Coming Soon: 3 Powerful Management Books

Are you thinking ahead? What books would you like to read before the end of 2007? Here are 3 books that will be released soon to help you take your management work to the next level.

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Greeny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler. I have appreciated the power and helpfulness of their previous books:  Crucial Conversations and Crucial Confrontations and I look forward to learning about being an influencer with the power to change anything. I have not seen this book yet but if the style is similar to the authors’ previous work it should be insightful, practical, and easy to read (End of August Release).

10 Steps to be a Successful Managerby Lisa Haneberg. Lisa is a leading management blogger and a terrific writer. After reading the manuscript here was my comment to the publisher: This book hits a management Grand Slam. Lisa offers a clear and engaging guide to management success. Don’t browse the book, rather carefully follow each step from your role to your legacy with the tune ups, tables, and tools to both communicate and obliterate your way to becoming a successful manager. The book is a perfect 10! (September Release).

Leadership the Outward Bound Way by Outward Bound USA.  I completed an Outward Bound course in British Columbia about 30 years ago. It was instrumental in teaching me about teamwork and inner grit. I still carry these lessons around with me 30 years later and look forward to what this book will offer us. The motto of Outward Bound is: To serve, to strive and not to yield. This would also be a very appropriate motto for managers (November Release).

When the books are released during the next 2 months I will write a review of each book for you.

David Zinger