Dr. Bill Sommers' bibliography from Feb. 6 presentation, "Credible Conversations"

Abrahamson, E. (2004). "Change without pain." Boston: Harvard Business Press

Ackoff, R. (1991). "Ackoff’s fables." New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Ackoff, R. (1999). "Re-creating the corporation." New York: Oxford University Press

Allen, D.  (2001). "Getting things done." New York: Penguin Putnam Inc.

Arbinger, Institute. (2000). "Leadership and self-deception." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler

Argyris, C.  (1990). "Overcoming organizational defenses." New York: Prentice-Hall

Arrien, A. (1993). "The four-fold way: walking paths of the warrior, teacher, healer, and visionary." New York:  HarperCollins.

Arrien, A. (1992). "Signs of life: the five universal shapes and how to use them." Sonoma, Calif.: Arcus Publishing Co.

Bardwick, J. (1986). "The plateauing trap." New York: Bantam Books

Barth, R.  (1990). "Improving schools from within." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Berliner, D. & Biddle, B. (1995). "The manufactured crisis." Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.

Black, C. (2002). "Get over it!" Portsmouth, N.H.: Heineman

Block, P.  (1987). "The empowered manager." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers

Block, P. (2002). "The answer to how is yes." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler

Bode, R.  (1993). "First you have to row a little boat." New York: Warner Books

Brafman, O. & Beckstrom, R. (2006). "The starfish and the spider." New York: Penguin

Bridges, W.  (1991). "Managing transitions - making the most of change." New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Inc.

Brinkman, R. and Kirschner, R. (1994). "Dealing with people you can’t stand." New York: McGraw Hill

Buckingham, M. & Coffman, C. (1999). "First break all the rules." New York: Simon & Schuster

Bryk, A. & Schneider, B. (2002). "Trust in schools." New York: Russell Sage Foundation

Carlzon, J.  (1987). "Moments of truth." New York: Harper & Row

Carse, J.  (1986). "Finite and infinite games." New York: Ballantine Books

Catford, L. & Ray, M. (1991). "The path of the everyday hero." Los Angeles: Jeremy Tarcher Inc.

Chaleff, I. (1995). "The courageous follower." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler

Chenoweth, K. (2008). "It’s being done." Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Education Press

Christensen, C., Horn, M., & Johnson, C. (2008). "Disrupting class." New York: McGraw Hill

Crawford, M. (2009). "Shop class as soulcraft." New York: Penguin

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). "FLOW: the psychology of optimal experience." New York: Harper & Row Publishers

Davenport, N., Ph.D., Schwartz, R., & Elliott, G. (1999). "Mobbing: emotional abuse in the american workplace." Ames, Iowa: Civil Society Publishing

Deci, E. (1995). "Why we do what we do." New York: Grosset Putnam Inc.

DePree, M.  (1997). "Leading without power: finding hope in serving community." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Deutschman, A. (2007). "Change or die." New York: HarperCollins

Dobson, M. & Singer, D. (2000). "Managing up!" New York: AMA Publications

Dutton, J. (2003). "Energize your workplace." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Dweck, C. (2006). "Mindset." New York: Ballantine Books

Enriquez, J. (2000). "As the future catches you." New York: Crown Publishing Group

Enriquez, J. (2005). "The United States of America." New York: Crown Publishers

Esquith, R. (2007). "Teach like your hair’s on fire." New York: Penguin

Evans, R. (2004). "Family Matters." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Farson, R. & Keyes, R. (2002). "Whoever makes the most mistakes wins." New York: The Free Press

Fassel, D.  (1990). "Working ourselves to death." New York: HarperCollins

Feldman, R., & Voelke, C. (1992). "A world treasury of folk wisdom." New York: HarperSanFrancisco Publishers

Fisher, R. & Ury, W. (1981). "Getting to yes." Penguin Books

Fiske, E. (1991). "Smart schools, smart kids." New York: Touchstone

Fitz-Enz, J. (2000). "The ROI of human capital." New York: AMACOM

Frankl, V. (1959). "Man's search for meaning: an introduction to logotheraphy." New York: Beacon Press

Fried, R. (2005). "The game of school." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Friedman, T. (2005). "The world is flat." New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Friedman, T. (2008). "Hot, flat, and crowded." New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Fritz, R. (1984). "The path of least resistance." Hanover, Mass.: Halliday Lithograph Inc.

Fullan, M. (2003). "The moral imperative of school leadership." Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press Inc.

Gardner, J. & Reese, F. (1975). "Quotations of wit and wisdom." New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Inc.

Gardner, J. (1963). "Self-renewal." New York: Harper & Row

Garfield, C. (1986). "Peak performers." New York: Avon Books

Garreau, J. (2005). "Radical evolution." New York: Random House

Gawande, A. (2007). "Better: A surgeon’s notes on performance." New York: Picador

Gladwell, M. (2000). "The tipping point." Boston: Little, Brown and Co.

Gladwell, M. (2008). "Outliers." New York: Little, Brown and Co.

Godin, S. (2003). "Purple cow." New York: Penguin Group
 
Godin, S. (2005). "The big moo." New York: Penguin Group

Godin, S. (2007). "The Dip." New York: Penguin Books

Gordon, W. (1961). "Synectics." New York: MacMillan Co.

Haidt, J. (2006). "The happiness hypothesis." New York: Basic Books

Hall, G. & Hord, S. (2001). "Implementing change: patterns, principles, and potholes." Needham Heights, Mass.: A Pearson Education Co.

Hammond, S. & Mayfield, A. (2004). "Naming elephants – how to surface  undiscussables for greater organizational success." Bend, Ore.: Thin Book Publishing Co.

Hargeaves, A.  Shirley, D. (2009). "The fourth way." Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press

Harvey, T. & Drolet, B. (2004). "Building teams, building people." Lanham, Md.: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc.

Hawley, J. (1993). "Reawakening the spirit in work - the power of Dharmic management." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Heath, C. & Heath, D. (2007). "Made to Stick." New York: Random House

Herzberg, F. (2008). "One more time: how do you motivate employees?" Boston: Harvard Business Press

Honoré, C. (2004). "In praise of slowness – challenging the cult of speed." New York: HarperCollins

Honoré, C. (2008). "Under pressure." New York: HarperCollins

Houghton, P. (1981). "Book of proverbs." London: Cassell

Jackson, R. (2008). "Never work harder than your students." Alexandria, Va.: ASCD

Jenkins, L. (2005). "Permission to forget." Milwaukee, Wis.: Quality Press

Jeslid, A. (1955). "When teachers face themselves." New York: Teachers College Press

Johnson, S. (1990). "Teachers at work." New York: Basic Books Inc.

Joyce, B. & Showers, B. (2002). "Student achievement through staff development." (3rd ed.) Alexandria, Va.: ASCD

Kelley, R. (1992). "The power of followership." New York: Currency

Klein, A. (1991). "Quotations to cheer you up." New York: Wings Books

Klein, G. (1998). "Sources of power: how people make decisions." Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-61146-5 Ayers & Sommers

Kotter, J. (2005). "Our iceberg is melting." New York: St. Martin’s Press

Kotter, J. (2008). "A sense of urgency." Boston: Harvard Business Press

Lakoff, G. (2004). "Don’t think of an elephant!" White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Publishing

Lencioni, P. (2002). "The five dysfunctions of a team." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Leslau, C. & Wolf. (1962). "African proverbs." New York: Peter Pauper Press Inc.

Levine, D. (2005). "Teaching Empathy." Bloomington, Ind.: Solution Tree

Lynch, D. & Kordis, P. (1988). "Strategy of the dolphin." New York: FawcettColumbine Book

Machado, L. (1980). "The right to be intelligent." Oxford, England: Pergamon Press Ltd.

MacKenzie, G. (1996). "Orbiting the giant hairball." New York: Viking

Maybury-Lewis, D. (1992). "Millennium: tribal wisdom and the modern world." New York: Viking Penguin

McBride, W. (1997). "Entertaining an elephant."

McCunn, R. (1991). "Chinese proverbs." San Francisco: Chronicle Books

Miller, M. (2009). "The tyranny of dead ideas." New York: Times Books

Orem, S; Binkert, J. & Clancy, A. (2007). "Appreciative Coaching." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Palmer, P. (1998). "The courage to teach." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc.

Pascale, R. (1990). "Managing on the edge." New York: Simon and Schuster

Perkins, D. (2003). "King’s Arthur’s round table – how collaborative conversations create smart organizations." Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons

Peters, T. (2003). "Re-imagine." London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd.

Pfeffer, J. & Sutton, R. (2000). "The knowing-doing gap: how smart companies turn knowledge into action." Boston: Harvard Business School Press

Pink, D. (2005). "A whole new mind." New York: Riverhead Books

Pope, D. (2001). "Doing school." Grand Rapids, Mich.: Integrated Publishing Solutions

Popham, W. (2001). "The truth about testing." Alexandria, Va.: ASCD. Vintage Books

"Quotable Women." (1989). Philadelphia: Running Press Inc.

Rashid, M. (2000). "Horses never lie." Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Books

Rosenholtz, S. (1989). "Teachers' workplace." New York: Longman Inc.

Sample, S. (2002). "The Contrarian’s guide to leadership." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Samples, B. (1993). "The metaphoric mind." Torrance, Calif.: Jalmar Press. Second Edition.

Sanborn, M (2006). "You don’t need a title to be a leader." New York: Doubleday

Sanders, S. (1998). "Hunting for hope." Boston: Beacon Press

Sarason, S. (1991). "The predictable failure of educational reform." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Schaef, A. &  Fassel, D. (1988). "The addictive organization." San Francisco: Harper & Row Co.

Schein, E. (2009). "Helping – how to offer, give, and receive help." San Francisco: Berrett- Koehler Publishers Inc.

Schmoker, M. (2006). "Results now." Alexandria, Va.: ASDC

Scott, S. (2002). "Fierce conversations." New York: Penguin Putnam Inc.

Seligman, M. (1990). "Learned optimism." New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc.

Solomon, R. & Flores, F. (2001). "Building Trust." Oxford: Oxford University Press

Sparks, D. (2005). "Leading for results." Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press

Spillane, J. (2006). "Distributed leadership." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Straus, D. (2002). "How to make collaboration work." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.

Surowiecki, J. (2004). "The wisdom of crowds." New York: Anchor Books

Sutton, R. (2007). "The no asshole rule." New York: Business Plus

Tatum, B. (1997). "Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" New York: Basic Books

Tavris, C. & Aronson, E. (2007). "Mistakes were made (but not by me)." Orlando: Harcourt

Thomas, K. (2000). "Intrinsic motivation at work." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler

Towery, T. (1995). "The wisdom of wolves." Franklin, Tenn.: Wessex House Publishing

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004). "Trust matters: leadership for successful schools." San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Tyack, D. & Cuban, L. (1995). "Tinkering toward utopia." Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press

Ury, W. (1991). "Getting past no." New York: Bantam Books Inc.

Von Oech, R. (2002). "Expect the unexpected or you won’t find it." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler

Wagner, T. (2008). "The Global achievement gap." New York: Basic Books

Walsh, D. (1994). "Selling out America’s children." Minneapolis: Fairview

Walton, M. (1990). "Deming management at work." New York: Perigee

Walton, M. (1986). "The Deming management method." New York: The Putnam Publishing Group

Wheatley, M. (2005). "Finding our way." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler

Whitney, D. & Trosten-Bloom, A. (2003). "The power of appreciative inquiry: a practical guide to positive change." San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
 
Zander, B. & Zander, R. (2000). "The art of possibility." Boston: Harvard Business School Press