The Southwest Airlines Way by Jody Hoffer Gittell Over the years, several books and countless magazine and newspaper articles have been written about Southwest Airlines. Numerous MBA programs highlight the Southwest structure, its culture, its CEO, its low fares and other reasons as to why it is the bright spot in an otherwise dismally performing…
The Power of 2: Win Big with People in Your Work and in Life by Anthony C. Scire Here is another in a growing number of “mini-books,” 170 pages in this case, which seem to be taking over book store shelves from coast to coast. What’s interesting about this trend lies in the fact that…
Never Fry Bacon in the Nude: And Other Lessons from the Quick and the Dead by Stone Payton Here we find another offering that falls into the category of “a title that grabs you and content that holds you!” You’ve got to admit that this title generates a visual that’s difficult to ignore. However, it…
Fish! Tales: Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen, Philip Strand If you’re reading this book review, you have at least heard about the book from which FISH! Tales evolved. It’s the runaway national bestseller FISH! … the wildly popular little book inspired…
The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner How’s this for a long-range success formula? In 1987, two of the country’s premier leadership experts, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, joined forces to produce what would become perhaps the most comprehensive field guide ever written for leaders. Later, in the 90s, the…
Blue’s Clues for Success: The 8 Secrets Behind a Phenomenal Business by Diane Tracy In a previous book review, I warned readers not to judge a book by its cover. I feel compelled to once again issue that warning. When you first spot this bold blue cover, you see the name of a popular children’s…
Geeks and Geezers by Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas Most every organization today employs members of the younger generation just out of college and, in some cases, even high school. In fact, I recently read of a west coast firm that hired several middle school students to do part-time programming after school and on…
Create Your Own Future: How to Master the 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success by Brian Tracy This book is another example of what this author does best. Over the years he has studied success techniques, theories, and processes and then re-framed them with personal insights to pass on to more than 500 corporations and…
Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens by Spencer Johnson, M.D. Spencer Johnson has repackaged his best-selling adult classic for a teenage audience. The story is identical to the original “Who Moved My Cheese?” parable. The difference in this approach is how the story is told and by whom. In this case, the story is told…