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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels 79 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
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't 705 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
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Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life 1458 reviews Spencer Johnson
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998
I'm Surprised!
+ Who Moved My Cheese + GREAT eye openner + Who moved my cheese
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Tough Choices: A Memoir 88 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!
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Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision 61 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
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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
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Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience 11 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 ...
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The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All 17 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
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Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer 36 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
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable 222 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...
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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently 261 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
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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business 36 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!
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done 233 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...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 810 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
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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You 195 reviews John C. Maxwell
Thomas Nelson, 1998
Encouraging, Inspirational, and a great read to!!!!!
+ The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership + Maxwell Book + Powerful
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Winning 201 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 ...
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Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations: For Business Leaders, Accountants And Lawyers 4 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.
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Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business 79 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
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Tough Choices: A Memoir 88 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!
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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You 195 reviews John C. Maxwell
Thomas Nelson, 1998
Encouraging, Inspirational, and a great read to!!!!!
+ The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership + Maxwell Book + Powerful
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