Citadel for Life provides educational resources that are hosted on line for alumni and friends of The Citadel to enable them to continuously develop their skills, reinforce their knowledge of The Citadel’s core values and characteristics of principled leadership, and enrich and enhance their personal and professional lives.
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Book Recommendation List
| Book Title | Author | Recommended By |
| A Message To Garcia | Elbert Hubbard | Ted Fienning |
| American Carnage | Tim Alberta | Ted Fienning |
| Battle Cry | Leon Uris | Tom Clark |
| Bearing the Cross : Martin Luther King, Jr. , And the Southern Christian Leadership Conference | David Garrow | John Ray Roberts |
| Blink | Malcom Gladwell | Tom Clark |
| Children’s Book: A is for Activist | Innosanto Nagara | John Ray Roberts |
| In Darkest South Carolina | Brian Hicks | Conway Saylor |
| Enders Game | Card | Tom Clark |
| Freedom is a Constant Struggle | Angela Davis | John Ray Roberts |
| Gates of Fire | Pressfield | Tom Clark |
| Good to Great | Collins | Tom Clark |
| Grit | Duckworth | Tom Clark |
| Habitudes | Habitudes | Ginger O’Neill |
| Just Mercy | Bryan Stevenson | John Ray Roberts |
| Killer Angels | Shaara | Tom Clark |
| Leaders Eat Last | Sinek | Tom Clark |
| Leadership for a Better World (Second Edition) | Susan Komives and Wendy Wagner | Jen Tomasetti |
| Leading Change | Kotter | Tom Clark |
| Man’s Search For Meaning | Viktor Frankel | Ginger O’Neill |
| Nicomachean Ethics | Aristotle | Grant Goodrich |
| On Combat | Dave Grossman | Tom Clark |
| Our Kids | Robert D. Putnam | Christina Arnold |
| Primal leadership | Goleman | Tom Clark |
| Starship Troopers | Heinlein | Tom Clark |
| Start with Why | Sinek | Tom Clark |
| Strengths Quest | Clifton, Anderson, Schreiner | Jen Tomasetti |
| Teaching to Transgress | Bell Hooks | John Ray Roberts |
| The Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence | Williams, Williams, Blain | John Ray Roberts |
| The Cross and the Lynching Tree | James Cone | John Ray Roberts |
| The Honor Code | Kwame Anthony Appiah | Grant Goodrich |
| The Leadership Challenge | James M. Kouzes Barry Z. Posner | Christina Arnold |
| The Mayor | Brian Hicks | Conway Saylor |
| The New One Minute Manager | Ken Blanchard | Ginger O’Neill |
| The Power of One | Bryce Cortenay | Ginger O’Neill |
| The Raft is not the Shore | Daniel Berrigan and Thich Nhat Hanh | John Ray Roberts |
| The Republic | Plato | Grant Goodrich |
| The Righteous Mind | Jonathan Haidt | Ted Fienning |
| The Road Less Traveled | Dr. Scott Peck | Ted Fienning |
| The Soul of The Citadel | The Krause Center | Ted Fienning |
| The Warrior Ethos | Pressfield | Tom Clark |
| The Water is Wide | Pat Conroy | John Ray Roberts |
| Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (and How to Reverse It) | Robert D. Lupton | John Ray Roberts |
| We are Charleston | Frasier, Powers, and Wentworth | Conway Saylor |
| The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War | Robert B. Strassler | Steve Grenier |
| Ethics and Cyber Warfare | George Lucas | Steve Grenier |
Resources for Applying the Characteristics of Principled Leadership
Lead With Humility
The Importance of Humility in Leadership, Cheryl Williamson, Forbes, September 14, 2017
WSJ Best Bosses are Humble Bosses, Sue Shellenbarger, Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2018
From Good to Great: What Defines a Level V Leader? , YouTube, September 21, 2009
Embrace a True Authentic Self
What is Authentic Leadership, Kevin Kruse, Forbes, May 2013
Authentic Leadership Rediscovered, Bill George, Harvard Business School, November 2013
The Truth About Authentic Leaders, Bill George, Harvard Business School, July 2016
Why Authenticity Matters?, Karissa Thacker, YouTube
Act and Speak With Courage
Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders, Bill George, Harvard Business School, 2019
Cultivating Everyday Courage, J. Detert, Harvard Business Review, 2018
Courageous Leadership: Using Courage to Transform the Workplace., Bill Treasurer
How to Build Your Courage, Cindy Solomon
Dare to Lead, Brené Brown, CBS This Morning, October 2018
Develop and Value People and Resources
Leadership is a Paradox, Michael Shinagel, Harvard
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela
Empower and Hold Others Accountable
When Empowering Employees Works and When It Doesn’t
Empowering Your Employees to Empower Themselves
Are you an Empowering Leader?
How to Empower Employees
Researching the Empowerment of Employees
Marriott Way: Empowering Employees and Enhancing Customer Service to Drive the Bottom Line
Respect Others By Building Trust and Learning From Mistakes
Respect
The Power of Respect
Do your employees feel respected?
Build Trust
The Speed of Trust – Stephen Covey
How Smart Leaders Build Trust – Stanford University
Learn From Mistakes
Rethinking Failure – Barbara Corcoran
Strategies for learning from failure
Why Managers Should Reveal their Mistakes
Serve Others Before Self
Selfish Selflessness, Arlin Pedregon, TEDxYouth@ABQ
Create a culture of selflessness, James Chapman, EDxUTChattanooga
The Judgement Index
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The Characteristics of Principled Leadership
Lead with Humility
Embrace a True, Authentic Self
Act and Speak with Courage
Develop and Value People and Resources
Empower and Hold Others Accountable
Respect Others by Building Trust and Learning From Mistakes
Serve Others Before Self