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NUTS - Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success
How Southwest Airlines, through their own brand of business success, showed a profit for 24 consecutive years and seen its stock soar 300 percent since 1990. (softbound)
Kevin & Jackie Freiberg, Copyright 1996, 1997; first paperback version 1998; Broadway Books |
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Obesssions of an Extraordinary Executive - The Four Disciplines at the Heart of Making Any Organization World Class
Allegories and parables have long been effective ways to impart serious bits of knowledge and wisdom, and readers seem increasingly receptive to sensible management theory that employs this lively age-old literary technique. Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive is a "leadership fable" with a solid prescription for organizational health–aiming for less politics, lower turnover, more productivity, and higher morale.
Patrick Lencioni, Copyright 2000; Jossey-Bass |
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Office Politics - Positive Results from Fair Practices
Designed to be used by workers at all levels, this innovative new book addresses both the positive and negative aspects of office politics. It not only explains why political situations are so common, it also shows how you can use them to your benefit. Learn how to confidently and diplomatically respond to unfair situations, and even how to recover from your own political blunders. Discover the five simple rules of office politics that will enhance your career. The importance of mutual understanding and respect in dealing with office politics is emphasized, but tips for recognizing devious tactics are also provided.
Rebecca Luhn Wolfe, Copyright 1997; Crisp Publications |
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On Becoming A Leader
Warren Bennis shows how individuals develop leadership traits and how organizations encourage or stifle potential leaders. Bennis profiles dynamic figures from diverse business arenas -- Fortune 500 companies, the entertainment industry and political and nonprofit groups -- to demonstrate how all leaders share distinctive characteristics. This provocative examination will encourage all aspiring leaders to take risks, embrace change and transform their visions into reality.
Warren Bennis, Copyright 1989; Perseus Books |
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On Becoming A Servant Leader - The Private Writings of Robert K. Greenleaf
This is a collection of writings by former AT&T chief Greenleaf published posthumously under the auspices of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership in Indianapolis. The first section, intended for young people, examines the 'Ethic of Strength,' while the essays on aspects of power,management, and organizations in the second section examine the practice of leadership. The book closes with a conversation with Greenleaf on the development of his thought.
Robert K. Greenleaf, Copyright 1996; Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers |
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Organizing Genius - The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
This book is about organizing gifted people in ways that allow them both to achieve great things and to experience the joy and personal transformation that such accomplishment brings. In today's Darwinian economy, only organizations that find ways to tap the creativity of their members are likely to survive. (softbound)
Warren Bennis & Patricia Ward Biederman, Copyright 1997, Perseus Books |
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Out of the Crisis
According to W. Edwards Deming, American companies require nothing less than a transformation of management style and of governmental relations with industry. Deming offers a theory of management based on his famous 14 Points for Management. Management's failure to plan for the future, he claims, brings about loss of market, which brings about loss of jobs. Management must be judged not only by the quarterly dividend, but by innovative plans to stay in business, protect investment, ensure future dividends, and provide more jobs through improved product and service. In simple, direct language, he explains the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.
W. Edwards Deming, Copyright 2000; MIT Press |
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