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Leading People: The 8 Proven Principles for Success in Business
Robert H. Rosen, Paul B. Brown
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1997
What ever new manager should read
A wonderful book with ample examples and food for thought for new and ongoing managers. This text was initially referred to me by a business school professor and I've since passed it on to freinds and managers alike.
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What Is Six Sigma?
Pete Pande, Larry Holpp
McGraw-Hill, 2001
Excellent primer on Six Sigma - recommend it!
+ Great introduction to Six Sigma
+ A Great Outline of Six Sigma
Questions answered by this book
- What is Six Sigma and how does it work?
- What are the new roles employees play in Six Sigma?
- What is the Six Sigma problem-solving process?
- Why Six Sigma is not a flavor-of-the-month management trend?
- How does Six Sigma impact the bottom line?
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Say the Magic Words: How to Get What You Want from the People Who Have What You Need
Lynette Padwa
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
Like reading the other person's playbook!
+ Everything I wanted and more
+ Get it right the first time
+ Funny and Smart
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Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization
Ken Blanchard
William Morrow, 1997
Gung Ho is for real!
+ Outstanding book on how to manage people effectively
+ A Good Startng Point!
+ Simple Leadership More Management Information
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Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, ...
Hyperion, 2000
A way to make work fun
+ Fish! for Teambuilding
+ Great learning, easy read
Other posters have commented on outside services associated with this product, but all I can speak of is the book itself. Fish! is the best book out there on finding the fun in work and turning dreary days into high energy activity.
As for a book that builds teamwork between peers, gets ...
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Managing Strategic Relationsips: The Key to Business Success
Leonard Greenhalgh
Free Press, 2001
Professor - Harvard Business School
Excellent book! This book provides an insightful understanding of the importance of relationships in everything that we do in organizations. It offers a critical, yet helpful, eye on negotiations, strategic alliances, and a variety of other contemporary management topics.
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The One Thing You Need to Know: ... About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success
Marcus Buckingham
Free Press, 2005
A promise kept
+ Transformational Approach - AND they stick!
+ Great Wisdom
Every book holds a promise. This one holds 3 and keeps 4. Not a bad score.
The book shares with you the secrets of individual success, management, leadership, and successful relationships. Yes, you could wish Marcus threw in the secret of eternal youth - but, I guess, he is still working on it. ...
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How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life
Tom Rath, Donald O. Clifton
Gallup Press, 2004
The Magic Word, Positive!
+ How Full is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D.
+ Does your bucket have a hole in it?
+ Foundation for Creating Supportive Environments
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How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Pocket, 1990
A Must Read...
+ Well Written
+ Good influence
+ Easy read that will help you at work.
+ Probably one of the greatest books ever written.
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, ...
Crown Business, 2002
Management Take Notice
+ developing strategies that work
+ Get it done = What + How = Execution
+ The Discipline - Not the Art
+ Outstanding
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The X-Factor: Getting Extraordinary Results from Ordinary People
Ross R. Reck
Wiley, 2001
A Plan you can actually follow
+ I cried out of joy while reading this book.
+ A Proven Formula
+ It's THAT good!
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Tiger Traits: 9 Success Secrets You Can Discover From Tiger Woods to Be a Business Champion
Nate Booth
Harrison Acorn Press, 2007
TIGER TRAITS Reviewed by Ralph Williams
+ Tiger Traits
+ Powerful traits for all ages
+ An excellent motivational and self-improvement guide
+ How to find what you are good at and then use it to make your life better
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Now, Discover Your Strengths
Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton
Free Press, 2001
A Look in the Mirror
+ The good and the bad
+ Strengths review
[As a corporate human resources director, I often work on developing the latent talents and skills of various managers. Years ago, I taught a class where I had each participant to look into a hand-held mirror and ask the question, "Would you want to work for this person?"
This book takes this ...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
Free Press, 1990
Helps Plan and Maximize A Life
+ simplicity
+ 7 Habits We All Need To Adopt
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
This classic book provides steps to building a productive and organized life. Valuable for personal and business application. I review it in the last two lectures of my Principles of Management course to assist students in developing life and career plans.
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Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
Spencer Johnson
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998
The parable as a blank canvas
+ My wify's little boook review
+ The Mystery of Change
+ Skeptic Impressed
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