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Title:
The New Leaders
Author:
Daniel Goleman |
- Daniel Goleman - the emotional intelligence guru - speaks about leadership, making special reference to the six leadership styles he's identified
- Great for identifying your leadership style(s) and deciding what behaviours you want to turn down and up (equally important)
- For people who lead others and are wondering if there are better ways
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Title:
MBA Management Models
Author:
Sue Harding & Trevor Long |
- A quick, practical guide to the MBA models that people often refer to in conversations and presentations
- A popular lend to clients who want to understand and use the models. One client liked it so much that I invited him to keep it - I clearly wasn't going to see it again anyhow!
- For people who are wondering what they're imssing and want to understand all this MBA jargon
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Title:
The Extraordinary Leader - Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders
Author:
John Zenger & Joseph Folkman |
- An easy to read and authoritative leadership manual based on research from 200,000 people responding to 360-degree surveys on 25,000 leaders
- Contains some surprising (yet gratifying) results and recommendations
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Title:
Appreciative Inquiry: Change at the Speed of Imagination
Author:
Jane McGruder Watkins & Bernard J. Mohr |
- A good introduction to the theory and practice of appreciative inquiry
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Title:
Punished by Rewards
Author:
Alfie Kohn |
- A controversial book that castigates the theory of rewards for good behaviour and encourages us to consider the view that rewards are short-term and patronising
- This book has had a major impact on my own behaviour and style and I warmly recommend it as a challenging and sometimes uncomfortable read
- For people who like having their sacred cows challenged! For leaders, parents, teachers etc.
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