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Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer 35 reviews Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Leadership and Teamwork from the past
+ Excellent Leadership Manual for Small Units + Bold Vision & Careful Planning + A new slant on the Endurance expedition + Uncommon common knowledge
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The Art of War 280 reviews Sun Tzu
Delacorte Press, 1983
Not just for generals
+ Art of war + Immortal + Great literature doesn't gets older
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done 228 reviews Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, ...
Crown Business, 2002
Management Take Notice
+ developing strategies that work + Get it done = What + How = Execution + The Discipline - Not the Art + Outstanding
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Leaders Are Made!: A Building Block Approach to Effective Leadership 6 reviews John Bucciarelli
Blue Note Books, 1997
Leadership: Analyzed and Simplified with Exercises
+ This book must be in your library + A Foundation for Living + A Single-Source Abundance of Information and Insight + Starts from the basics. Useful at all levels of leadership
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The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey 31 reviews Kenneth H. Blanchard, William Oncken, ...
William Morrow & Company, 1991
"It's tough to work for a nervous boss; especially if you are the one who's making your boss nervous."
+ 1 minute manager meets the monkey + The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey + Short, Simple, and Powerfully Effective
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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently 258 reviews Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman
Simon & Schuster, 1999
More Profound than its Title Suggests
+ Best book ever about leadership! + First Break All The Rules + Who you work for is more important than which company you work for
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Reinventing Strategy: Using Strategic Learning to Create and Sustain Breakthrough Performance 5 reviews Willie Pietersen
Wiley, 2002
A survival guide for business
+ Great book + Willie Pietersen gives us great strategy AND great practice + Every Manager Should Read This Book + Business strategy as it should be written
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How to Become a Rainmaker: The Rules for Getting and Keeping Customers and Clients 67 reviews Jeffrey J. Fox
Hyperion, 2000
After a Year the results speak
+ Great insights, easy to listen to + Good book for the sales benniner + Motivational, fast paced, focused + Concise, well-written and valuable
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Follow this Path: How the World's Greatest Organizations Drive Growth by Unleashing Human Potential 17 reviews Curt Coffman, Gabriel Gonzalez-Molina
Business Plus, 2002
Manifesto for a Revolution
+ Philip G. Trent + interesting theory + I agree, it's a great book
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Journey to the Emerald City 6 reviews Roger Connors, Tom Smith
Prentice Hall Press, 2002
A Beguiling Title...
+ Great book for any leader!! + Begin the journey... + Accelerate the transition
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Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun 41 reviews Wess Roberts
Grand Central Publishing, 1990
Insights into Basic Human Nature...Including That of Children
+ You Can Learn A Lot From A Hun
There is much more to this book than the philosophy and methods of leading an army. It shows keen insights into basic human psychology. As a school teacher, I found that many of Attila the Hun's insights into the thinking of adult warriors apply very much to children and teens. (This review is ...
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Becoming a Successful Manager : How to Make a Smooth Transition from Managing Yourself to Managing Others 6 reviews Jack H. Grossman, J. Robert Parkinson
McGraw-Hill, 2001
Great Book for New Managers!
+ A good book + A must for any manager... + Bec oming a Successful Manager
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The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual & Organizational Accountability 28 reviews Roger Connors, Tom Smith, ...
Prentice Hall Press, 1998
I built a company culture on this book!
+ enjoyed the book + Book and tape combo
I'm now using this book to build a corp. culture for the second time. I buy a copy for every employee. I know they don't all read it. But, we use it as the text for company meetings, training and performance expectations. Big help in getting people to take more responsibility for our success as a ...
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Leading Quietly 27 reviews Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
Harvard Business School Press, 2002
Decision Making in the Middle Ranks
+ The true leadership in all of us
There are big bold decisions. And these decisions require big bold leaders.
In the military aspect, the decision to go on D-Day was one such decision. But after Eisenhower made it, the whole thing was basically out of his hands. After that plans were put into effect, lower level generals did ...
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Discover Your Sales Strengths: How the World's Greatest Salespeople Develop Winning Careers 32 reviews Benson Smith, Tony Rutigliano
Business Plus, 2003
Great Book for Your Organization
+ Builds Off Strengthfinder + Excellent Sales Skills Resource! + Very insightful sales book-
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Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership 29 reviews Ken Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi, ...
William Morrow, 1985
Leadership and the One Minute Manager
+ Situationally Developmental Tool + One Minute is practical + Leadership
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Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success 48 reviews John C. Maxwell
Thomas Nelson, 2000
Paradigm shifting book
+ A reversal of the typical + Whoa! Failing is actually good for you?
John Maxwell is a former parish pastor and currently the head of the INJOY Group, an organization dedicated to raising the leadership skills of church workers and business people. As Maxwell writes in the introduction, his (many) books fall into four categories: books on Relationships; books ...
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It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy 114 reviews Michael Abrashoff
Business Plus, 2002
Common sense... not a common book
+ Excellent Read + A proven guide to successful leadership... + ***A MUST READ BOOK***
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Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence 85 reviews Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, ...
Harvard Business School Press, 2002
Primal Leadership
+ An Essential Guide for Leadership
This is a very intersting book. I am new to leadership and just starting to go through book and I find it with many fascinating ideas.
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Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results 220 reviews Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, ...
Hyperion, 2000
A way to make work fun
+ Fish! for Teambuilding + Great learning, easy read
Other posters have commented on outside services associated with this product, but all I can speak of is the book itself. Fish! is the best book out there on finding the fun in work and turning dreary days into high energy activity.
As for a book that builds teamwork between peers, gets ...
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