EDUCATION
RESOURCES
In the Entrepreneurial Leadership workshop at the California Empower Change Summit, participants heard about the ventures of various entrepreneurs. Panelists discussed what inspires them, how to build effective teams and partnerships, and the important role of advisors and mentors. They also offered the audience insight into their favorite reading materials including books, blogs and websites. These resources, and others we have collected from presenters and participants at ADI programs, are listed below.
Books
- A Whole New Mind,
Daniel Pink
- Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make
a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell
- Make a Name for Yourself: Eight Steps
Every Woman Needs to Create a Personal Brand Strategy for Success, Robin
Fisher Roffer
- The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the
Happiness in Your Heart, Willie Nelson
- Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks
Built a Company One Cup at a Time, Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make
the Leap...and Others Don't, Jim Collins
- State of the Unions: How Labor Can
Strengthen the Middle Class, Improve Our Economy, and Regain Political
Influence, Philip Dine
- The First Campaign:Globalization, The Web and the Race for the White House, Garrett Graff
Blogs
Seth Godin
Joe Jaffe
Websites
WorldChanging
World Resources Institute
EDUCATION
INSIGHTS
We've heard you. We know that you want to be able to view high quality and in-depth discussions with leaders throughout the country. The people ADI interviews are role models who speak not only about the issues they care about, but how they have succeeded and the path they took to get there.
That's why ADI has introduced Insights. Insights are one-on-one interviews with our President and CEO John Hart, and leaders across a wide array of fields. Continue to check back here for more Insights and other future programming to be launched in 2007.
The following Insight is with Justin Levitt, Counsel Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law. Justin Levitt discusses how he got involved in politics, electoral reform, and his advice to others.
