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STRATEGYCompetitive
Strategy, Michael Porter Originally published in 1980 this book is the definitive book about strategy and how to analyze industries. A great reference book. Competitive Advantage, Michael Porter The
complement to Competitive Strategy. The focus is on the company itself using
activity based theory. Competing
for the Future, Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad The new
strategy: Get to the future first! Unlearn your past before you create your
future. Learn how to stretch your goals. Hypercompetition, Richard D’Aveni
The new theory in this hyper competitive environment is to create, destroy and then re-create. The
Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton Christensen Why outstanding companies that do
everything right lost market leadership due to technological changes. The Strategy Focused Organization, Robert Kaplan & David Norton Ideas on implementing the Balanced Scorecard ENTREPRENEURSHIPThe Art
of the Start, Guy Kawasaki Great read with plenty of tips
for any entrepreneur The
Entrepreneurial Journey, Tom O’Malia Tom makes everything sound so easy. He provides simple ways of analyzing complex problems. The
Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton Christensen Why outstanding companies that
did everything right lost market leadership due to technological changes. The
Individualized Corporation, Sumantra Ghoshal & Christopher Bartlett Great companies are defined by purpose, process and
people. Leverage your human capital for competitive advantage. Value Migration, Adrian Slywotzky How to locate the value in your company and develop a
superior business design. Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations, Robert Cooper and Ayman Sawat Practical uses in the workplace for emotional
intelligence. The
Successful Business Plan: strategies and secrets, Rhonda Abrams One of the better business
plan books. Wharton
on Managing Emerging Technologies, George Day and Paul Schoemaker An important selection for technical
entrepreneurship. Bringing
New Technology to Market by Kathleen Allen A shameless plug for a good
friend’s book. The
Design of Everyday Things, Donald Norman The importance of design as
a competitive edge The
Soul of a New Machine, Tracy Kidder A Pulitzer winner. Enough
said. Short stories of the most
famous people of their time. These individuals did not change the world. Some
believe that to know how to be a success is to understand why others were
not. The
Brand Called You, Peter Montoya Be the CEO of the brand You. How
Breakthroughs Happen, Andrew Hargadon Innovation is really about
creatively recombining ideas. Wharton
on Managing Emerging Technologies, George Day, Paul Schoemaker How managers assess
technologies and markets Marketing
of High-Technology Products and Innovations, Jakki
Mohr, Sanjit Sendupta,
Stanley Slater Systematic decision making
about marketing high –tech Digital
Business, Concepts and Strategy, Eloise Coupey How traditional concepts of
business strategy are influenced by the internet Crossing
the Chasm, Geoffrey Moore Marketing for the high tech entrepreneur COMMUNICATIONInfluencing
with Integrity, Genie Laborde An easy read about how to best use and learn communication skills both verbal and non-verbal. ORGANIZATIONSThe Fifth
Discipline, Peter Senge Another classic. Learning organizations and systems thinking. The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook, Peter Senge, et al Companion and a “how to guide” for building a learning organization. The
Individualized Corporation, Sumantra Ghoshal & Christopher Bartlett Great
Companies are defined by purpose, process and people. Leverage your human
capital for competitive advantage. Built to Last, James Collins and Jerry Porras Why a few American companies have been able to achieve long-term success. Organizational Culture and Leadership, Edgar Schein Leadership, culture and organizational effectiveness Intervention
Resource Guide, Danny Langdon A resource on common solving common performance problems
in the workplace CHANGE
Who
Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson An entertaining book written as a fable. Deal with the issue of change. Keep looking for new cheese Shaping the Adaptive Organization, William Fulmer How to prepare a company to adapt to the challenges in a changing environment. Improving Performance, Geary Rummler and Alan Brache Process Improvement by managing the flow between departments rather than within them. COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE
Value Migration, Adrian Slywotzky How
to locate the value in your company and develop a superior business design. FINANCE
EVA –
Economic Value Added, Al Ehrbar The Stern Stewart view that each measurement of profit is charged with the cost of capital. A more realistic view of net profits Value-Driven Intellectual Capital, Patrick Sullivan An easy to read primer on how to extract value from your intellectual capital. The Balanced Scorecard, Robert Kaplan & David Norton Linking strategies with day to day activities. LEADERSHIP
Coaching and Mentoring Skills, Andrew Dubin Nice small handbook Real Change Leaders, Jon Katzenbach How
mid level managers have adapted to the need for change and what they do that
works. Human
Capability, Elliott Jaques and Kathryn Cason Measuring
human capability and predicting success in the workplace. Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations, Robert Cooper and Ayman Sawat Practical
uses in the workplace for emotional intelligence. Leadership: Research findings, practice and skills. Andrew J Dubrin. A nice leadership text. The Leadership Challenge. James M Kouzes & Barry Z Posner. A classic in leadership reading. The Leadership Challenge Workbook. James M Kouzes & Barry Z Posner. The accompanying workbook Coaching
and Mentoring Skills. Andrew J Dubrin. A nice
primer on coaching. OTHER
Guns,
Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond Why did successful human civilizations suffer decline and extinction? A Pulitzer Prize winner about the historical reason for the inequality of human society through time. |