Organizational Effectiveness Group

Printable OEG Bibliography

The following is a list of books on a variety of management topics and styles recommended by the staff at the Organizational Effectiveness Group.

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• "101 Biggest Mistakes Managers Make and How to Avoid Them" by Mary Albright and Clay Carr, Prentice Hall, © 1997.

• "301 Ways To Have Fun At Work" by Dave Hemsath & Leslie Yerkes, illustrations by Daniel McQuillen, Berret-Koehler Publishers, Inc., © 1997.

• "1001 Ways to Reward Employees" by Bob Nelson, Workman Publishing, © 1994.

• "1001 Ways to Energize Employees" by Bob Nelson, Workman Publishing, © 1997.

• "1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work" by Bob Nelson, Workman Publishing, © 1999.

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• "The Abilene Paradox & Other Meditations on Management" by Jerry Harvey, Jossey-Bass Inc., © 1996.

• "Abolishing Performance Appraisals, Why They Backfire and What To Do Instead" by Tom Coens and Mary Jenkins, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., © 2000.

• "The Age of Paradox" by Charles B. Handy, Harvard Business School Publishing, © 1995.

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• "Banishing Bureaucracy:   The Five Strategies for Reinventing Government" by David Osborne and Peter Plastrick, Penguin Putnam Inc., © 1998.

• "Business Without Bosses:   How Self-Managing Teams Are Building High-Performing Companies" by Charles Manz & Henry Sims, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, © 1995.

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• "Celebrate Your Mistakes and 77 Other Risk-Taking Ideas From Our Best Companies" by John W. Holt, Jr., Jon Stamell, & Melissa Field, Irwin Professional Publishing, © 1996.

• "Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work" by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Maida Rogerson, Martin Rutte, & Tim Clauss, Health Communications, Inc., © 1996.

• "Creating a Customer-Centered Culture:   Leadership in Quality, Innovation, and Speed" by Robin L. Lawton, ASQ Press, © 1993.

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• "The Dance of Change, The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in Learning Organizations, A Fifth Discipline Resource" by Senge, Kleiner, Roberts, Roth, and Smith, Currency Doubleday Publishing, © 1999.

• "Developing Management Skills" Fourth Edition, by David A. Whetten and Kim S. Cameron, Addison Wesley Publishing, © 1998.

• "Discipline Without Punishment, The Proven Strategy That Turns Problem Employees Into Superior Performers" by Dick Grote, AMACOM, © 1995.

• "Driving Fear Out of the Workplace:   How to Overcome the Invisible Barriers to Quality, Productivity, & Innovation" by K.D. Ryan & D.K. Oestreich, Jossey-Bass Inc., © 1998.

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• "The E-Myth Manager, Why Management Doesn't Work — and What to Do About It" by Michael E. Gerber, HarperCollins Publishers, © 1998.

• "Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute" by Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos, & Alan Randolph, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, © 1996.

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• "Facilitative Leadership in Local Government, Lessons from Successful Mayors & Chairpersons" by James H. Suara & Associates, Jossey-Bass, Inc., © 1994.

• "The Fifth Discipline, The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization" by Peter M. Senge, Currency Doubleday Publishing, © 1999.

• "The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook, Strategies & Tools for Building a Learning Organization" by Senge, Roberts, Ross, and Smith, Currency Doubleday Publishing, © 1994.

• "First, Break All the Rules, What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently" by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, Simon and Schuster, © 1999.

• "Fish!, A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results" by Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., Harry Paul, and John Christensen, Hyperion, © 2000.

• "Flight of the Buffalo: Soaring to Excellence, Learning to Let Employees Lead" by James Belasco and Ralph Stayer, Warner Books, © 1994.

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• "Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreements without Giving In" by Roger Fisher and William L. Ury, Viking Penguin, © 1991.

• "The Goal, A Process of Ongoing Improvement" by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox, North River Press, Second Edition, © 1992

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• "Heart at Work: Stories and Strategies for Building Self-Esteem and Reawakening the Soul at Work" by Jack Canfield and Jacqueline Miller, McGraw-Hill, © 1998.

• "HeroZ, Empower Yourself, Your Coworkers, Your Company" by William C. Byham, Ph.D. and Jeff Cox, A Fawcett Columbine Book, published by Ballantine Books, © 1994.

• "How to Make Meetings Work" by Michael Doyle and David Straus, Berkley Publishing Group, © 1993.

• "The Human Element, Productivity, Self-Esteem and the Bottom Line" by Will Schutz, Jossey-Bass, © 1994.

• "Human Resource Champions, The Next Agenda for Adding Value and Delivering Results" by Dave Ulrich, Harvard Business School Press, © 1997

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• "In Search of Excellence, Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies" by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr., Warner Books, © 1984.

• "it's not the BIG that eat the SMALL   ...it's the FAST that eat the SLOW, How to Use Speed as a Competitive Tool in Business" by Jason Jennings & Laurence Haughton, HarperBusiness, © 2000.

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• "Laughing Nine to Five, The Quest for Humor in the Workplace" by Clyde Fahlman, Steelhead Press, © 1997.

• "The Leader's Handbook, Making Things Happen, Getting Things Done, A Guide to Inspiring Your People and Managing the Daily Workflow" by Peter R. Scholtes, McGraw-Hill, © 1998.

• "Leadership (The Art & Science of Business Management)" by A. Dale Timpe, Facts on File, Inc., © 1987.

• "Leading Consciously, A Pilgrimage Toward Self-Mastery" by Debashis Chatterjee, Butterworth-Heinemann Publishing, © 1998

• "Liberation Management: Necessary Disorganization for the Nanosecond Nineties" by Tom Peters, Fawcett Book Group, © 1994.

• "Love 'em or Lose 'em, Getting Good People to Stay" by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, © 1999.

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• "The Magic of Conflict" by Thomas Crum, Simon & Schuster Trade, © 1998.

• "Management of the Absurd: Paradoxes in Leadership" by Richard Farson, foreword by Michael Chrichton, A Touchstone Book, Simon & Schuster, © 1996.

• "The Manager's Book of Quotations" by Eigen & Siegel, AMACOM Publishing, © 1989.

• "Managing at the Speed of Change: How Resilient Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail" by Daryl Conner, Random House, Inc., © 1992.

• "Maverick, The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace" by Ricardo Semler, Table Turn, Inc., © 1993.

• "Moments of Truth" by Jan Carlzon, Harper Trade, © 1989.

• "The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (In Two Lines or Less)" Edited by John M. Shanahan, Cliff Street Books, Harper Collins, © 1999.

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• "Now, Discover Your Strengths" by Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D., The Free Press, A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., © 2001 by The Gallup Organization.

• "Nuts!  Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success" by Kevin & Jackie Frieberg, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, © 1997.

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• "The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey" by Kenneth Blanchard, William Oncken, Jr., Hal Burrows, Quill William Morrow, © 1989.

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• "A Passion for Excellence, The Leadership Difference" by Tom Peters and Nancy Austin, Warner Books, © 1985.

• "The Tom Peters Seminar" by Tom Peters, Random House, Inc., © 1994.

• "Principle Centered Leadership" by Stephen R.Covey, Simon & Schuster Trade, © 1992.

• "Punished by Rewards, The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes" by Alfie Kohn, Houghton Mifflin Company, © 1999.

• "The Pursuit of Wow!, Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times" by Tom Peters, Vintage Books, © 1994.

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• "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Powerful Lessons in Personal Change" by Stephen R. Covey, a Fireside Book published by Simon & Schuster, © 1990.

• "Soar With Your Strengths" by Donald O. Clifton & Paula Nelson, Dell Publishing, © 1992.

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• "Thriving on Chaos, Handbook for A Management Revolution" by Tom Peters, Harper Perennial, softback, © 1988.

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• "Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life" by Spencer Johnson, M.D., G.P. Putnam's Sons, © 1998.

• "Why Leaders Can't Lead" by Warren Bennis, Jossey-Bass Inc., © 1997.

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• "Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment, How to Improve Quality, Productivity, and Employee Satisfaction" by William C. Byham, Ph.D. with Jeff Cox, A Fawcett Columbine Book, published by The Ballantine Publishing Group, © 1998.

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