Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Must Reads: Useful Books for Managers

Again - as stated in other places - this blog is my own little personal digital shelf. I can find easily direct others to information later. I will share this one a lot.

Life is incredibly short. In my 20s I laughed at the idea of a mid-life crisis. In my late 30s, quickly approaching 40... I sneezed, blinked, opened my eyes and 20 years flew by.

I heard a preacher say, "You will be the same person with the same problems 20 years from now. The only things that will change this are the books you read and the company you keep." Towards that end, I'm sharing a list of books created by Rob Davis, someone I know well and highly respect.
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[Rob Davis] Below are a few books I've found very useful over the years.
MUST READ FOR FIRST LINE MANAGERS IN ANY FUNCTIONAL GROUP
First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
What Management Is: How It Works and Why It's Everyone's Business
MUST READ FOR SECOND LINE MANAGERS AND ABOVE IN FIELD SALES
Developing The Leader Within You
Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality
The Extraordinary Leader : Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
The Channel Advantage