"Liberate the leader in everyone, and extraordinary things happen."

- Jim Kouzes and
Barry Posner

Publications

Following is a list of some of TFC's publications:

Dealing with Failure in Student Teaching: Problems and Solutions. Sudzina, M.R. and Coolican, M.J.. A research conversation and presentation at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators.. Chicago, IL, 1999.

Failure in Student Teaching: A Case Study. San Francisco, CA, April, 1992.

Gap Analysis. A publication for the National Business Roundtable. The University of Michigan, 1992.

Healthy Organizations and the Link to Peaceful Societies: Strategies for Implementing Organizational Change. Jackson, J.L. and Coolican, M.J.. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. March, 2003.

Increasing Student Academic Achievement: Creating Discussion and Collaboration Between Business and Academic Leaders. Co-authored with Steven Skalka. A publication for the National Business Roundtable. The University of Michigan, 1993.

Integrating Culture with Your Strategy. Coolican, M.J. and Jackson, J.L.. Published in Compass Points Magazine. 1999.

Lessons and Legacies: The Story of a Failed Student Teacher. Dissertation. The University of Michigan, 1995.

Mentor or Tormentor: The Role of the Cooperating Teacher in Student Teacher Success. Sudzina, Mary R. and Coolican, Maria J.. Action in Teacher Education. Winter, 1996.

Planned Parenthood of East Central Michigan, TransForum Consulting, and the BEST Project: A Triad of Collaboration. Coolican, M.J. and Jackson, J.L.. 2007.

The Challenge to Change: Rethinking and Reconfiguring the Freshman Year Experience. Voices From the Field. Winter, 1998.

The General Elfun Society: Leveraging Employee Volunteerism with Foundation Dollars and Ameritech. Jackson, J.L.. Chapter in Corporate Global Citizenship by Tichy, McGill and St. Clair. San Francisco, New Lexington Press, 1997.

Two Voices in the Field: A Student Teacher and a University Supervisor Reflect on Learning to Teach. Voices From the Field. Spring, 1998.

We Watched Them ''Fail'': University Supervisors' Perceptions of ''Failure'' in Student Teaching. and Maria J. CoolicanInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. April, 1995.

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Recommended Leadership Readings:

Bateson, Mary Catherine (1990). Composing A Life. New York, Penguin Books, Inc..

Stone, D., Patton, B. and Heen, S. (2000). Difficult Conversations. New York, Penguin Group.

Stone, D., Patton, B. and Heen, S. (1998). Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, Inc..

Collins, J. (2001). From Good to Great. New York, HarperCollins Publishers Inc..

Giuliani, R. (2002). Leadership. New York, Hyperion.

Zander, R.S. and Zander, B. (2000). The Art of Possibility. Boston, Harvard Business School Press.

Palmer, Parker (1998). The Courage To Teach. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, Inc..

Kouzes, J. and Posner, B. (1997). The Leadership Challenge. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers.

Tichy, N. (1997). The Leadership Engine. HarperCollins Publishers, Inc..

Katzenbach, Jon and Smith, Douglas (1999). The Wisdom of Teams. New York, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Burns, J.M. (2003). Transforming Leadership. New York, Atlantic Monthly Press.

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Links:

Alliance for Nonprofit Management

BEST Project Online

Catalyst
Catalyst is a premier nonprofit research and advisory organization working to advance women in business

Center for Simplified Strategic Planning

Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society

Fast Company
Fast Company is a magazine for organizational leaders

Harvard Negotiation Project

International Leadership Association
The International Leadership Association (ILA) is the global network for all those who practice, study and teach leadership.

Kouzes and Posner
The Leadership Challenge Model

National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers

Positive Organizational Scholarship
Positive Organizational Scholarship is an exciting new movement in organizational studies that draws on path-breaking work in the organizational and social sciences. It focuses on the dynamics that lead to developing human strength, producing resilience and restoration, fostering vitality, and cultivating extraordinary individuals, units and organizations.

Rayona Sharpnack

Smith College
Official site for Smith College

University of Michigan
Official site for the University of Michigan

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Healthy Organizations and the Link to Peaceful Societies: Strategies for Implementing Organizational Change. Jackson, J.L. and Coolican, M.J.. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. March, 2003.

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