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Organizing Genius, The Secrets
of Creative Collaboration
by Warren Bennis and Patricia Ward
Biederman
Addison-Wesley
1-800-447-2226
$24.00
“This book is
about organizing
gifted people
in ways that
allow them to
both achieve
great things and
to experience
the joy and personal
transformation
that such
accomplishment
brings,” so says author Warren Bennis, one
of the nation’s best observers of leadership.
Profiling seven “Great Groups” that
have made remarkable contributions, the
book provides a look at what can happen
when collective creative energies are
focused. The last chapter with 15 Great
Group principles is worth the price of the
book.
The Time Bind, When Work
Becomes Home and Home
Becomes Work
by Arlie Russell Hochschild
Metropolitan Books
1-800-288-2131
$22.50
An insightful
writer and sociol
o g i c a l
researcher,
Hochschild
writes about the
pressures of
time on people
and families
resulting from
the changing workplace in the 1990’s.
White collar, blue collar, executive suite to
the factory floor, we are given an inside
view of both the problems and opportunities
facing today’s workforce.
Unlocking Church Doors, 10 Keys
to Positive
Change
by Paul Mundey
Abingdon Press
1-800-251-3320
$14.95
One of the chief
skills of a 21st
century leader is
understanding
and implementing
change and transition. Written by a practitioner
and filled with congregational examples
of change, this book is a useful tool
for church leaders seeking to initiate positive
change in a local congregational setting.
Managing By Values
by Ken
Blanchard and
Michael
O’Connor
Berrett-Koehler
Publishers
1-800-929-2929
$20.00
Now more than
ever, a company
or organization
must know what it stands for and on what
principles it will operate. This brief volume
explains how an organization can
become a “Fortunate 500” company by
learning how to define, communicate, and
align its values with its practices.
Rocking The Ages, The
Yankelovich Report on
Generational
Marketing
by J. Walker
Smith and Ann
Clurman
HarperBusiness
Books
1-800-242-7737
$25.00
This book is
from the company
that
pioneered
the concept of “generational marketing.”
Drawn from over 25 years of tracking the
values and lifestyles of U.S. generations, it
is useful for those who want a deeper
understanding of Matures, Boomers and
Xers (their terms). Especially helpful are
the many “snapshot” charts and graphics.
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