Friday, June 13, 2008

Management Books-2

One of the other famous books is ‘First, Break all the rules’ written by Gallup's Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. This book focuses on new era’s rules which are quite often against the conventional wisdom. But in order to get success managers should not hesitate in altering those rules. A great study from moral and ethical point of view this book gives us a glance of in depth and in built attributes of great managers.

‘One-Minute Manager’ is a book written by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth H. Blanchard. One of the bestsellers, it is an evergreen book. Focusing on most common, universal and timeless management lessons, one minute manager is a hugely recommended book. It uses simple words and is quite brief which makes to much easier for readers to grasp its essence.

‘Communicate with Confidence!’ is another recommended book for potential managers and management students. The book is al about effective communication at work, at home and in any situation.

Apart from these books, there is ‘Now discover your strengths’. A classic written by Marcus that makes the readers understand their own strengths and weaknesses better. A self improvement technique book which is very helpful for business managers to identify the areas that they need to improve.

Few other famous books are Competitive Strategy, Competitive Advantage and Competitive Advantage of Nations written by one of the foremost management gurus, Michael Porter. Tom Peters also wrote a book named ‘In Search Of Excellence’ which was a massive hit. Edward De Bono gave a complete new dimension to management thinking process through his books like ‘Lateral Thinking’.

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