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The following is a partial list of books that we suggest reading
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Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management,
John Kotter, 1990 The Free Press A
Journey Into the Heroic Environment,
Rob Lebow, 1997 Prima Publishing A
Whole New Mind: Moving From the Information Age to the Conceptual Age,
Daniel H. Pink, 2005 Riverhead Books Abolishing
Performance Appraisals: Why They Backfire and What to do Instead,
Tom Coens and Mary Jenkins, 2000 Berrett-Koehler Accountability:
Freedom and Responsibility without Control,
Rob Lebow and Randy Spitzer, 2002 Berrett-Koehler Built
to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies,
James Collins and Jerry Porras, 1997 Harper Business Corporate
Culture and Performance, John
Kotter and James Heskett, 1992 The Free Press Death
by Meeting, Patrick Lencioni,
2004 Jossey-Bass Empowerment
Takes More Than a Minute: The Essential Keys to Making Empowerment Work in
Organizations Large and Small,
Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos and Alan Randolph, 1996 Berrett-Koehler Executive
Summary: The Integrity Dividend,
Tony Simmons, 2000 First
Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently,
Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman, 1999 The Gallup Organization Follow
This Path: How the World’s Greatest Full
Steam Ahead!: Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Company and Your Life,
Ken Blanchard and Jesse Stoner, 2003 Berrett-Koehler Good
to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t,
James Collins, 2001 Harper Business Gung
Ho!: Turn on the People in Any Organization,
Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles, 1998 William Marrow and Company Hidden
Values: How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People,
Charles O’Reilly and Jeffrey Pfeffer, 2000 How
Full Is your Bucket?: Positive Strategies for Work and Life,
Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, 2004 Gallup Press Insights
on Leadership: Service, Stewardship, Spirit, and Servant-Leadership,
Larry Spears, editor, 1998 John Wiley & Sons Intrinsic
Motivation at Work: Building Energy and Commitment,
Kenneth Thomas, 2002 Berrett-Koehler Publishers John
P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do,
John Kotter, 1999 Harvard Business Review Leadership
and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational
Leadership®, Ken Blanchard,
Patricia Zigarmi and Drea Zigarmi, 1985 William Marrow and Company Managing
Transitions: Making the Most of Change 2nd Edition,
William Bridges, 2003 Da Capo Press Punished
by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and
other Bribes, Alfie Kohn, 1993
Houghton Mifflin Raving
Fans: A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service,
Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles, 1993 William Marrow and Company Servant
Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power & Greatness,
Robert Greenleaf, 1977 Paulist Press Silos,
Politics and Turf Wars, Patrick
Lencioni, 2006 Jossey-Bass Strategy
Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes,
Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, 2004 The
Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy Into Action,
Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, 1996 The
Five Dysfunctions of a Team,
Patrick Lencioni, 2002 Jossey-Bass The
Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive,
Patrick Lencioni, 2000 Jossey-Bass The
HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy and Performance,
Brian E. Bechker, Mark A. Huselid and Dave Ulrich, 2001 Harvard Business School
Publishing The
Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First,
Jeffrey Pfeffer, 1998 The
Leadership Challenge, James
Kouzes and Barry Posner, 2002 Jossey-Bass The
One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams,
Ken Blanchard Donald Carew and Eunice Parisi-Carew, 1990 William Marrow and
Company The
One Thing You Need to Know,
Marcus Buckingham, 2005 Free Press
The
Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development
Into Business Results (Hardcover) (link to book on Amazon) The
7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave,
Leigh Branham, 2005 AMACOM Books The
Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the
New Business Environment, Robert
S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, 2001 Harvard Business School Publishing The
3 Keys to Empowerment: Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results,
Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos and Alan Randolph, 1999 Berrett-Koehler The
War For Talent, Ed Michaels,
Helen Handfield-Jones and Beth Axelrod, 2001 Walking
on the Wind: Cherokee Teachings for Harmony and Balance,
Michael Garrett, 1998 Bear & Company Whale
Done!: The Power of Positive Relationships,
Ken Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Thompkins and Jim Ballard, 2003 The Free
Press Why
Pride Matters More than Money,
Jon Katzenbach, 2003 Crown Business Why
the Bottom Line Isn’t: How to Build Value Through People and Organization,
Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood, 2003 John Wiley & Sons Winning,
Jack Welch and Suzy Welch, 2005 HarperCollins Publishers Wisdom
of Teams: Creating the High Performance Organization,
Jon Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith, 2003 Harper Press This reading list is not exhaustive by any means. These are just a few of the books that we've found of interest. Some of the books listed are heavily research-based, while others are business parables. Our advice when reading a variety of business books is that you should look for the similarities between what the authors are saying, and not what they might be saying that contradicts another author. |
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