The Invisible Employee - by Adrian Gostick - 176 pages - Wiley - 2006 - This book has a simple message: Praising employees is the "single business strategy" that meets "all your business objectives simultaneously".
Copy This - By Paul Orfala - Workman Publishing Company - 2005 - 248 pages Reading Paul Orfalea’s new book “Copy This”. The founder of one my favorite company’s and a often used vendor, Kinkos. Paul has a serious learning disorder, ADHD. He prides himself in challenging authority with humor.
High Output Management – by Andrew Grove – Random House – 235 pages. This former CEO shares his insights on effective systems and strategies of one of the world’s most profitable companies, INTEL.
Up The Organization – by Robert Townsend –Alfred A Knopf – 202 pages. How to stop the Corporation from stifling people and strangling profits. He is the guy who got everyone at Avis to try harder. Hard-nosed, straight talk on everything from Bonuses to Decision-making.
Leadership is an Art by Max Depree – Doubleday—136 pages. Furniture Maker Herman Miller consistently earns a spot in the 100 Best Companies to Work For list Fortune sponsors every year. His insights are clear, elegant and convincing. Proof that bigger is not always better with books. Simple and powerful.
The Corporate Coach – James B. Miller – Harper Business – 235 pages. He took his business from $50,000 a year to $150,000,000 at some of the highest margins in his industry in 20 years. He knows how to motivate employees by joining them in a common cause. Inspiring and loaded with great ideas.
The Greatest Management Principle in the World by Michael LeBouef, Ph.D. – GP Putnam & Sons –126 pages – A hard hitting, action ready rewards/incentives management practice, to get you the results you want.
What the CEO Wants You To Know by Ram Charan – Crown Business – 142 pages. It captures the insights and explains in clear simple language how to do what great CEO’s do instinctively and consistently.
"The Nordstrom Way" by Pat McCarthy – John Wiley & Sons – 244 pages – Pat is the living embodiment of the Nordstrom "Other-Centered" philosophy of Servant Leadership. He tells his and the Organization’s story in this fabulous book on Customer Service and Sales. Service like it never was!
"13 Fatal Errors Managers Make and How to Avoid Them" by W. Steven Brown – Berkley Books – 200 pages – How to recognize problems and avoid them before they happen. A great little paperback.
"1001 Ways to Motivate Employees" – by Bob Nelson – Workman Publishing – 214 pages – Bob is at it again with this vital little bathroom book. It’s a high performance handbook you can use to be a better manager in everything you do that affects other people.
“Maslow on Management” – Abraham Maslow – John Wiley & Sons – 312 pages – The Values and Principles he taught decades ago are even more relevant today. The late Maslow is the most widely renowned expert on Human Behavior and Motivation.
