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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
Michael Watkins
Harvard Business School Press, 2003
Great Primer for Taking On a Management Job
The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins is squarely aimed at the task of a manager coming in and dealing with a new team. Those first ninety days can really make or break a business relationship and it is well worth studying this information before you take on a new job.
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
Yale University Press, 2008
One of the best in the economics genre
Before I get to the book review, note that Thaler has done an excellent 1-hour talk about this book for Authors@Google, which is well worth your time whether or not you actually read Nudge. It's much better than the videos on Amazon.
The book. Thaler & Sunstein ...
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Before You Do: Making Great Decisions That You Wont Regret
T.D. Jakes
Atria, 2008
T.D. Jakes - Before You Do!
I really enjoyed listening to "Before You Do." T.D. Jakes provided practical solutions to life's challenging issues. I highly recommend that everyone should purchase either the book, dvd, cd or cassette. You definitely will not regret it.
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
HarperCollins, 2008
Why do we think that way???!!!
This was an excellent read. It was entertaining and moved very fast. He provided a lot of information about how we thought and the ways we thought. If you are even remotely interested in how the human mind works, this is an excellent read. We are not the rational ...
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Patrick M. Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2002
The best book on teamwork
This was a great book, an easy read that was packed with information and suspense. After reading the fictional part of the book, I found the in depth descriptions of each dysfunction at the end of the book very important and informative. Also what makes this book so ...
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Leading Change
John P. Kotter
Harvard Business School Press, 1996
School Book
This book is what I needed and I enjoy the book. I received fast service.
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The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library)
Robert Sears
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
Thank you Dr. Sears
As a practicing pediatrician in Fort Worth, Texas, I refer to Dr. Sears' book daily. He humbly approaches the subject and reassures parents that vaccinating their child is a good decision. This is the most exhaustive independent review of vaccine manufacturing that I ...
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The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
Dan Roam
Portfolio Hardcover, 2008
The Back of the Napkin Is A Book For Entrepreneurs
When Dan Roam wrote The Back of the Napkin, he probably never thought he was writing a book for entrepreneurs. But that is exactly what he did. The book is about discovering ideas, developing ideas, and selling ideas. That is the entrepreneurship process. That is the ...
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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 ...
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
blink...and then it's gone
There's not much substance to this book. Rather than being a resource of information, it is merely a book of examples. There is no broad takeaway you can gather from it after reading except to say perhaps that many of our decisions are based on split-second thoughts. ...
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Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, ...
McGraw-Hill, 2007
Necessary Reading!
Great book for educators. Should be required reading for all who work with people. Practical and effective information taught in a comprehensive and understandable fashion. Our faculty is doing a group study and application to our school with great results!
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QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability in Work and in Life
John G. Miller
Putnam Publishing Group, 2004
QBQ Should Be Required Reading for Everyone!
I found QBQ through Dave Ramsey's radio program. Dave is the Financial Peace guru and author of The Total Money Makeover. I am a big Ramsey fan and I figured if QBQ was mandatory reading for his staff then it should be for me and my team as well. QBQ is a quick read ...
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Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition)
Michael Michalko
Ten Speed Press, 2006
An Essential Guide for Creative Thinking
This book, together with my treasured Roger von Oech books, sit prominently on my bookshelf when working on a variety of problems - software development, film production, creative writing for scripts or novels, and developing opportunities in this mediacentric age. ...
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Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, ...
Harvard Business School Press, 2004
Primal Leadership - Emotional Intelligence
Great book! Can be used to take an assessment of yourself inside and outside of the business world. A must read.
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How Doctors Think
Jerome Groopman
Mariner Books, 2008
Without risking failure there is zero chance of success
When Dr. Jerome Groopman began his medical internship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, he placed a high priority on facts. While in medical school he had tirelessly tried to "store an encyclopedia in [his] mind" as so that when faced with patients, he could "open ...
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