It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
by D. Michael Abrashoff
"The most important thing a captain can do is to see the ship from the eyes of the crew." This belief has successfully guided D. Michael Abrashoff,
the captain of one of the U.S. Navy's most modern and lethal warships. Abrashoff has
revolutionized how to handle such challenging problems as excessive costs, low morale,
sexual harassment, and constant turn-over.
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The Best Management Books
Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win
by William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre
In Mavericks at Work, Fast Company cofounder William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre, a longtime editor at the magazine, give you an inside look at the "most original minds in business" wherever they find them: from Procter & Gamble to Pixar, from gold mines to funky sandwich shops. Want to stop doing business as usual? Then take some lessons from the 32 maverick companies Taylor and LaBarre profile.
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It's Not About the Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks
by Howard Behar
During his many years as a senior executive at Starbucks, Howard Behar helped establish the Starbucks culture, which
stresses the importance of people over profits. He coached hundreds of leaders at every level and helped the company
grow into a world-renowned brand. Now he reveals the ten principles that guided his leadership - and not one of them is about coffee.
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When Professionals Have to Lead: A New Model for High Performance
by Thomas J. Delong, John J. Gabarro and Robert J. Lees
For too long, professional services firms have relied on the producer-manager model, which works well in uncomplicated business environments. However, today s managing directors must balance often conflicting roles, more demanding clients, tougher competitors, and associates with higher expectations of partners at all levels.
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The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
by Guy Kawasaki
What does it take to turn ideas into action? What are the elements of a perfect pitch? How do you win the war for talent? How do you establish a brand without bucks? These are some of the issues everyone faces when starting or revitalizing any undertaking, and Guy Kawasaki, former marketing maven of Apple Computer, provides the answers.
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Giant Steps in Management: Creating Innovations That Change the Way We Work
by Julian Birkinshaw, Michael J. Mol
Giant Steps in Managementpresents a thought provoking selection of the 50 most important management innovations of the last 150 years and describes the impact they have on management today. Some of the innovations will be familiar to you; others will be new, different, surprising. Together, they form a fascinating compendium of the ideas, techniques and practices that have rocked the world of management.
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Social Style/Management Style
by Robert Bolton and Dorothy Grover Bolton
"What is social style, and how can you make it work for you in a business situation? Your success at any management level depends largely on your ability to deal with other people. In this business-oriented approach to interpersonal relationships, management experts Robert Bolton and Dorothy Grover Bolton show you how to assess various behavior patterns and how to use that knowledge to capitalize on your strengths, minimize your weaknesses, and get the results you want from others.
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Management Articles
From Difficult to Disturbed: Understanding and Managing Dysfunctional Employees
by Laurence Miller
How does an already busy manager deal with people whose personalities are difficult or even seriously disturbed?
The answer lies in using practical psychology to understand just what it is that makes them tick, whether it’s
something as common as being introverted or extroverted . . . or something much more serious. From Difficult to Disturbed helps readers become better managers by providing insight into both big and small people-problems that can seriously disrupt the workplace if they’re not handled correctly.
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You're in Charge...What Now?
by Gerald M. Czarnecki
Whether you lead a team of colleagues for a Fortune 500 company or run your own small
company with seven employees, You're in Charge...What Now? will help you achieve peak
performance results and give you the edge needed to achieve your goals.
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