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Title: Rules & Tools for Leaders by Perry M. Smith, Norman R. Augustine ISBN: 0-89529-835-X Publisher: Avery Penguin Putnam Pub. Date: August, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (24 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is solid food for thought for all managers.
Comment: Perry Smith has written a well-organized, easy-to-read book that will undoubtedly assist anyone in a leadership or managerial position, from major CEOs to lower-level managers. The reason I like this book is that it presents invaluable, "common-sense" information in a manner designed to enable the reader both to think and to learn. The author includes numerous concise check lists (meetings, hiring, risk taking, etc.) that provide managers with exactly what they need. The beauty is that one can use or not use what is included in those checklists while resting assured nothing consequential will be forgotten. Another strong point is the number of actual case studies included in the book. What stands apart here is that in the appendix following the case studies appendix contains what really happened in each of the case studies. This is the type of book which should be read and reread many times, because the reader will get something new and worthwhile out of each reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: the best book I know as an introduction to leadership
Comment: This is a very accessible and useful book--for those who teach and study leadership and management, as well as for those who practice one or both in government, the military, or the private sector. Perry Smith combines a wealth of experience as a leader, a manager, and a teacher of both skills, with a smooth, easy writing style. The result is the best one-volume introduction to leadership and management that I know. Two chapters I found particularly useful were #14 "Creating a strategic vision" and #13 "Teaching and reading." The former reminds leaders of their continuing need, indeed almost an obligation, to remember where they are headed, where they want to be headed, and where they should be headed--and how to keep their organizations on track. The latter encourages leaders to remain open to and actively to search out the best new ideas available, and to inspire those who work for and with them to do likewise. Also especially helpful is Smith's suggested reading list in the appendices. This book is an ideal starting point for someone in the leadership business, not, as Smith continually reminds the reader, the end point. I recommend it highly to colleagues and friends in the field.
Rating: 5
Summary: How to book for managers and professionals
Comment: Smith has trained executives in the military and large corporations and through it all has developed a strong knowledge of how to run a business from top to bottom. The book not only goes over the most important aspects of running a business, but also provides best practices type information for each area.
Because each chapter is self-contained it does not depend on you reading prior chapters to understand the current one. So, if you need to jump to the area on hiring and firing then you can do so and understand the chapter. By the same token, if you don't need a chapter then you can just skip it (but I wouldn't advise you to do that because you never know when you may suddenly need it). I liked the thoroughness and depth of coverage of the book. In a world where too many books are nebulous and vague in their advice it is nice to find one that gives practical and useful advice.
Another high point of the book is the checklists. The use of the checklist frees you from having to remember all the steps in a process or all the little problems that can emerge if something is missed.
The book is filled with practical advice and is sure to broaden your knowledge of management and provide you with more tools to manage your business. From any level of management up to the top executives, this is a very useful book and a nice concise summary of the dozen or so separate books from my management courses in college.
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Title: The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell by Oren Harari ISBN: 0071388591 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 25 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Coaching, Counseling & Mentoring: How to Choose & Use the Right Tool to Boost Employee Performance by Florence M. Stone ISBN: 0814404162 Publisher: AMACOM Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Why Don't You Want What I Want? How to Win Support for Your Ideas without Hard Sell, Manipulation, or Power Plays by Rick Maurer ISBN: 1885167563 Publisher: Bard Press Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Developing Employees Who Love to Learn by Linda Honold ISBN: 0891061509 Publisher: Davies-Black Pub Pub. Date: 15 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
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Title: The New Art of the Leader by William A. Cohen ISBN: 0735203598 Publisher: Prentice Hall Press Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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