books about: organization

books about: organization

books:

Organization

Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams

Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

this book made me more creative
what a great book. it's one of those books, like daniel pink's a whole new mind, or some of seth godin's books and patrick lencioni's books, that constantly had my brain thinking about changes we could/should make to the company i lead. seriously, like dozens ...

Stone Cold

David Baldacci

Grand Central Publishing, 2007

A Rip-roaring Thriller
Fete of Death "Stone Cold" is a fast-paced conspiracy thriller starring the shadowy CIA hit man Oliver Stone, not to be confused with the eponymous conspiracy-minded movie director of "JFK." Men involved in Stone's unsavory and violent past are being picked off by a ...

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators

Patrick M. Lencioni

Jossey-Bass, 2005

managementtrainer
This field guide is execellent. It is practical and helpful. Improving teamwork is difficult, to say the least, especially for highly dysfunctional teams. Patrick Lencioni's book is essential to working through these challenges.

Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great

Jim Collins

HarperCollins, 2005

Excellent companion addressing not-for-profits' unique needs
Jim Collins is the author of "Good to Great," an influential business and leadership book. In the time since the publication of the book, Collins realized that there exist points of disconnect within the book for leaders of not-for-profit agencies (e.g. churches, ...

Robert's Rules Of Order Newly Revised In Brief (Roberts Rules of Order (in Brief))

Henry M. III Robert, William J. Evans, ...

Da Capo Press, 2004

Roberts Rules of Order
I am the chair of the Classified Staff Council on a very large University Campus. We use this book as a guideline for our meetings and events. I purchase them for each memeber to review if they have questions. EXCELLENT

The Miracle at Speedy Motors: The New Novel in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series (No. 1 Ladies' ...

Alexander Mccall Smith

Pantheon, 2008

Heartwarming Series of Novels
I have read the entire series of No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency novels. My only complaint is that each of these is TOO SHORT. I like to spend a long time with a good novel, but reading one of these is extremely enjoyable but soon over...kind of like eating a tasty ...

Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

Clay Shirky

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Social Tools in Action
Clay Shirky's book on social tools such as Meetup, Flickr, Facebook, Wikipedia, etc. discusses insightfully the conditions in which they are being successfully employed to achieve group goals. In this regard,the book's a useful manual on how to organize in the digital ...

Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through ...

Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey

Touchstone, 1995

Mr Barrett
I have two nephews with ADD/ADHD and possibly more undiagnosed relatives which made me curious that maybe I had ADD/ADHD. I read this book and I really related to a lot of the stories and it gave me hope that there could be help for me. I wasn't really a problem ...

Leading Change

John P. Kotter

Harvard Business School Press, 1996

A MUST HAVE for your leadership library
Very well written book and easy to read and follow. Since change is a modern requirement for any business, it simply makes sense to focus in on what it takes to provide the necessary leadership to do so.

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

Practical and useful
This book was practical and useful for me at home. I love the "tricks" that Allen teaches in this book and have been using them for about two weeks. I am doing the things I always knew I should be doing. Having it all out of my head has made a big difference for me. I ...

Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals

Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw

Zondervan, 2008

Powerful book
Let me just say that the book is a powerhouse. The book covers a lot of ground in relatively little text (it seems long but the font is huge and there are illustrations all over the place). Someone made the decision that the book should be wildly decorative, which I ...

Financial Management: Theory & Practice (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition 1-Year Printed Access ...

Eugene F. Brigham, Michael C. Ehrhardt

South-Western College Pub, 2007

Amazing book and Fantastic Shipping, Amazon!
This book is simply amazing, very easy to follow and learn. It explains basic concepts, and has some useful material - in the book as well as online - that will help you. I frankly didn't even need the study guide; I thought the book by itself was great for me. The ...

Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

Clayton M. Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, ...

McGraw-Hill, 2008

Disruptive thinking for the classroom
I am a layperson with an interest in education and technology. I read Innovator's Dilemma and was anxious to see if Clayton Christensen could apply his unique business lens to sort through, and perhaps solve the issues concerning our failing public education system. ...

Teaching With Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom

Jim Fay, David Funk

Love & Logic Press, 1995

Great for beginning teachers!
This book is an excellent resource for newbie teachers looking to improve their classroom management/student performance skills. The book is easy to follow and gives great examples. I have also taken a class on the skills discussed in this book, but for the money I ...

It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff

Peter Walsh

Free Press, 2007

It's All too much
I have bought alot of organizing books to only have them sit on the shelf and become part of the clutter. I got the audio of this book to avoid that and it has so motiviated me to get rid of things I don't use or should of gotten rid of years ago. Peter Walsh does it ...