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Reading List

This issue we’ve asked our faculty, librarians and executive education staff which blogs they read. Here are some you may want to check out. Please let us know if we’ve missed your favorites, so we can add them to a future list!

The Thin Pink Line
Recommended by Elisa van Dam, Director of Executive Education. “A nice combination of work advice, personal advice, and stories by four opinionated, interesting women. One of the bloggers, Carol Frohlinger, is Debbie Kolb’s co-author of Her Place at the Table.”

Authentic Organizations: Aligning Identity, Action and Purpose
Recommended by Stacy Blake-Beard, Faculty. “The blogger is a dear friend from graduate school. Her blog has been getting more attention, particularly when she focused on Walmart selling cookies that undercut the GirlScouts.”

The Working Mother Experience
Recommended by Cynthia Ingols, Faculty. “The blog is an outgrowth of the book which is a collection of stories of working mothers from around the world. The inspirational stories talk about the skills, strengths, and commitment that is needed to be dedicated to one's work and family.”

The Brazen Careerist
Recommended by Elisa van Dam, Director of Executive Education. “Penelope Trunk is often controversial and I don’t agree with many of her opinions, but I find her to be a very interesting window into the mind of the millennials. Her social networking site is being touted as “LinkedIn for Gen Y”.”

The Hot Seat
Recommended by Linda Schuller, Librarian. “California's annual Women's Conference hosts a blog filled with qualified contributors including board members, professors, and executives with interesting stories or perspectives.”

Washington Post – On Leadership
Recommended by Elisa van Dam, Director of Executive Education. “Each week the editors pose a question about leadership, and several of almost one hundred panelists, including our own Debbie Kolb, provide their thoughts on the topic”.