Reading List
Whether providing new information, learning, or new ideas and thinking, the right book can be a great source of very cost-effective input & stimulus to you & your business. Below are a few suggestions that may prove helpful…
Whether providing new information, learning, or new ideas and thinking, the right book can be a great source of very cost-effective input & stimulus to you & your business. Below are a few suggestions that may prove helpful…
 |
Title: | Who moved my Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life |
| Author: | Spencer Johnson, M.D. | |
| Publisher: | Vermilion | |
| ISBN: | 0-091-81697-1 | |
| Such self-help, awareness-raising books are not for everyone. The beauty of this one is that, even if it isn’t for you, you’ll only have invested a few hours of your time. The short parable highlights the different ways we react & deal with change, and how it subsequently affects our lives. Read with an open mind, the book may just turn a fear of change into a thirst for it. | ||
 |
Title: | Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results |
| Authors: | Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., Harry Paul, John Christensen | |
| Publisher: | Coronet Books | |
| ISBN: | 0-340-81980-4 | |
| If you’re looking for inspiration as to how you could inject some vibrancy, energy, even fun, into the work-place, this might just help. As with Who moved my Cheese?, this is a short, easy read parable, that needs to be read with an open mind. It illustrates ways how to transform an unmotivated, unhelpful department, into an enthusiastic, effective team by applying some simple techniques learned at the local fish market – don’t worry you won’t need a local fish market. Some may find the narrative somewhat laboured, but as the purpose of the book is to make the message memorable, stick with it. | ||
 |
Title: | The Goal: The Process of Ongoing Improvement |
| Author: | Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox | |
| Publisher: | Gower Publishing Limited | |
| ISBN: | 0-566-08665-4 | |
| If you like fast-paced story telling and have an interest in manufacturing,
or processes in general, then this is a must-read. It is the story of Alex
Rogo, a plant manager faced with 90 days to turn around his failing operation.
Interlacing a problematic personal life, the story is both compelling and
insightful as Alex, after a chance meeting with an old colleague, breaks
out of his conventional ways of thinking and begins to tackle the many
issues he faces. Later editions of the book contain case studies of how Eli Goldratt’s ideas have transformed organisations around the world. |
||
 |
Title: | It’s Not Luck! |
| Author: | Eliyahu M. Goldratt | |
| Publisher: | Gower Publishing Limited | |
| ISBN: | 0-566-07627-6 | |
| The sequel to The Goal. Currently reading it – review to follow. | ||
 |
Title: | Just Enough Project Management: The indispensable four-step process for managing any project better, faster, cheaper |
| Author: | Curtis R. Cook | |
| Publisher: | The McGraw Hill Companies | |
| ISBN: | 0-07-144540-4 | |
| This is a very condensed, easy to read awareness tool for those wishing to know more about the benefits and fundamentals of effective Project Management. It’s pace, layout and clear illustrations makes it easy to absorb and click through at will. It’s a useful read for anyone starting out on their first project (either as manager or team member), or are perhaps managing other project managers, or sponsoring a project and wish to better understand and challenge how it is being run. | ||
If you have any other reading material you believe would be beneficial to include here, please make contact, and let us know. Many thanks.