The following are some of the most highly recommended books on leadership. The
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Good
to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good
to Great, by Jim Collins. He finds that the secret of high performance in government is
not to run government like a business, but rather to focus on excellence in a
disciplined way. For example,
given the difficulty of getting bad employees "off
the bus," managers should use probationary periods as a true test of new employee. Many Unhappy Returns
By Charles Rossotti.
When Rossotti took over as Comissioner in 1997, the IRS had more customers than any organization in America--and the lowest customer service rating. Rosotti describes how he lead a major turnaround of the agency in spite of the extraordinary constraints he faced. This is an epic tale of organizational transformation as well as being a very engaging read.
Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence The 21st Century Supervisor
Nine essential skills for frontline leaders
Monday Morning Leadership
How to be an effective manager - the short and sweet of it.
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow
Thoughtware: Change the Thinking and the Organization Will Change Itself
Future Edge: Discovering the New Paradigms of Success
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