Would you like to learn more about leadership and/or global issues, but find that time is lacking? This is the first session in our new book review series. Three diverse books will be reviewed in this session, so take a few minutes from your day to enjoy listening to members of our College community describe the books they have been reading. You should be able to take something from the presentations, and if a book appeals to you, you can follow-up by reading it yourself. The Library will purchase copies of the books for checkout as well as provide a display of related works.

• Winning by Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, with Suzy Welch

Reviewed by: Mike Reeves, Student Computer Center Evening/Weekend Supervisor

Join us so you can hear some of their insight into proven leadership initiatives. They discuss ways in which an individual can be a better leader and employee while simultaneously having a more rewarding personal life.

• Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal

Reviewed by: Jo Ann Cobble, Dean of the Division of Health Professions

The purpose of this book is to provide a tool for looking at individual organizations by analyzing primary characteristics and culture in order to more successfully work with or within them. The process is called “reframing” and it provides a comprehensive approach for looking at situations and organizations from different angles, views or frames. The four primary “frames” identified by the authors will be discussed as well as some of the current developments in leadership and organizational research.

• The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Friedman

Reviewed by:  Richard Rouillard, Professor of English

This book is an easy to understand overview of influences which in a short time have deeply affected the world in this early part of the 21st Century. Richard was looking for some very specific information when he purchased it to read; what he found surprised him and caused him to change his understanding of globalization and power.