Resources / Management and Leadership

Classics from The Arbinger Institute, that can deeply effect leadership behaviour:

  • Leadership and Self-Deception-The Arbinger Institute,
  • The Anatomy of Peace-The Arbinger Institute.
A wake-up call from the famous leadership coach and author Marshall Goldsmith:
  • What Got You Here Won't Get You There-Marshall Goldsmith.
The most perfect of strategies will not produce results if execution is unsuccessful. A classic on successful execution that has impacted how companies operate:
  • Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Updated Edition-Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan.
Peter Drucker is regarded as the creater of modern management methods. A good study that consolidates lessons on leadership from his life long work:
  • Drucker on Leadership: New Lessons from the Father of Modern Management-William A.Cohen.
Book that models effective communication of managers, leaders:
  • Powerful Conversations: How High Impact Leaders Communicate-Phip Harkins.
The main dysfunctions that occur when a team works together and how to overcome them are explained via a compelling story:
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable-Patrick Lencioni.
Work resulting from Gallup's research on over 80.000 managers, explains what successful managers do differently:
  • First, Break All The Rules-Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman