Leadership Online Library
These articles have been written specifically for the Leadership Compass, or for the Leadership Development online library, and explore issues relevant to leadership, and Leadership Development at The Banff Centre.
These articles may be printed and enjoyed for your personal leadership development.
If you wish to reprint any of these articles, for any purpose beyond personal use, please contact Shari Bishop-Bowes to request permission.
Article Index
Teamwork
- Leading in Times Like These by Nick Nissley, EdD
- The Big 8 Teamwork Traps by Eric Perkunder and Henry Kutarna
- Team Learning - Lessons from Mountain Climbers by D. Christopher Kayes
- Teamwork Tango - how to lead and when to follow by Yael Schy, MSW
- Communication for EffectiveTeams by David Oman
- Improvisation and Innovation by Kathleen Foreman
- Teamwork takes on star system by David Colman
- Intercultural Teams by David Lynn
- The Dynamics of Inclusion by Michael Gold
Change
- Change - A Leader's Challenge by David Colman
- Engagement - The New Organizational Challenge by Fran Trehearne and David Oman
- Most People Like Change - True or False? by Murray R. Janewski
- The Past - Driving Force for Change by Aart Pijl
- What Are You Unwilling to Change? by Karen Dawson and Kelley Marko
Sustainability
- Self-Sustaining Organizations and Leadership by Lia Bosch, MSOD
- Sustainability by Karen Dawson
- Sustainability: A Leader’s Ever-Present Paradox by Stephen Hobbs
- Find a new word for retirement by Gordon Neufeld
- Sustainable Leadership Makes Sense by John Varney
- A sustainable research and product development agenda? by Gregor Wolbring
- Protecting Human Capacity: The First Steps Towards Sustainable Performance
by Brian Woodward, Ph.D. and Linda Wilder
Strategic Thinking
- What? Why? How? A Framework for Strategic Thinking by Kevin E. Yousie
Wellness
- Breath-watching: The one-minute stress buster by Jim Force
- Work and Life Balance: fiction or reality? by Laurie Hillis
- Protecting Human Capacity: The First Steps Towards Sustainable Performance
by Brian Woodward, Ph.D. and Linda Wilder
Leadership
- Leadership - An Appreciative View by Lia Bosch, MSOD
- The “Maestro” Executive by John Churchley
- An Unconventional View of the Origins of Leadership by Peter Gammell
- Leadership Development: Educating self-aware leaders by Tom Gougeon
- What's Courage Got To Do With It? by David Gouthro
- On Becoming an Integrative Leader by Rick Hatala, P.Eng and Lillas Marie Brown Hatala
- Winning The War for Talent by Bastiaan Heemsbergen, Ph.D.
- The Artistry of Leadership: Creating Meaningful Connections by Jane Hilberry and Kevin Asbjörnson
- Applied Learning: Getting Maximum Value For Your Investment by Laurie Hillis
- Emotional Intelligence: Developing leaders at all levels by Laurie Hillis
- Emotional Intelligence: The brain science behind EQ by Laurie Hillis
- Evaluating Leadership Learning: A Leap of Faith by Laurie Hillis
- Good Reminders: Professional Inspiration on Leadership by Kimberley Holmes
- Corporate Leadership: Are You Up For The Challenge? by Larry Hulsmans
- The Top 10 Habits of Highly Offensive Managers by Larry Hulsmans
- Leading Salespeople - Is it Different? by Murray R. Janewski
- The Call of Our Times by David Johnstone
- The Leadership Skill Set by Henry L. Kutarna
- The Leadership Capacity Gap by Dr. Vince Molinaro and Dr. David Weiss
- Rethinking Vision and Leadership by Idris Mootee
- Leadership And The Learning Revolution: What's In It For Me? by Jim Muckle
- Right Brain Meets Left: Applying intuition to business by Bill Overend
- High Impact Action Learning by Dr. David Weiss
- High-Potential Leadership Development by Dr. David Weiss
- What we expect of our leaders by Brian Woodward, Ph.D.
- The Leader as Coach: Creating High Performance in Change by Susan Wright
- Leading for Results: Know and Engage Your Stakeholders by Kevin E. Yousie
Legacy
- Making Room to Leave by John Baldoni
- Building a Purposeful Legacy by Richard Monette
- How Will You Be Remembered? by Janet K. Slemko
Systems Thinking
- A Systems Thinking Framework: A New Orientation To Life by Jim McKinlay
Organizational Culture
- Creating Healthy Organizations by Tanis Helliwell
- Culture Follows the Leader by Laurie Hillis
- Corporate Leadership: Are You Up For The Challenge? by Larry Hulsmans
- Building a high performance organizational culture: the essential function of leadership
by Kevin E. Yousie - Driving Employee Engagement by Dr. Vince Molinaro and Dr. David Weiss
Performance Management
- The Ten Commandments of Managing Performance by Laurie Hillis
Creativity and Innovation
- The Creative Journey by Ed Bamiling
- Creative Questioning: The Art of Asking Dumb Questions by Jim Force
- Lifting Your Creativity To New Heights by Colin Funk
- Leaders and Artists: Are they really worlds apart? by Colin Funk and Brian Woodward, Ph.D.
- Connectivity Rules: Creativity and business innovation by Bastiaan Heemsbergen, Ph.D.
- Innovation - the 7 C's by Bastiaan Heemsbergen, Ph.D.
- Turning on the Idea Bulb: Fresh Thinking by Bastiaan Heemsbergen, Ph.D.
- Refining the Meaning of Creativity and Innovation by Piers Ibbotson
- Managing To Have Fun! by Michael Kerr
- Creating Synergistic Value: The critical linkages between learning, creativity, and innovation by Kevin E. Yousie and Nimira Harjee
Communication
- Communicating Effectively: Do Your Actions Genuinely Match Your Words?
by William A. Gentry, Ph.D and Karl W. Kuhnert, Ph.D - Powerful Storytelling: Rich Connections Between Leaders and Generation
by David Rymer - The Art of Communication: Channelling Your Inner Artist by Steve Coppola
- What Kind of Conversations Are You Having? By Dr. Brian J. Fraser
- All The World’s A Stage by Kimberley Holmes
- Bridging The Gap by Piers Ibbotson
- Leading with a Good Story by John Baldoni
- Reaching the Right Audience by John Baldoni
- Creative Questioning: The Art of Asking Dumb Questions by Jim Force
- The Meeting Doctor: Decision-Maker by Michael Goldman
- The Meeting Doctor: Facilitator or Chairperson? by Michael Goldman
- The Meeting Doctor: Improve Meeting Effectiveness by Michael Goldman
- The Meeting Doctor: Process and Structure by Michael Goldman
- The Meeting Doctor: Team Facilitation & Formation by Michael Goldman
- The Meeting Doctor: The World of Facilitation by Michael Goldman
- Coaching From The Inside Out: Creating Exceptional Results
by Bastiaan Heemsbergen, Ph.D. - The Top 10 Habits of Highly Offensive Managers by Larry Hulsmans
- Managing To Have Fun! by Michael Kerr
Inspiration
- Reflections on Inspiration by Kimberley Holmes
- Creating an Inspired Workplace by John Baldoni
- Inspiration from Audacity by Bill Overend
Reflection
- Reflecting in the Space of Grace by Brian Fraser
- Integrating Purposeful Reflection and Performance by Richard Monette
- The end of the Conductor by Nick Nissley
- Making Reflection an Action Step by John Baldoni
- iReflection: Reflection as an MP3 Player by John Churchley
- Reflect! The Art of Purposeful Non-Thinking by John Varney
Vision
- Building Your Vision by John Baldoni
- The Power of Clear Vision and Willing Participation by Brian Fraser
- Promoting Effective Visioning Within an Organization by Doug Lauchlan
- Follow Your Values to the Future by Bill Overend
- Accessing the Power of Vision by John Varney
Resiliency
- The Choice Between Resiliency and Surrender by Dan Gaynor
- Three Ways Not to Respond When Lost by Chris Hsiung
- Help Your Team Build Resilience by John Baldoni
- Resilience or How to Survive in Tough Times by John Varney
Certificate of Leadership Excellence
The Certificate of Leadership Excellence recognizes individuals who have made significant advances in leadership and personal growth by taking five programs through Leadership Development. More and more participants are taking successive Leadership Development programs because of the cumulative impact these programs deliver. The five programs can be taken in any order; we recommend taking the program that most meets your immediate leadership needs.
Here are articles which profile recent recipients of the Certificate of Leadership Excellence.
- Dimensions of Leadership by Katie Daniel
- Leadership Synergy by Katie Daniel
- Building Leadership from the Ground Up [Clarence Emberley] by Katie Daniel
- Pursuit Of Learning: Our Banff Centre Experience by Mike O’Neil and Barry Urquhart
- Liz Bryant
- Gino Ferronato
- Kurt Norman
- Michael Pfeifer
Book Reviews
For the past few years, Leadership Development has included reviews of the some of the world’s top books on leadership. When building your personal leadership library, here are some titles to consider.
- Book Picks: The Leadership Compass Top Three - Winter 2005/2006
- Book Picks: The Leadership Compass Top Three – Summer 2005
- Book Picks: The Leadership Compass Top Five – Winter 2004/2005
- Book Picks: The Leadership Compass Top Five – Summer 2004
- Book Picks: The Leadership Compass Top Five – Winter/Spring 2004
- Book Picks: The Leadership Compass Top Five – Summer 2003
- The Leadership Compass Top 5 Book Picks – Winter/Spring 2003
- The Leadership Compass Top 5 Book Picks – Summer 2002
- The Leadership Compass Top 5 Book Picks – Winter/Spring 2002
- The Leadership Compass Top 5 Book Picks – Summer/Fall 2001
- The Leadership Compass Top 5 Book Picks – Winter/Spring 2001
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