Happy Valley Leaders

Episode #11: Lora Weiss

Lora Weiss is Penn State's Senior Vice President for Research   Website:  https://psu.edu/research   Books referenced:  * The Perfect Predator by Steffanie Strathdee:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K6WFZLC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_QHAG13Y2WQ284SGE43DB  * The Code Breaker:  Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GP2J186/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_E4SS40XGZ6G6HDECQJAS  * This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends:  The Cyberweapons Arms Race by Nicole Perlroth:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W2D7NGZ/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_XNGVJ40VDT3KJQVWK026  * The Siege at Rhyker's Station by Lee Martin:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/1952380553/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_PGQ72CRANDEYFR6X8AX0   Recorded September 21, 2021

Episode #10: Ed Zuech

Ed Zuech is the IT Director for Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force Reserve, and Superintendent, 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Group    Books referenced: * The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/0787960756/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_BVT412NG3J78A3G199HK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 * The Trust Edge by David Horsager:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NOT9EC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_4NNP4EGJ1QE2V92ZXG3E * Start with Why by Simon Sinek:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074VF6ZLM/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_RQK0MNCJX8R3H77AQRSM * Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084D1NZGL/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_9RA8QPEDNVQCXV6PKCMN * The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079DWSYYB/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_QPB2E1C5CAKWBRQ5J5JT * Rocky with Sylvester Stallone:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075148/  Recorded September 3, 2021

Episode #9: Candy Yekel

Candy Yekel is Penn State's Associate VP for Research, Director of the Office of Research Protections, and Research Integrity Officer.  Books referenced:  * Leadershift by John Mawell: https://www.amazon.com/Leadershift-Essential-Changes-Leader-Embrace/dp/0718098501  Recorded September 2, 2021

Episode #8: Kevin Black

Dr. Kevin Black is interim Dean of the Penn State College of Medicine   Books referenced:  * Forged in Crisis by Nancy Koehn https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501174452/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_GR98ZF4WZ1BX7EF65PT6  * Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476795924/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_FXTEGMHFHPZMEX3BPN47  * The Leadership Challenge:  How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations by James Kouzes and Barry Posner  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119278961/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_RXPA615YEG84STDYVHR7  * Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni https://www.amazon.com/dp/0787960756/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_JKB7TGVWGWNSYSTX3VZ7  * American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company by Bryce Hoffman https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307886069/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_PTHDQP5Z4DTGQBH080SX  * Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250183863/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_78VKEG55AEDYT8RB14RE  * Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by David Marquet  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1591846404/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_51Z2JQ4MMMQ6SDCF4R20  * The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership by Sam Walker https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812987071/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_VF1K61BZD3A15G27K5WQ Recorded Aug 12, 2021

Episode #7: John Harrar

John Harrar is a member of Penn State's men's basketball team.   The Midnight Domino Show (John and Myreon Jones's podcast):  https://open.spotify.com/show/01WZYBnbhrcz1VanAaBhzu Books/podcasts referenced:  * How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671027034/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_1EBJ96FKRV4P0XB98Z9K  * Ed Mylett Podcast https://www.edmylett.com/podcasts/  * John Maxwell https://www.johnmaxwell.com/ Recorded August 9, 2021