Title: Management/Leadership References to Buy, Borrow or Read Online: General Management Books
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"The Fiefdom Syndrome: The Turf Battles That Undermine Careers and Companies - And How to Overcome Them" by Robert J. Herbold. 2004. $17.79. ISBN: 0385510675
Are border lords tearing apart your agency by withholding critical information? Herbold identifies why fiefdoms are a problem and offers solutions for preventing them in the first place.
Available at Amazon: <http://tinyurl.com/55py5>.
"The Seven-Day Weekend: Changing the Way Work Works" by Ricardo Semier. Portfolio, 2004. $15.61 ISBN: 1591840260.
Semier describes how to shake things up, how to work in an environment with no organizational chart, no business plan and how to work in an environment with limitless opportunities for growth and achievement. No guidelines, just encouragement to view your organization differently.
Available at Amazon: <http://tinyurl.com/6ncxw>.
"How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas" by David Bornstein. Oxford University Press, 2003. $18.90 ISBN: 0195138058
Learn how individuals can and are making a difference. Think of this book as a "In Search of Excellence" for the non-profit world. Bornstein profiles nine champions of social change who made a difference in the worlds they inhabit. Of special interest is the story of one woman, Veronica Khosa, who developed a home-based care model for AIDS patients in South Africa. Also of interest is the story of James Grant, instrumental in saving lives with a global campaign for immunization.
Available at Amazon: <http://tinyurl.com/54ctn>.
"The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power" by Joel Bakan. The Free Press, 2004 $17.00 ISBN: 0743247442.
"Joel Bakan's new book is a brilliantly argued account of the corporation's pathological pursuit of profit and power. An eminent law professor and legal theorist, Bakan contends that the corporation is created by law to function much like a psychopathic personality whose destructive behavior, if left unchecked, leads to scandal and ruin." (Amazon product description)
Available at Amazon: <http://tinyurl.com/6hb7g>.
"Winning Through Innovation: A Practical Guide to Leading Organizational Change and Renewal" by Charles A. O'Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman. Harvard Business School Press, 2002. $18.15 ISBN: 1578518210.
This book got mixed reviews on Amazon. One person credited it with helping make his business successful; another found the content repetitive. The description from Amazon says: "Winning through Innovation is a complete manager's tool kit for organizational change. With lessons from their research and consulting practice as well as from dozens of companies, the authors explain why industry leaders so often lose their innovative edge-and how to keep it. The Management of Innovation and Change Series." (Amazon product description)
Available at Amazon: <http://tinyurl.com/4thu9>.
"The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy" by William Greider. Simon and Schuster, 2003. $17.64 ISBN: 0684862190.
"In his previous bestsellers, Who Will Tell the People and Secrets of the Temple, William Greider laid bare the inner workings of American politics and the Federal Reserve, revealing how they often work against the interests of the majority. Now, in The Soul of Capitalism, Greider examines how the greatest wealth-creation engine in the history of the world is failing most of us, why it must be changed, and how intrepid pioneers are beginning to transform it." (Amazon product description)
Available at Amazon: <http://tinyurl.com/556pg>.