There continues to be a lot of interest in Leadership resources and here is
some collective wisdom and resources from the MSOD community:
[ps: if you click on any of the LINKS
you will be taken to AMAZON.com's page for that book -- many at deep discounts
-- and a portion of any purchase will be donated to the Dick
Beckhard Memorial Scholarship Fund ]
"I
have a client who is doing a week long course on operations and supervision for
first-level supervisors. They are looking for books and articles to
recommend for pre-reading and in-course use. What would you
recommend?"
From: Joe W.
Two we recommend:
Belker, Loren B. The First-Time
Manager. AMACOM, 1993.
Hill, Linda A. Becoming a Manager: Mastery of a New
Identity. Harvard
Business School Press, 1992.
I also like to have them read Warren Bennis's book, On Becoming a
Leader, to
provide vision of who they can become.
There also seems to be a following around First Break All the
Rules.
From: Diana McH.
The 5
Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni.
From: Belinda R.
Listen
Up Leader!. I don't remember the author's name off the top of my head
and don't have a copy here with me. You should be able to find it based on just
the title. It's a great quick read and speaks through the voice of the employee.
It gets to the heart of issues employees typically have with supervisors
(respect, trust, etc.). It's my favorite for busy sups that will likely not read
a lengthy book.
[note: AMAZON (18-Oct-02) shows out of print --- but
used available ]
From: ZIG
I would like to add an updated "classic" best-seller, the recently released
(Jun 2002)
third edition
of The
Leadership Challenge
and its "excerpt"
Encouraging
the Heart, A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others
both by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner.
The latter includes a list of 150 specific ways a leader can get started
thinking about and dealing with one of the most elusive aspects of leadership --
caring (that Head & Heart thing). And the
former is more for "in course" and "reference" use; with 10 "Commitment"
lists that start with the personal and move forward. Its big but an easy read,
well researched and grounded, and full of real life examples.
I just spent some time last week with Barry (he's the Dean of my undergrad
business school -- Santa Clara) and he and his stuff
are for real ... sound,
useful and fun.
