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5 Books Not to Miss
by Henry Glickel | Category: Book Review
Posted on Wednesday June 11, 2020 at 02:39:45 PM
Management Teams: Why They Succeed or FailR. Meredith MelbinManagement Teams: Why they succeed or fail is an account of the experimental study of management teams at Henley Management College from which Belbin's unique Team Role theory developed. Now in its third edition, the original theory has been fully updated and rewritten in parts by the author, with chapter summaries and updated illustrations.Leaders: The Strategies for Taking ChargeWarren Bennis and Burt NanusIn this age of "process", with downsizing and restructuring affecting many workplaces, companies have fallen trap to lack of communication and distrust, and vision and leadership are needed more than ever before. The wisdom and insight in Leaders address this need. It is an indispensable source of guidance all readers will appreciate, whether they're running a small department or in charge of an entire corporation.LeadershipJames MacGregor BurnsJames MacGregor Burns, winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award,...
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4 Books to Sharpen Your Leadership Skills This Week
by Stu Goldblatt | Category: Book Review
Posted on Friday May 9, 020 at 07:17:29 PM
Liberation ManagementTom PetersIn the new economy, hierarchical business structures are being consigned to the shredder and replaced with flexible, fast-responding, ad hoc groups of brainworkers. Tom Peters, author of the bestselling IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE is once again ahead of the curve, and now demonstrates that the key to success in business future is total engagement, dynamism, speed, and independence.Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and CompetitorsMichael PorterCompetitive Strategy has filled a void in management thinking. It provides an enduring foundation and grounding point on which all subsequent work can be built. By bringing a disciplined structure to the question of how firms achieve superior profitability, Porter’s rich frameworks and deep insights comprise a sophisticated view of competition unsurpassed in the last quarter-century.The Competitive Advantage of NationsMichael PorterNow beyond its eleventh printing and translated into twelve languages,...
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4 Books to Sharpen Your Leadership Skills This Week
by Stu Goldblatt | Category: Book Review
Posted on April 14, 2020 at 07:54:36 AM
Reading is a great way to be productive and pass time. As social distancing orders continue to remain across the United States and the world, there's no better time to freshen up your business leadership skills with a few highly recommended books. We've asked President of Sales Recruiters, Inc., Henry Glickel, to share a few titles he's read and frequently sharing with his clients for you to read.If you've read something great recently, be sure to share in the comment below so we too can enjoy some good reading that sharpens our leadership skills during COVID-19. The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our BrainsNicholas Carr Part intellectual history, part popular science, and part cultural criticism, The Shallows sparkles with memorable vignettes―Friedrich Nietzsche wrestling with a typewriter, Sigmund Freud dissecting the brains of sea creatures, Nathaniel Hawthorne contemplating the thunderous approach of a steam locomotive―even as it plumbs profound questions...
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