Resources for

Understanding Alliances and Political Realities

 Beyerlein, M. M., Freedman, S., McGee, C., & Moran, L. (2003). Beyond teams: Building the collaborative
      organization. John Wiley and Sons.

 Ciampa, D. (2005, January). Almost ready: How leaders move. Harvard Business Review Special Issue, 83(1), 46-53.

 Donaldson, G. A. (2000, April). A promising future for every student: Maine invests in secondary school Reform. NASSP Bulletin.

 Garvin, D. A., & Roberto, M. A. (2005, February). Change through persuasion. Harvard Business Review, 83(2), 104-112.

 Heathfield, S. M. (n.d.). Why you need allies at work. Retrieved November 21, 2006 from http://humanresources.about.com/cs/workrelationships/a/workallies_2.htm.

 Holbeche, L. (2004). The power of constructive politics. Horsham, UK: Roffey Park.

 Kanter, R. M. (1994, July-August). Collaborative advantage: The art of alliances. Harvard Business Review, 96-104.

 Mitstifer, D. I. (2006). Leadership responsibilities of professionals (III. Understanding alliances and political realities, 141-144). In S. L. T. McGregor, Transformative practice: New pathways to leadership. East Lansing, MI: Kappa Omicron Nu.

 Pfeffer, J., & Sutton, R. I. (2006). Hard facts, dangerous half-truths & total nonsense: Profiting from evidence-based management. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing.

 Ratzburg, W. H. (n.d.). Defining organizational politics. Retrieved November 21, 2006 from http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1650/htmlpolitc01.html. 

 Terry, R. (1993). Authentic leadership: Courage in action. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

 Weisbord, M. R. (and 35 International Coauthors). (1992). Discovering common ground. San Francisco: Berrett Koehler.