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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable 219 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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Trust & Betrayal in the Workplace: Building Effective Relationships in Your Organization 20 reviews
Dennis S Reina, Michelle L Reina
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006
A TOP-NOTCH BOOK...TERRIFIC FOR PRACTITIONERS!
+ Excellent Work!
+ Helpful book for workplace
+ Trust & Betrayal in the Workplace: Building Effective Relationships in Your Organization
+ Trust as the Foundation
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It: No Schedules, No Meetings, No Joke--the Simple Change That Can Make Your ... 25 reviews
Cali Ressler, Jody Thompson
Portfolio Hardcover, 2008
Amazing book. Working example in the REAL world.
+ Happy people are productive people......
+ BUY THIS FOR YOUR MANAGER!
+ ROWE's are awesome!
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The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy36 reviews
Jon Gordon
Wiley, 2007
Be different, Be positive
+ Fantastic!
+ The Energy Bus is full of positive energy
+ Great Energy Builder
+ Highly Recommended
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High136 reviews
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, ...
McGraw-Hill, 2002
Common sense isn't really all that common
+ Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
+ Crucial Conversations
+ Best book ever
+ conversations
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The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive2 reviews
Michael Fullan
Jossey-Bass, 2008
Fullan finds the secrets
+ Excellent
Michael Fullan has been working to discover change secrets for years allowing him to amass an extensive data base on the subject. His depth of understanding provides a unique view for the change agent of today. An intriguing aspect of the book is how Fullan goes beyond the work of Collins book ...
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The It Factor: Be the One People Like, Listen to, and Remember19 reviews
Mark Wiskup
AMACOM, 2007
Your Mom and Dad Love You
+ Inspiring and reassuring
+ An "It" thing to have for you library
Not only is Wiskup entertaining with his "24" analogies and his constant reminder that your parents have to love you, his tools work! We bought "The IT Factor" for all of our employees, had them read it, and then brought Wiskup in to help them put the tools into action. They instantly became ...
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What Were They Thinking?: Unconventional Wisdom About Management12 reviews
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Harvard Business School Press, 2007
Unconventional Common Sense
+ Easier Said than Done
+ Maybe not as unconventional, but good
+ Awesome and True Business Management Book!!!
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Organizational Behavior: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace1 review
Jason A Colquitt, Michael J. Wesson, ...
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008
Maintains Interest
This is a good textbook. It keeps things interesting by having real world examples, statistics, etc. THey also use entertainment (TV shows and such) to illustrate points in the books as well.
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The Distance Manager: A Hands On Guide to Managing Off-Site Employees and Virtual Teams2 reviews
Kimball Fisher, Mareen Fisher
McGraw-Hill, 2000
Highly Recommended!
+ Ideas on Distance Management
Kimball Fisher and Mareen Duncan Fisher document the special skills needed for the new but increasingly common task of managing far-flung work groups. The approaches that they examine are becoming increasingly essential for all managers. Although they explore relevant technologies carefully, their ...
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The Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, and ...11 reviews
Roger Schwarz
Jossey-Bass, 2002
What Facilitates Facilitator?
+ The Best Book on Group Facilitation
+ Very insightful and useful
+ Great for me (techy person)
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Political Savvy: Systematic Approaches to Leadership Behind the Scenes19 reviews
Joel M. Deluca
Evergreen Business Group, 1999
business truth
+ Good to Know - How to Use
+ A "Must Read" for Career Success
+ A very good book, though perhaps not exciting reading
+ A strategy for survival in the corporate world
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Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into ...42 reviews
Patrick M. Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2006
Brilliant and Well Told
+ Nice Little Read
+ Silos...That's the Problem!
+ Simple, Useful and Direct View of a Common Business Issue
+ Good book, good strategies
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Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss66 reviews
David Cottrell
Cornerstone Leadership Institute, 2002
A Management Classic....
+ Inspiring
+ A Mentorship Gem
+ Short, Sweet and to the Point
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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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The Nonverbal Advantage: Secrets and Science of Body Language at Work (Bk Business)9 reviews
Carol Kinsey Goman
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008
A "Decoder Ring" for Personal Interactions
+ a nonviewer's quick view
+ The key to understanding body language
+ Readable, if stating the obvious
+ Great for business... for personal life too
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Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace4 reviews
Michalle E. Mor Barak
Sage Publications, Inc, 2005
managing Diversity for Competitive Advantage
+ Commending Michalle Mor Barak's Managing Diversity
+ Assessment by a civil rights Judge
+ An Important Contribution to the Management LIterature
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Energy Leadership: Transforming Your Workplace and Your Life from the Core39 reviews
Bruce D. Schneider
Wiley, 2007
Easy Read With A Powerful Message!
+ Kerri
+ Understand yourself,the people around you and how to create positive change!
+ Must Read
+ This book is top-notch
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How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life87 reviews
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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The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do56 reviews
Clotaire Rapaille
Broadway, 2007
Delivers the goods
+ Once in a great while...
+ fascinating
+ The human condition by culture....
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