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Rating Key
** Average. Some value.
*** Good. A welcome addition to your library
**** Very good. Much to learn.
***** The cream of the crop.
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Title: Simplicity is the Key: Thoughts on Leadership, Change
Management, and How Things Get Done in Organisations
Author: Trevor Gay
Stars: ****
Title: The Situational Leader
Author: Dr. Paul Hersey
Stars: ***
Title: The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top
Companies are Honing Their Performance
Author: Peter S. Pande, Robert P. Neuman, Roland R. Cavanagh
Stars: ****
Title: The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
Author: Stephen M.R. Covey with Rebecca R. Merrill
Stars: ****
Title: Spend Shift: How the Post-Crisis Values Revolution is Changing
the Way We Buy, Sell, and Live
Author: John Gerzema and Michael D’Antonio
Stars: ***
Title: Soup: A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture
Author: Jon Gordon
Stars: ***
Title: Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive
Author: Harvey Mackay
Stars: ***
Title: The Three Signs of a Miserable Job
Author: Patrick Lencioni
Stars: ****
Title: Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Up
Author: Stanley Bing
Stars: ***
Title: Total Leadership
Author: Stewart D. Friedman
Stars: ****
Title: Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex
Problems with Simple Pictures
Author: Dan Roam
Stars: ***
Title: Unstoppable
Author: Cynthia Kersey
Stars: ***
Title: What Color is Your Parachute
Author: Richard N. Bolles
Stars: *****
Title: What the CEO Wants You to Know: How Your Company Really
Works
Author: Ram Charan
Stars ****
Title: What Matters Most: The Power of Living Your Values
Author: Hyrum W. Smith
Stars: ***
Title: What Were They Thinking? Unconventional Wisdom about
Management
Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer
Stars: ****
Title: Who Killed Change?
Author: Ken Blanchard, John Britt, Judd Hoekstra, Pat Zigarmi
Stars: **
Title: Who Moved My Cheese
Author: Spencer Johnson, M.D.
Stars: **
Title: Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?
Author: Louis Gerstner
Stars: ***
Title: Why Can’t We Get Anything Done Around Here? The Smart
Manager’s Guide to Executing the Work that Delivers Results
Author: Robert E. Lefton and Jerome T. Loeb
Stars: ***
Title: Why Employees Don’t Do What They’re Supposed to Do and What
to Do About It
Author: Ferdinand F. Fournies
Stars: ****
Title: Winning
Author: Jack Welch with Suzy Welch
Stars: ****
Title: The Wisdom of the Flying Pig: Guidance and Inspiration for
Managers and Leaders
Author: Jack Hayhow
Stars: ****
Title: Wisdom from the Robber Barons: Enduring Business Lessons
from Rockefeller, Morgan, and the First Industrialists
Author: George David Smith and Frederick Dalzell
Stars: ***
Title: Workarounds that Work: How to Conquer Anything that Stands in
Your Way at Work
Author: Russell Bishop
Stars: ***
Title: The World According to Peter Drucker
Author: Jack Beatty
Stars: ***
Title: The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Stars: ***
Title: You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere,
Can Make a Positive Difference
Author: Mark Sanborn
Stars: ****
Title: Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment: How to Improve Quality,
Productivity, and Employee Satisfaction
Author: William C. Bylan, P.H.D. with Jeff Cox
Stars: ***
Rating Key
** Average. Some value.
*** Good. A welcome addition to your library
**** Very good. Much to learn.
***** The cream of the crop.
___________________________________________________________________
Title: Simplicity is the Key: Thoughts on Leadership, Change
Management, and How Things Get Done in Organisations
Author: Trevor Gay
Stars: ****
Title: The Situational Leader
Author: Dr. Paul Hersey
Stars: ***
Title: The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top
Companies are Honing Their Performance
Author: Peter S. Pande, Robert P. Neuman, Roland R. Cavanagh
Stars: ****
Title: The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
Author: Stephen M.R. Covey with Rebecca R. Merrill
Stars: ****
Title: Spend Shift: How the Post-Crisis Values Revolution is Changing
the Way We Buy, Sell, and Live
Author: John Gerzema and Michael D’Antonio
Stars: ***
Title: Soup: A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture
Author: Jon Gordon
Stars: ***
Title: Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive
Author: Harvey Mackay
Stars: ***
Title: The Three Signs of a Miserable Job
Author: Patrick Lencioni
Stars: ****
Title: Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Up
Author: Stanley Bing
Stars: ***
Title: Total Leadership
Author: Stewart D. Friedman
Stars: ****
Title: Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex
Problems with Simple Pictures
Author: Dan Roam
Stars: ***
Title: Unstoppable
Author: Cynthia Kersey
Stars: ***
Title: What Color is Your Parachute
Author: Richard N. Bolles
Stars: *****
Title: What the CEO Wants You to Know: How Your Company Really
Works
Author: Ram Charan
Stars ****
Title: What Matters Most: The Power of Living Your Values
Author: Hyrum W. Smith
Stars: ***
Title: What Were They Thinking? Unconventional Wisdom about
Management
Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer
Stars: ****
Title: Who Killed Change?
Author: Ken Blanchard, John Britt, Judd Hoekstra, Pat Zigarmi
Stars: **
Title: Who Moved My Cheese
Author: Spencer Johnson, M.D.
Stars: **
Title: Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?
Author: Louis Gerstner
Stars: ***
Title: Why Can’t We Get Anything Done Around Here? The Smart
Manager’s Guide to Executing the Work that Delivers Results
Author: Robert E. Lefton and Jerome T. Loeb
Stars: ***
Title: Why Employees Don’t Do What They’re Supposed to Do and What
to Do About It
Author: Ferdinand F. Fournies
Stars: ****
Title: Winning
Author: Jack Welch with Suzy Welch
Stars: ****
Title: The Wisdom of the Flying Pig: Guidance and Inspiration for
Managers and Leaders
Author: Jack Hayhow
Stars: ****
Title: Wisdom from the Robber Barons: Enduring Business Lessons
from Rockefeller, Morgan, and the First Industrialists
Author: George David Smith and Frederick Dalzell
Stars: ***
Title: Workarounds that Work: How to Conquer Anything that Stands in
Your Way at Work
Author: Russell Bishop
Stars: ***
Title: The World According to Peter Drucker
Author: Jack Beatty
Stars: ***
Title: The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Stars: ***
Title: You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere,
Can Make a Positive Difference
Author: Mark Sanborn
Stars: ****
Title: Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment: How to Improve Quality,
Productivity, and Employee Satisfaction
Author: William C. Bylan, P.H.D. with Jeff Cox
Stars: ***
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V E N T U R E S , L L C
by Nick McCormick
15 Successful Strategies
for Becoming a Good
Manager
for Becoming a Good
Manager
The Impacts of Childish
Behavior in the Workplace
Behavior in the Workplace
by Nick McCormick
| Acting Up Brings Everyone Down |
| Lead Well and Prosper |