On October 20, 2008 I had an opportunity to talk with Tad Leeper on his views of leadership. Tad is the Manager of Talent and Performance Management for Omaha Public Power District in Omaha, Nebraska. With an extensive background in leadership training, Tad is in a unique position to provide some excellent insight into leadership. Listen to our conversation and hear about the great examples of leadership that he has witnessed.

Here are some of the resources recommended by Tad:

The Structure of Scientific Revolution
by Thomas Kuhn
This book introduced him to the concept of paradigm shifts.

Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
by Margaret J Wheatley
This book introduced him to Chaos theory as it applies to organizations.

The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
by Peter M. Senge
This book taught him how to think in terms of systems.

Leading Change
by John P. Kotter
This book presents a very practical change management model.

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