Activity Supplies:
Balloons, Bandanas, Beach Balls, Bowls, Buckets, Dice, Dish Soap, Lunch Bags, Mega Horn, Name Tags, Play-Doh, Radio, CD and Cassette Player, Rope, Stickers, and Yarn.

Board and Card Games:
Barrel O' Monkeys, Block by Clock, Boggle, Buzz Word, Checkers, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Connect 4, CSI, Dominos, Jenga, Legos, Life, Mad Libs Car Game, Monopoly, Playing Cards, Scrabble, Shape by Shape, Skip Bo, Taboo, Tinker toys, UNO, Wig Out, and Yahtzee.

Office Supplies:
Colored Pencils, Construction Paper, Crayons, Easel Dry Erase Board, Easel Paper, Glue, Index Cards, Markers, Masking Tape, Permanent Markers, and Scissors.

Leadership Library Book Listing

BOOK TITLE

DESCRIPTION

AUTHOR(S)
101 Ways to Make Training Active (with CD-Rom) Tips to promote learning, involvement and change Mel Silberman 
37 Keys to Greek Success Leading inside and outside the classroom Andy Masters
50 Creative Training Closers   Bob Pike, Lynn Solem
50 Creative Training Opens and Energizers   Bob Pike, Lynn Solem
7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The   Stephen Covey 
7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The (audio)   Stephen Covey 
Alcohol 101 Plus (10 copies) Making Safe and Responsible Decisions On-Campus Alcohol 101.org
Alcohol Solutions for Special Populations   PaperClip Communication
Best of Active Training, The 25 one-day workshops guaranteed to promote involvement, learning, and change Mel Silberman 
Big Binder of Leadership Activities, The   PaperClip Communication
Big Book of Customer Service Training Games, The quick, fun activities for training customer service reps, salespeople, and anyone else who deals with customers Peggy Carlaw and Vasudha Kathleen Deming
Big Book of Icebreakers, The Quick, Fun Activities for Energizing Meetings and Workshops Edie West
Big Book of Leadership Games, The Quick, Fun Activities to Improve Communication, Increase Productivity, and Bring Out the Best in Your Employees Vasudha K. Deming
Big Book of Meeting Games, The 75 quick, fun activities for elading creative, energetic, productive meetings Marlene Caroselli
Big Book of Motivational Games, The quick, fun activities for energizing people at work and at home Robert Epstein with Jessica Rogers
Big Book of Stress Relief Games, The Quick, fun activities for feeling better Robert Epstein
Bordertown (DVD) Inspired by true events  
Building Team Spirit Activities for Inspiring and Energizing Teams Barry Heermann
Business Etiquette in Brief   Ann Marie Sabeth 
Chicken Soup of the College Soul Inspiring and humorous stories about college Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger and Dan Clark 
Choices that Change Lives 15 ways to find more purpose, meaning and joy Hal Urban 
Coaching for Leadership The Practice of Leadership Coaching from the World's Greatest Coaches Marshall Goldsmith & Laurence Lyons 
Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Time, The   Jeff Davidson 
Credibility How leaders gain and lose it, why people demand it James Kouzes and Barry Posner
Diversity Training Activity Book 50 Activities for Promoting Communication and Understanding at Work Jonamay Lambert and Selma Myers
Educating Citizens Preparing America's undergraduates for lives of moral and civic responsibility Anne Colby, Thomas Ehrlich, Elizabeth Beaumont and Jason Stephens 
Encouraging the Heart A leader's guide to rewarding and recognizing others  James Kouzes and Barry Posner
Energize Your Audience  75 quick activities that get them started & keep them going Lorraine Ukens 
Everything Stress Management Book, The Practical ways to relax, be healthy and maintain your sanity Eve Adamson 
Exploring Leadership For college students who want to make a difference Susan Komives, Nance Lucas and Timothy McMahon 
Fan Etiquette   Will Keim with Lynn Lashbrook and Eileen Sullivan 
First Things First   Stephen Covey, A. Roger Merrill & Rebecca Merrill 
Five Temptations of a CEO, The A leadership fable Patrick Lencioni
Girls Fight Back The College Girl's Guide to Protecting Herself Erin Weed
How the Way We Talk can Change the Way We Work Seven Languages for Transformation Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey 
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living   Dale Carnegie 
How to Win Friends and Influence People   Dale Carnegie 
Human Issues Programming Binder   PaperClip Communications
I Belive.  What do you Believe?   Curtis Zimmerman 
Ice Breakers & Teambuilding Exercises  Energize your next meeting! Gregory P. Smith
InspiRAtion Encouragement, Humor and Motivation for RAs by RAs Tony D'Angelo, Amy Connolly and Dan Oltersdorf 
Inventories, Questionnaires & Surveys for Training & Development   Pfeiffer Publishing 
Keys to Success in College and Life   Will Keim, Curtis Zimmerman and Nora Vitz Harrison
Let Your Leadership Speak How to lead and be heard The Future is Yours to Create! Company
Let Your Life Speak Listening for the voice of vocation Parker J. Palmer
Life after school. Explained The definitive reference guide Cap and Compass
Living Learning Communities Learning where they live PaperClip Communication
Make It Happen The Hip-Hop Generation Guide to Success Kevin Liles with Samantha Marshall 
Martin Luther King, Jr on Leadership Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times Donald Phillips
Moving Beyond Icebreakers An Innovative Approach to Group Facilitation, Learning, and Action Stanley Pollack with Mary Fusoni
New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers, The (with CD-Rom)   Pfeiffer Publishing 
New Programming Binder, The Programming ideas for the new millennium PaperClip Communications
Personal Style Inventory Facilitator Guide David W. Champagne and R. Craig Hogan
Pfeiffer Book of Successful Team-Building Tools, The   Elaine Biech 
Pillars of Success A rare group of visionaries and achievers share their proven success principles Insight Publishing
Preventing Hazing How parents, teachers and coaches can stop the violence, harassment and humiliation Susan Lipkins 
Principle-Centered Leadership   Stephen Covey 
Programming Binder, The   PaperClip Communications
Programming Themes Special months, weeks and days PaperClip Communication
Recognizing Student Leaders   PaperClip Communication
Retreat Planner, The   PaperClip Communication
Retreats the Work (with CD-Rom) Everything you need to know about planning and leading great offsites Merianne Litman, Sheila Campbell and Jeff Litman 
Robert's Rules of Order Simplified & Applied Wiley Publishing 
Speeches that Changed the World The stories & transcripts of the moments that made history Smith-Davies Publishing 
Student Leadership Development Approaches Methods and Models,  Sara Boatman
Student Leadership Practices Inventory (with CD-Rom) Includes Facilitator's Guide, workbook, inventories James Kouzes and Barry Posner
Student Success  How to succeed in college and still have time for your friends Tim Walter and Al Siebert 
Successful Leadership Development Program, The (with CD-Rom) How to build it and how to keep it going Jo-ann C. Byrne and Richard T. Rees 
Sustainable Leadership   Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink 
Team Adventure: Outback Facilitator Guide HRDQ
Team Adventure: Swamped Facilitator Guide HRDQ
The Handbook of Leadership Development (with CD-Rom)   Cynthia McCauley and Ellen Van Velsor 
Winning Ways How to Achieve Success...No Matter What A'Yanna Webster
Women Who Changed the World 50 inspirational women who shaped history Quercus Publishing 
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating and Sex Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, and Jennifer Worick