Management Gurus

The Management Gurus by Chris Lauer and the editors at Soundview Executive Book Summaries.

The Management Gurus by Chris Lauer and the editors at Soundview Executive Book Summaries. You could call this the Cliff Notes of management books. A real handy and quick read.

Four Obesssions of an Extraordinary Executive

Patrick M. Lencioni's story of two companies, one that is healthy and one that is looking for answers.

Follow the story of CEO enlightenment on how to simplify operational excellence. The four obsessions represent another way to motivate your people from a leadership standpoint.

Educating for Eco-Justice and Community

If you teach, read this book. Bowers takes us on an intellectual discussion of examining and exploring how we teach. This is an excellent look at applying "radical" teaching theory.

Next - The Future Just Happened

Michael Lewis' book, Next - The Future Just Happened
Interesting view of how some people react to the infusion of the Internet. This is a story that must be heard by anyone associated with computers and the Internet especially anyone who thinks the use of computers and the Internet is isolated and harmless.

I "read" this as an audio book which worked well for this narrative. I would not, however, use the audio book method on most of the books on this list.

The World is Flat

This updated and expanded version is constantly referred to by leaders in many areas including education. Subtitled "A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century", Thomas Friedman attempts to demystify how the world is changing and why.

Friedman speaks often on talk shows such as Meet the Press and writes for the New York Times reading this book will help you make sense of what he is saying.

Cradle to Cradle

Remaking the Way We Make Things

by William McDonough & Michael Braungart

Ominivoir's Dilemma

A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan tries to answer the question... "What's for dinner?" in the book The Omnivoir's Dilemma. His research is impeccable and his storytelling compelling. During his journey Pollan exposes what is wrong with how we now process food. The early chapters discuss corn, or zea mays, as a case in point. He explains how huge companies like ADM and Cargill not only own the distribution channels of corn from farmer to consumer but also how they have the power to influence the government.