This is not a comprehensive list, but my top recommendations for business and IT professionals. I’m working on a detailed post on each one and why it is important. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath, Dan Heath The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni […]
books, personal development, professional development, recommended readingDrive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink (Author) Drive is based on a wealth of research and psychology experiments which explain the driving factors for motivation, and how most business incentive systems are actually counter productive. Basing your organization on Autonomy, Master, and Purpose will improve team engagement and performance. For […]
high performing teams, Human resources, management, motivation, performance assessmentInside the Magic Kingdom : Seven Keys to Disney’s Success by Tom Connellan Based on Disney’s old management tours, the book follows a set of participants who discover several key lessons to Disney’s park success. The lessons are easy to apply and will change your outlook on business, positioning, and operational excellence. Rating: Must read
best practices, business operations, operational excellence, operationsLeadership Secrets of Attila the Hun Paperback by Wess Roberts (Author) This book is a great introduction or supplement to leadership development. The historical stories provide a nice background for the leadership tips presented. It’s a fast read, and great gift for interns. Rating: Recommended
leadership, management, professional developmentThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable 1st Edition by Patrick Lencioni (Author) Lencioni does an amazing job explaining why teams collectively fail, even though individually they are achieving their goals. The book is primarily told as a fictional story which helps make the points more tangible. This is one of the books […]
communication, leadership, must read, organizational change management, teamsLinchpin: Are You Indispensable? Paperback by Seth Godin Are you a person that wants to make a significant difference? Maybe you don’t understand why your work isn’t valued at your current company. Seth Godin (master of marketing) does an outstanding job helping the reader understand how companies go the way they are from the factory model, and […]
business, career, professional developmentSmall Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big by Bo Burlingham While many companies define success as revenue growth, public stock price or market penetration. Others decided to take the turn and be the best in their market instead of the biggest. Small Giants uses cases studies to show the common steps that […]
business, business operations, leadership, professional developmentGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … And Others Don’t by Jim Collins Good to Great is a must read for all business people. Jim Collins and his research team examined public companies in the same sector to determine why some companies dramatically exceeded expectations, where their peer tracked with the market or […]
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