The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels79 reviews
Michael Watkins

Harvard Business School Press, 2003

Great Primer for Taking On a Management Job

+ Good advice for the manager
+ This is a solid resource, but don't buy it here
+ Well Written
  
  











  



  
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't705 reviews
Jim Collins

Collins Business, 2001

For hiring managers, and those looking for leaders

+ "Good to Great" an exceptional leadership reference
+ A good look at what companies can do to manage talent
+ Good to Great
+ Good to Great review
  
  











  



  
Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life1458 reviews
Spencer Johnson

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998

I'm Surprised!

+ Who Moved My Cheese
+ GREAT eye openner
+ Who moved my cheese
  
  











  



  
Tough Choices: A Memoir88 reviews
Carly Fiorina

Portfolio Hardcover, 2006

An intriguing and well written memoir of Hewlett-Packard's first woman CEO.

+ Good read
+ Great inspiration if you have to make tough choices
+ Horray for Carly Fiorina!
  
  











  



  
Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision61 reviews
H. W. Crocker III

Three Rivers Press, 2000

The Great American - R E Lee

+ Leadership Personified
+ Very Good but Keep in Mind ....
+ Excellent insight into the man
  
  











  



  
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into ...43 reviews
Patrick M. Lencioni

Jossey-Bass, 2006

Enjoyable Read on a corporate killer

+ Nice Little Read
+ Silos...That's the Problem!
+ Brilliant and Well Told
+ Simple, Useful and Direct View of a Common Business Issue
  
  











  



  
Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience11 reviews
Richard Hughes, Robert Ginnett, ...

McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

Excellent book

This was a requirement for my MBA studies. I found the book very informative, well structured, very clear and to the point, with sufficient examples provided to explain the concepts. Leadership is a very broad and deep subject and the authors have managed to make the subject more interesting and ...
  
  











  



  
The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All17 reviews
Michael Useem

Three Rivers Press, 1999

Great leadership stories!

+ Warren Bennis is right: "It's one helluva read."
+ A Different Approach to Self-Help
+ Good leadership examples
  
  











  



  
Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer36 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
  
  











  



  
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable222 reviews
Patrick M. Lencioni

Jossey-Bass, 2002

The go to book on teamwork

+ Very inspirational
+ Great lessons woven into a short story
+ There's a lot of common sense material here, but Lencioni does organize it well...
  
  











  



  
First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently261 reviews
Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman

Simon & Schuster, 1999

I did, and it works!

+ For tech geeks managers, a good addition to "The Mythical Man Month."
+ It's not really about breaking any rules, but it's a good reading
+ Best book ever about leadership!
+ First Break All The Rules
  
  











  



  
Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business36 reviews
Danny Meyer

HarperCollins, 2006

Here are 10 Valuable Take-Aways from Setting the Table

+ An amazing book
+ Beginning restaurateurs, this you must read
+ THE book for anyone dealing with customers
+ Hospitality defined!
  
  











  



  
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done233 reviews
Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, ...

Crown Business, 2002

It's a must read for CEOs

+ Insights into Execution as a Discipline & System
+ A "Must Read" for Executives
+ Obviously if you're going to get things done, you gotta "execute" them...
  
  











  



  
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People810 reviews
Stephen R. Covey

Free Press, 1990

A Tool for a Good Life

+ Crucial Book to Read When One is Ready to Excel!
+ Kudos to Stephen R. Covey
+ Excellent
  
  











  



  
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You195 reviews
John C. Maxwell

Thomas Nelson, 1998

Encouraging, Inspirational, and a great read to!!!!!

+ The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
+ Maxwell Book
+ Powerful
  
  











  



  
Winning201 reviews
Jack Welch, Suzy Welch

Collins Business, 2005

Management teextbook

+ Empowerment for others
+ "Calling it like it is"

Written with candor and clarity, Winning is a must read for senior executives and middle managers. You learn how to create a winning culture, and an environment where those who do their best and are equipped for the job are rewarded. I especialy appreciated Jack's 20/70/10 rule, and his views on ...
  
  











  



  
Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations: For Business Leaders, Accountants And Lawyers4 reviews
Myles H. Alderman Jr.

Outskirts Press, 2006

A Great Reference Source With A Wealth of Insightful Information

+ A Survival Guide For Business Leaders
+ A perfect bankruptcy reference
+ A MUST READ for business leaders, and those who advise them.
  
  











  



  
Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business79 reviews
Patrick M. Lencioni

Jossey-Bass, 2004

Good tips

+ Highlights Good and Bad Meeting Practices
+ Not a fiction, but management advice
+ Pertinent and engaging
+ Not as bad as it sounds
  
  











  



  
Tough Choices: A Memoir88 reviews
Carly Fiorina

Portfolio Hardcover, 2006

An intriguing and well written memoir of Hewlett-Packard's first woman CEO.

+ Good read
+ Great inspiration if you have to make tough choices
+ Horray for Carly Fiorina!
  
  











  



  
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You195 reviews
John C. Maxwell

Thomas Nelson, 1998

Encouraging, Inspirational, and a great read to!!!!!

+ The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
+ Maxwell Book
+ Powerful