Reference Books
  Over the years we have
found many good references
to supplement our work.
The selections we suggest
are just a subset of many
useful books.
For your convenience, we
include a link for each book
to Amazon.com, so that you
can order the books directly.
Check the links below for lists
of recommended titles in
specific subject areas.
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Business Books We Recommend
We have found these books beneficial in growing and understanding businesses. Most of them are related to understanding the people of the business, rather than specific business processes. We hope you find them useful!
Click on any book to go to Amazon.com to purchase or review further!
The Fifth Discipline - Peter Senge
Draws on science, spiritual wisdom, psychology, the cutting edge of management thought, and on Senge's work with top corporations that employ fifth discipline methods.
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An Unused Intelligence - Markova and Bryner
Based on the combined work of the two authors, this explores energizing ways that individuals in corporations can increase their effectiveness by maximizing styles of learning and interfacing
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The Whole Brain Business Book – Ned Herrmann
Key topics include thinking styles, management styles, communication, productivity, team formation, male/female issues, creativity, strategic thinking, the thinking preferences of 773 CEO's from 6 countries, organizational change, "out of box" thinking, entrepreneurship, reclaiming your lost creativity, M.B.A.'s vs. the creatives, managing financial crisis, and breaking down the barriers to whole brain growth.
The book provides a refreshing new way of understanding yourself and your company. It describes ways of breaking out of the "box" created by over reliance on one or two styles of thinking. It provides ways of optimizing your leadership and followership styles.
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Business at the Speed of Thought – Bill Gates
Interesting insight into the computer and technology business. This book contains Gates’ ideas on where it will go, and what will be important.
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The Articulate Executive – Granville Toogood
Great tool to assist those working on presentations in the business arena. Helps focus on all the elements of making the presentation excellent.
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