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 ...             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             Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others17 reviews James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner Jossey-Bass, 2003 Encouraging the Heart + Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others + A Key Relational Leadership Process + Leading Through Encouragement: "Thoughtfully" Expanding the Potential of your Team             Where Have All the Leaders Gone?219 reviews Lee Iacocca Scribner, 2007 Easy - Great read with Leadership insights. + a very good book for everyone to read + Where Have All the Leaders Gone? + WHERE HAVE ALL THE LEADERS GONE---IACOCCOA + What so many of us have been thinking             The Mormon Way of Doing Business: Leadership and Success Through Faith and Family43 reviews Jeff Benedict Business Plus, 2007 Excellent Book for Multitasking Families + Too Many Kids and Not Enough "me" Time? + Very Good + Absolutely Excellent! + wonderful             It's Okay to Be the Boss: The Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming the Manager Your Employees Need15 reviews Bruce Tulgan Collins Business, 2007 Sharp A+++ book + Finally, the antidote to "management by fad" + Management requires gumption! + This book really works . . . + Finally, someone noticed . . .             What the CEO Wants You to Know : How Your Company Really Works32 reviews Ram Charan Crown Business, 2001 Common Sense made into Common Sense. + charan knows the worker + Business Simplified + simple, straightforward, short, repetitive             Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win31 reviews William C. Taylor, Polly G. Labarre William Morrow, 2006 Right On, Refreshing & Readable!! + Great Book - Take Notes! + Mavericks for the Enterprise 2.0 This is an extremely readable book full of wisdom. Underlying Polly's book is the eternal but often overlooked truth that the right people make all the difference. The primary role of leaders is to find and nurture bright people. Organizational success depends entirely on great innovative ideas ...             The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment23 reviews Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton Harvard Business School Press, 2000 Highly Recommended! + The Changing Strategy Landscape + The Most Important Work on Strategy + Overview, technique and implementation + If you can measure it, you can manage it             The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable65 reviews Patrick M. Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 1998 Getting clear on a few things . . . + Straightforward Framework for Managerial Decision Making + Good Book, Save Your Money + thought-provoking             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             The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)56 reviews Peter F. Drucker Collins Business, 2006 Timeless, practical advice, immediately implementable + Content Review + The Effective Executive Book Review + This is the best book on "Leadership" even after 40 years + If you have one shelf for books, this should be on it.             What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful201 reviews Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter Hyperion, 2007 The Future of Tommorow - Highly Recommended! + Wow! This book will help you get there! + Stepping on Toes! + Good for anyone who wants to improve their interpersonal relationship and leadership skill             The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable49 reviews Patrick M. Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 2000 Obviously, not all obsessions are productive and beneficial + Interesting View of a "Healthy Organization" + Did the extraordinary executive get it wrong? + A Great Companion to Good to Great! + Great simple insights in a pleasurable format             The One Thing You Need to Know: ... About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success46 reviews Marcus Buckingham Free Press, 2005 A promise kept + Transformational Approach - AND they stick! + Great Wisdom Every book holds a promise. This one holds 3 and keeps 4. Not a bad score. The book shares with you the secrets of individual success, management, leadership, and successful relationships. Yes, you could wish Marcus threw in the secret of eternal youth - but, I guess, he is still working on it. ...             Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times69 reviews Donald T. Phillips Warner Books, Inc., 1993 Leadership During ALL Times + Read this book first! + Lincoln on Leadership: A Fantastic and Helpful Read + What all leaders should read + Lincoln is still a leader.             The Leadership Challenge Workbook4 reviews James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner Pfeiffer, 2003 Great workbook for MBA leadership class + Leadership Challenge Workbook + "One hop at a time." We're using Kouzes & Posner's "The Leadership Challenge" book (among others) in our MBA Leadership and Management Processes class. This workbook, although not required, should be. There are lots of checklists, worksheets, questionaires, etc. that lead you through applying the concepts presented ...             Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't703 reviews Jim Collins Collins Business, 2001 Worth for its price + A good look at what companies can do to manage talent + Good to Great + Good to Great review             See Jane Lead: 99 Ways for Women to Take Charge at Work10 reviews Lois P. Frankel Business Plus, 2007 The View from a Positive Slant + What a great motivating book + Frankel Tells It Like It Is- And What to Do About It + Great leadership primer for BOTH women and men             Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence87 reviews Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, ... Harvard Business School Press, 2004 Primal Leadership - Emotional Intelligence + Very satisfied in both medium and content + An Essential Guide for Leadership Great book! Can be used to take an assessment of yourself inside and outside of the business world. A must read.