Leader Resources

 Organization Consultations:

Staff from the Office for Student Organizations & Leader Development (SOLD) attend meetings of student organizations and assist with problem-solving specific concerns or issues with the organization.

Topics from past consultations have included:
 
* Assisting with re-structuring the organization
* Getting an advisor more active with your group
* Retaining the membership of your organization
* Re-working meeting processes and agendas to gain more participation
* Diversity training for your members
* Creative approaches to fundraising, etc.
* Consultations are focused on the identified needs of the organization.
 
Call (207) 581-4183 to make arrangements for a consultation.

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Planning a trip with your organization?

Check out the University of Maine Student Handbook for student travel guidelines. Click Here!

Domestic travel: complete the following forms and file them with the SOLD office:

Advisor Checklist for Student Travel

Student Travel Information & Roster Form

Release & Assumption of Risk (Reverse side of Roster Form)

International travel: visit the SOLD office or call 581-4183 for more information

****Note: Until the appropriate paperwork is filed with the Office of Student Organizations and Leader Development, student groups cannot rent motor-pool vehicles, or receive funding for travel.

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*Advisors*

Visit our Advisor's Corner to learn how you can best assist your student organization!

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WEBSITES:

Center for Creative Leadership - http://www.ccl.org/leadership/index.aspx?pageId=1

Association of Leadership Educators - http://www.fhsu.edu/jole/issues/current.html

Leaders Magazine - http://www.leadersmag.com/Editorial/Issues/2006.3_Jul/2006.3Jul.html

The National Academic for Academic Leadership - http://www.thenationalacademy.org/

Advancing Women on Leadership - http://www.advancingwomen.com/awl/awl.html

Council of Women World Leaders - http://www.womenworldleaders.org/

Student Leader Magazine - http://www.studentleader.com

American Student Government Association - http://www.asgaonline.com

Roberts Rules of Order - http://www.robertsrules.com

Parliamentary Procedure Online - http://www.parlipro.org

National Conference on Student Leadership - http://www.ncssleadership.com

Association of College Unions International - http://www.acui.org/

Student Leader - http://www.asgaonline.com/

LeaderShape - http://www.leadershape.org/index.asp?flash=true

Congressional Youth Leadership Program - http://www.cylc.org/

FISH for College - http://www.charthouse.com/ffc/home.asp

BOOKS ON LEADERSHIP:

Adams, Scott. The Dilbert Principle. New York: Harper's, 1996.

Armstrong, Steve, ed. Facing Up to Radical Changes in Colleges and Universities. London: SEDA, 1997.

Astin, A. W., and Astin, H. L., Leadership Reconsidered: Engaging Higher Education in Social Change. Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg Foundation [133]

Bennis, Warren, and Bert Nanus. Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge. New York: Harper, 1985.

Birnbaum, Robert. Management Fads in Higher Education: Where They Come from, What They Do, and Why They Fail. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Campbell, David. If I'm in Charge Here, Why Is Everybody Laughing? Greensboro: Center for Creative Leadership, 1980.

Campbell, David. If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You'll Probably End Up Somewhere Else. Allen, TX, 1974.

Fullan, Michael. Leading in a Culture of Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.

Galford, Robert, and Drapeau, Anne S. The Trusted Leader: Bringing out the Best in Your People and Your Company. New York: Free Press, 2002. [171]

Goleman, Daniel, R. Boyatzis, and A. McKee. Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002. [180]

Greenleaf, Robert K. The Servant Leader Within: A Transformative Path. New York: Paulist Press, 2003. [176]

Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business Review on Leadership. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 1998. [179]

Hesselbin, Frances, ed. The Leader of the Future. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Kotter, J. P., A Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management. New York: The Free Press, 1990. [105]

Kouzes, J. M., and Posner, B. Z., Academic Administrator’s Guide to Exemplary Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. [116] [116a] [116B]

Kouzes, J. M., and Posner, B. Z., Leadership Practices Inventory: Participant’s Workbook, 2_nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001. [159]

Kouzes, J. M., and Posner, B. Z., The Leadership Challenge, Third Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002. [140]

Kouzes, J.M., and Posner, B. Z., The Leadership Challenge Workbook. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003 [141]

Leaming, D. R., Academic Leadership: A Practical Guide to Chairing the Department. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc., 1998. [29]

Lieberman, David J. Make Peace with Anyone: Breakthrough Strategies to Quickly End Any Conflict, Feud, or Estrangement. New York: St. Martin's, 2002. [170]

Lucas, A. F. and Associates, Leading Academic Change: Essential Roles for Department Chairs. San Francisco: Jossey- Bass, 2000. [70]

Lynch, D., Connect the Dots…To Become an Impact Player. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc., 2003. [103]

Maxwell, John C. Developing the Leaders Around You Workbook: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2003. [167]

Maxwell, John C. Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. [168]

Maxwell, John C. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. [169]

Miller, M. T., Improving Faculty Governance: Cultivating Leadership and Collaboration in Decision Making. Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press, 2003. [155]

Rawlins, M., The Green Bench. Oregon: Amuzement Publications, 1999. [145]

Rubino, J., The Magic Lantern: A Fable about Leadership, Personal Excellence, and Empowerment. Boxford, MA: Vision Works Publishing, 2001. [94]

Ruderman, M., et al., Learning From Life: Turning Life’s Lessons into Leadership Experience. Greensboro, NC: Center for Creative Leadership, 2000 [91]

Soder, R., The Language of Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001. [3]

Ulmer, W. F. Jr., Inside View: A Leader’s Observations on Leadership. Greensboro, NC: Center for Creative Leadership, 1997. [93]

Useem, Michael. The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998. [181]

Wilms, W. W., and Zell, D. M., Awakening the Academy: A Time for New Leadership. Bolton: Anker Publishing, 2002. [19]

Wilson, J. M., et al., Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team-Based Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994. [102]