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12.
The Elements of Great Managing
The Gallup Organisation combed through its database of more
than 1 million employee and manager interviews to identify the
elements that were most important in sustaining workplace excellence.
This was captured in their 1999 bestseller, First Break All
the Rules. 12 is the sequel and it follows great managers as
they implement these 12 elements. Both Rodd and James are from
Gallup Organisation, Rodd is a Principal and James is Chief
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End
Malaria
End
Malaria Day is an initiative spearheaded by Box of Crayons,
The Domino Project and Malaria No More.
The
book’s editor, Michael Bungay Stanier had a great idea
some time ago. The author of Do More Great Work talked
about the power of focusing on a great work project.
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Who
Moved My Talent?
Most
of the examples or scenarios as exemplified by Harriett, Henry,
Mark and Marie are exactly the kind of things happening at various
multinational organisations here. As we have noticed in the
hiring trend nowadays, lots of companies are already taking
some action to improve their strategies or plans in leadership
succession planning, talent management, talent retention, talent
acquisition and so forth.
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On
Second Thought
In
the inside flap, the argument is made - "Luckily, our brains
have evolved a number of mental shortcuts, biases, and tricks
that allow us to quickly negotiate this endless array of decisions.
We don't want to rationally deliberate every choice we make,
and thanks to these cognitive rules of thumb, we don't need
to. Yet, these hard-wired shortcuts, mental wonders though they
may be, can also be perilous." |
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Academic
Writing for Beginners
From
the back cover - Academic Writing for Beginners (Second
Edition) emphasises the basic principles of academic writing
and the macro and micro strategies students need to undertake
assignments, project papers and theses. Students are trained
to generate, organise and present ideas. This involves learning
how to express main points, to reformulate and elaborate, to
give reasons for views put forward and to make comparisons and
contrasts.
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Reading,
Thinking and Writing in an ESL Context
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JAN
2011 ISSUE
Linchpin.
Are You Indispensable?
I
must confess I started on this book, already a Godin convert.
I have been hooked on his blog for the past year, one of the
few things I read religiously every day. In fact, I look forward
to it. Godin, as he describes himself, is a writer, speaker
and agent of change. He has authored ten best-selling books
such as Tribes, Meatball Sundae, The Dip, Purple Cow and All
Marketers are Liars.
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JAN
2011 ISSUE
Screw
It, Let's Do It
The
chapter headings in this book sum up Branson’s approach
to work and to life – Just do it. Have fun. Be Bold. Challenge
yourself. Stand on your own feet. Live the moment.
Chairman of the Virgin Group, Branson was an entrepreneur from
an early age, having set up Student magazine when he was merely
sixteen.
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OCT
2010 ISSUE
'Like it or
not, you are a negotiator'
The introduction to the book starts off boldly, making
a firm statement. Whether you like it or not, you are a negotiator.
The authors assert that “Negotiation is a fact of life”.
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OCT
2010 ISSUE
Stuck
This is Sandra, our regular columnist’s latest book. The
Courage ExpertTM still focuses on her core theme, courage, in
facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles to success. |
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Changing
with Lean Six Sigma
This book by A Aruleswaran has been rated 4 out
of 5 through Foreword on Amazon. A review of the book has also
been published
at the Hindu Business Line, in India which is a leading daily
business newsprint.
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JULY
2010 ISSUE
Curious
The bright yellow book by Todd Kashdan peeks
out at you and asks simply and provocatively, “Curious?”
On the book’s spine, author Kashdan boldly volunteers
that the reader might discover “the missing ingredient
to a fulfilling life” inside. In fact, the book is testament
to its subject matter – it excites and fuels curiosity
which in turn creates new energy, inspires exploration and discovery,
and facilitates the search and identification of meaning and
purpose.
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JULY
2009 ISSUE
The Three Laws of Performance.
Rewriting the Future of Your Organisation and Your Life
[excerpt] This
book although co-authored by Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan,
is the culmination of much work done by a group of academics,
corporate executives and consultants. This group became known
as the Barbados Group after the location of their first meeting.
Steve Zaffron is the CEO of the Vanto Group, a global consulting
firm that specialises in organisational performance; he's
been called a 'Zen master in a business suit'.
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JULY
2009 ISSUE
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team |
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JANUARY
2009 ISSUE
Execution. The Discipline of Getting Things Done
[excerpt]
At first glance, Execution. The Discipline of Getting Things
Done hardly stands
out with its black and red cover with a background graphic of
two interlocking cogwheels. My mind groaned, not another book
on getting things done. But wait a minute, one of the authors
is Ram Charan, the management guru of our times.....
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SEPTEMBER
2008 ISSUE
Transparency. How
Leaders Create a Culture of Candor
[excerpt] The
management guru, Warren Bennis, once said “What businesses
now need more than ever before are managers who know how to
create social architectures
for openness.” One measure of openness is transparency.
In today's world, transparency is increasingly essential to
business success; it helps to enhance individual performance
and also that of the organisation. And thanks to the advancement
of technology, our world today is becoming increasingly transparent...
Reviewed by Terri Chew.
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SEPTEMBER
2008 ISSUE
Who Moved My Cheese?
[excerpt]
Who Moved
My Cheese? is a management book but but it extends beyond
the corporate arena. The message in “Who Moved My Cheese?”
can and should be applied to any aspect of our lives
that we think needs
improvement, including our work-life. The author has managed
to explain in a 100-page book the simple yet profound truth
about change. The moral of the story is that “If you fail
to plan, you plan to fail” and explains to a certain extent
that “Change Imposed is Change Opposed”.
It
is significant that the book goes out of its way to look like
a children's storybook: bright colours,
large-print,
not too many words,
easy
to read, short
sentences, furry animals and 'amusing little people', all of
which certainly should, set alarm bells ringing: A book for
adults trying to pass itself off as a kids' book?! First though,
the question is, why bother with it, why worry about it, why
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A Selection of the Books We've Reviewed
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12. The Elements of Great Managing.
End Malaria
Who Moved My Talent?
On Second Thought
Linchpin. Are You Indispensable?
Screw it, Let's Do It!
The Three Laws of Performance. Rewriting the Future of Your
Organisation and Your Life
by Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan
The Organisation of the Future 2. Vision, Strategies and Insights
on Managing in a New Era
edited by Frances Hesselbein and Marshall Goldsmith
Execution. The Discipline of Getting Things Done
by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan with Charles Burck
Who Moved My Cheese?
by Dr Spencer Johnson
Transparency. How Leaders Create a Culture of Candour
by Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, James Toole with Patricia
Ward Biederman
Growing Great Employees. Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary
Performers
by Erika Andersen
The Truth About Managing People
by Stephen P Robbins
Applying Sun Tzu's Art of War in Human Resource Management
by Khoo Kheng-Hor
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. A Leadership Fable
by Patrick Lencioni
The Tipping Point. How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
How to Get What You Want
by Zig Ziglar
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ABOUT
THE LIT SECTION
Every issue features at least one book that touches on any
number of issues we look at, including leadership, communication,
culture and personal development. Both books and multimedia
(dvd and cd content) are reviewed.
We
welcome interest from our HR readers to review or suggest
particular books that they would like featured. Drop us a
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