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Rich Dad, Poor Dad (Rich Dad) 2196 reviews
Robert T. Kiyosaki
Time Warner Paperbacks, 2002
An eye-opening experience
+ Good but not a instruction book
+ Very Good
The ideas in Rich Dad, Poor Dad have changed my way of thinking about money. Some of the things said in this book are shocking, but they make perfect logical sense after a bit of reflection. If you want to understand money, I'd recommend you buy this book for you and all of your friends.
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable 218 reviews
Patrick M. Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2002
The best book on teamwork
+ Good for team improvement
+ Foundation for Team Building
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 good is the fact that almost ...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People811 reviews
Stephen R. Covey
Covey, 2001
READ THIS!
+ A Tool for a Good Life
+ Crucial Book to Read When One is Ready to Excel!
+ Kudos to Stephen R. Covey
+ Excellent
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The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Workbook: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team23 reviews
John C. Maxwell
Thomas Nelson, 2003
Great change
+ 17 Laws of Teamwork
+ Laws of Teamwork Workbook
+ The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Workbook
+ Good mix of factoids, inspiration and leadership pointers
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't704 reviews
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
Worth for its price
+ "Good to Great" an exceptional leadership reference
+ A good look at what companies can do to manage talent
+ Good to Great
+ Good to Great review
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Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want84 reviews
Mark Joyner
Wiley, 2007
If you have been tagged "conservative" buy this book..
+ Self help made simple
+ Cutting Right to the Core
As it goes I am often thought of as a conservative. This is one of those books where I keep one in my library and one to give away. The loaner goes mostly to conservative friends. I loan a book to these folks so that there mind can be open to another point of view.
This books makes you laugh a ...
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104 Activities That Build: Self-Esteem, Teamwork, Communication, Anger Management, Self-Discovery, Coping ...40 reviews
Alanna E. Jones
Rec Room Publishing, 1998
Great Resource!
+ Worth the purchase
+ great buy
+ Great Activities!
+ One Math Teacher who Needed Some Ideas...got them!
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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels79 reviews
Michael Watkins
Harvard Business School Press, 2003
Great Primer for Taking On a Management Job
+ Good advice for the manager
+ This is a solid resource, but don't buy it here
+ Well Written
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The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company21 reviews
Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, ...
Jossey-Bass, 2000
A thoughtful and helpful look at the upward transitions
+ This book is awesome - not just theory!
+ manangement guidance
+ Use this book to Develop Yourself
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Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box203 reviews
The Arbinger Institute
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002
Go Beyond
+ Read it. Then read it again.
+ The next generation
+ Leadership and Self-deception
+ Wonderfully thought provoking
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Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team's Passion, Creativity, and Productivity77 reviews
Michael L. Stallard
Thomas Nelson, 2007
Fired Up or Burned Out
+ Exceptional and Applicable
+ Inspired by "Fired Up or Burned Out"
+ How to keep the flame alive
+ Don't miss this book!
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity464 reviews
David Allen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Fundamental change in thinking
+ A truely effective and practical time management system
+ Some great information
+ Get out of the mess
+ Great ideas!
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Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance54 reviews
Marcus Buckingham
Free Press, 2007
Great resource for your toolbox!
+ Create your own success plan
+ Good Stuff
+ A MUST HAVE RESOURCE
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials)149 reviews
Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras
Collins Business, 2002
The "Core Values" of Corporate Business of the Yesterday and Today
+ Amazing Book!!
+ Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant
+ Built to Last
+ A Must Read Together With Good To Great
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The Leadership Challenge, 4th Edition75 reviews
James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass, 2008
Great Leadership Book
+ Leadership in Business
+ Excellent Book Review Comments
My coworker recommended this book to me, and it's one of the best leadership/management books I've ever read. There's great practical advice and teaches you how to treat your staff, coworkers, managers like human beings while still being an effective leader. I highly recommend this book for people ...
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Surrender to Win: Regain Sanity by Strategically Relinquishing Control 4 reviews
Laura Harris
Greenleaf Book Group, 2008
A Must Read...Laura's words jump right off the page!!
+ Homerun!!
+ Intelligent!
+ Fast read with great ideas and insight
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Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence87 reviews
Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, ...
Harvard Business School Press, 2004
Primal Leadership - Emotional Intelligence
+ Very satisfied in both medium and content
+ An Essential Guide for Leadership
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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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich767 reviews
Timothy Ferriss
Crown, 2007
Live life, don't postpone it.
+ Great resources, expands thinking, one caveat
+ Used it to help teach kids about money...good book
+ I Now Have Two Copies
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Teamwork Is an Individual Skill: Getting Your Work Done When Sharing Responsibility12 reviews
Christopher M. Avery, Meri Aaron Walker, ...
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2001
The first sentence floored me
+ Managerial Material
+ This book featured in Fortune Magazine
+ Individual Responsibility Exposed
+ Take Responsibility for Team Success
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done 232 reviews
Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, ...
Crown Business, 2002
A "Must Read" for Executives
+ Insights into Execution as a Discipline & System
+ Obviously if you're going to get things done, you gotta "execute" them...
+ Muy buen libro
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