books about: making     books:     Making      The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Patrick M. Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 2002 Foundation for Team Building We are launching Strategic Planning for the next 5 years...our facilitator of our Strategic Planning suggested that all 16 employees read this book before we launch our planning sessions...it was terrific! Gave everyone a volcabulary and context in which to work as we ...             Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Dan Ariely HarperCollins, 2008 You'll laugh, you'll think, you'll be entertained This was a terrific book but far from perfect. Ariely describes numerous studies. Readers will object to methodologies used and many of the author's conclusions and thoughts. But we have to keep in mind that the topic of the book is behavioral economics which makes ...             Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein Yale University Press, 2008 Very Insightful Nutshell review - The book covers Libertarian Paternalism, how to help people be free in their choices and, at the same time, help them make better and more informed ones. A very insightful and informative book about human nature, human behaviour and into ways in which ...             Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2007 Think too long and you'll miss it ... Where does it all go, after you are done experiencing the experience, thinking the thought, feeling the feeling? Nothing is ever lost. The subconscious is like a vast warehouse, limitless, in fact, and as Malcolm Gladwell illustrates in "Blink," we access all that is ...             The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, 2007 Fantastic perspectives that increase your own horizons Loved it. Great thinking, fantastic perspectives..like this gem referring to Umberto Eco's library "He is the owner of a large personal library (containing thirty thousand books), and separates visitors into two categories: those who react with "Wow! Signore professore ...             The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library) Robert Sears Little, Brown and Company, 2007 Really helps mom and dad make wise decisions I purchased this book for my niece and she not only said it was extremely helpful for their family in making decisions about immunizations but that their doctor had heard great things about it and definitely intended to read it. My niece was thrilled to receive this ...             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 America's gone ugly, but there's hope... I enjoyed this book from seeing what one driven person can do. I loved it for its example of crossing boundaries and honoring different cultures. I admired Greg for taking risks. I realized that we must fight terrorism with education. All of this is wonderful, but, ...             The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures Dan Roam Portfolio Hardcover, 2008 Drawing is better The premise of the book is that any problem, idea, or presentation can be solved using pictures - hand drawn pictures. Roam argues that everyone is visual, even those who say they aren't. He gives a few frameworks to work from as you prepare to draw out maps, charts, ...             Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Italy, India and Indonesia Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Great Read This book was great to read and the price was great as well. The shipping was quick and the book was in better shape then noted.             Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, ... Wiley, 2006 Excellent Book This is an excellent book. Each chapter starts with a real life example of the learning objectives that will be covered in the chapter. The concepts are explained in terms that are easy to understand and grasp. There are a variety of problems at the end of each ...             QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability in Work and in Life John G. Miller Putnam Publishing Group, 2004 Brief, direct and to the point... The author keeps it brief and direct, but he hits the nail on the head. Time to quit pointing the finger at everyone else and get to work. If I owned my own company, I would make this mandatory reading for all my employees.             Non-Designer's Design Book, The (3rd Edition) Robin Williams Peachpit Press, 2008 A handy beginner's reference - Simple concepts, clear explanations, and good ideas Very unintimidating, with before and after examples of how certain pieces were improved. It will change the way you look at written copy. I am a novice and it helped me learn the basics very quickly.             Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman Doubleday Business, 2008 If you have asked yourself, "Why did I/they do that?" read on... All of us have either watched someone or fallen into a death spiral ourselves with circumstances in life. The annecdotal evidence around us clearly shows we/they have made a poor choice and the final outcome is destined to have negative results. Yet, we continue ...             The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship ... John M. Gottman, Nan Silver Three Rivers Press, 1999 Buy the book, not the Kindle version This is an excellent book full of interesting information and useful exercises. If you or your counseling clients want to make marriage work, this could really help. I bought the Kindle version, though, and now I have no access to the exercises. I borrowed the ...             Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box The Arbinger Institute Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002 Go Beyond I think I've read most of the top dozen or so best sellers on leadership. They all have wonderful advice. But there's now also a new kid on the block, a new book, that is probably the best-kept secret on leadership and HUMAN RELATIONS. It's a book called "Going Beyond ...          products you might be interested in search for books accountability, dysfunctions, irresistible, non-designer, predictably, relationship      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Chairing an Academic Department