More Good Reading
Here's reading that we encourage clients to check out to help with their own development, problem solving, or just for interest and learning.
First, Break All the Rules
by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman.A great resource for anybody trying to improve human performance, productivity, and the bottom line.
Now, Discover Your Strengths
by Marcus Buckingham (again) and Donald O. Clifton.A terrific resource to help with professional development.
The Corporate Mystic, a Guidebook for Visionaries with Their Feet on the Ground
by Gay Hendricks and Kate Ludeman.This is practical stuff for the behaviors that inspire people to follow, especially for the "big-picture" executive who doesn't always grasp what the rest of us need.
Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge
by Warren Bennis.Over twenty years old but still a very useful perspective on how to lead.
The Power of Personal Accountability
by Mark Samuel and Sophie Chiche.Excellent for leaders and everybody else. It offers practical (have you noticed we like practicality?) ways to get out of your own way--to get more of what you want by taking control of your own attitudes and behaviors. One of the most important concepts I've learned is that while we don't necessarily choose what happens to us, we do get to choose how we deal with it.
Creating the Accountable Organization
also by Mark Samuel and Sophie Chiche.How to expand personal accountability into organizational accountability. Great stuff.
Small Giants
by Bo Burlingham.A fascinating look at what makes some of America's best small companies great. A lot of leaders in big companies could benefit from this one.
Keeping Employees Accountable for Results
by Brian Cole Miller.Very clear, step-by-step guidance for supervisors and managers—especially useful for newly promoted front-line leaders.
The Harvard Business Review
Get a subscription and share it with your managers and leaders. You’ll learn something useful in every issue.
You can subscribe on their website: http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org
