2013 |
What We're Reading |
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May
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The Work of Leaders: How Vision, Alignment, and Execution Will Change the Way You Lead, by Julie Straw, Mark Scullard, Susan Kukkonen, Barry Davis
John Wiley & Sons, 2013 |
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March
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead Books (2009). |
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January
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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation, by Jon Gertner, Penguin Press HC(2012). |
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2012 |
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November
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Making Change Easy: The Tiniest AI Summit in the World, by David Coooperrider (2012). |
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September
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays, by David Foster Wallace, Back Bay Books (2007). |
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July
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Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error, by Kathryn Schultz. Ecco, Reprint edition (2011). |
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May
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The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, by Robert Caro. Knopf (May, 2012). |
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March
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain. Crown (January, 2012). |
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January
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Steve Jobs, by Walter Issacson. Simon & Schuster (October, 2011). |
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2011 |
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November
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Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World, by Michael Lewis. W. W. Norton & Company (October 3, 2011) |
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September
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New product - Everything DiSC Work for Leaders™ Profile |
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July
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Healing Conversations Now, by Joan Chadbourne and Tony Silbert. Taos Institute Publications, 2011. |
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May
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The 8 Dimensions of Leadership, by Jeffrey Sugerman, Mark Scullard, Emma Wihelm. Berrett Koehler, 2011. |
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March
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Chief Counsel's Report- Chapter 5 -Overarching Failures of Management |
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January
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemptionby Laura Hillenbrand. Random House Hardcover, 2010. |
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2010 |
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November
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson. Random House, 2010. |
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September
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Calvin Can't Fly, by Jennifer Berne. Illustrated by Keith Bendis. Sterling, 2010. |
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May
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The Thin Book of 360 Feedback; A Manager's Guide, by Michelle LeDuff Collins, Ph.D. Thin Book Publishing, 2000. |
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March
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The Big Short, by Michael Lewis. Norton, 2010. |
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February
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Going Bi-Monthly |
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January
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Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road From Glory to Disaster, by Paul Ingrassia. Random House, 2010. |
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| 2009 |
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November
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Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things by Laurence Gonzales. W.W. Norton, 2008. |
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October
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The Wire, HBO |
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September
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House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street by William D. Cohan. Doubleday, 2009.
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers by Lawrence G. McDonald & Patrick Robinson. Crown Business, Inc. 2009. |
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August
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. By Garr Reynolds. New Riders Press, 2008.
slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations . By Nancy Duarte. O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008. |
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June & July
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The Thin Book of SOAR; Building Strengths-Based Strategy By Jacqueline M. Stavros & Gina Hinrichs. Thin Book Publishing, 2009. |
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May
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How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In. By Jim Collins. HarperCollins, 2009. |
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April
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Helping: How to Offer, Give and Receive Help. By Edgar Schein. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009 |
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March
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Positivity: Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive. By Barbara L. Fredrickson. Crown, 2009. |
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February
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"Moon Shots for Management" - By Gary Hamel. Harvard Business Review2009. |
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January
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"Strategy and the Weather" - By Edward H. Bowman. Sloan Management Review, Winter 1976. |
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| 2008 |
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December
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30 Rock |
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November
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"The Thin Book of® Trust: An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work" - by Charles Feltman, Thin Book Publishing, 2008. |
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October
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"The Thin Book of® Trust: An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work" - by Charles Feltman, Thin Book Publishing, 2008. |
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September
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"How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity." - By Ed Catmull, Harvard Business Review, September 2008, Reprint R0809D.
"Creativity and the Role of the Leader." - Teresa Amabile & Mukti Khaire, Harvard Business Review, October 2008, Reprint R0810G. |
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August
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Discussing the Undiscussables: A Guide to Overcoming Defensive Routines in the Workplace - By William R. Noonan. Jossey-Bass, 2007 |
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July
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FYI For Your Improvement™: A Guide for Development and Coaching - Michael Lombardo and Robert Eichinger. Lominger |
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June
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The Ten Faces of Innovation: IDEO's Strategies for Beating the Devil's Advocate and Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization - Tom Kelley, Currency/Doubleday, 2005 |
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May
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The Future of Management - Gary Hamel with Bill Breen. Harvard Business School Press, 2007.
The Road - Cormac McCarthy, Vintage Books, 2007. |
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April
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Who Has the D? How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance - By Paul Rogers and Marcia Blenko |
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March
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Why Employees Are Afraid to Speak - By James R. Detert & Amy C. Edmondson |
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February
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Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy - By W. Chan Kim & Rene Mauborgne |
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January
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Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change - By Orem, Binkert & Clancy |
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2007 |
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December
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Open Space Technology - by Harrison Owen |
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November
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Metaphors We Live - By George Lakoff and Mark Johnson |
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October
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Hindsight Bias - By Dr. David Wood |
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September
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The Thin Book of® Smart People Skills: 8 Tools for the Savvy Leader - By Katina Cremona |
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August
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"Creating Corporate Cultures Through Mythopoetic Leadership"- By Chip Jarnagin and John W. Slocum
"Building the Emotional Intelligence of Groups" - By Vanessa Urch Druskat and Steven B. Wolff |
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July
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - By J.K. Rowling |
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June
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Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why - By Laurence Gonzales |
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May
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"How Management Teams Can Have a Good Fight" - By Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Jean L. Kahwajy, and L.J. Bourgeois III |
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April
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - By Doris Kearns Goodwin |
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March
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The Distance Manager - By Kimball Fisher & Mareen Duncan Fisher
Quick Guide to Interaction Styles and Working Remotely - By Susan K. Gerke & Linda V. Berens, Telos Publications |
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February
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Culture and Organizations: Software of the Mind - By Geert Hofstede and Gert Jan Hofstede |
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January
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The Go Point - By Michael Useem |
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2006 |
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December
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Groupthink - By Irving L. Janis |
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November
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Absolute Honesty - By Larry Johnson and Bob Phillips |
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October
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Hard Facts Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence Based Management - By Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton |
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