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09-10-2002, 12:38 PM
Hi All 
A bunch of books on management & related stuff.
1) Tom Peters - Circle of Innovation
2) Maverick - Ricardo Semler
3) Managing Radical Change - Sumantra Ghoshal
4) Every Business is a growth business - Ram Charan
5) Getting to Yes - William Ury
6) Getting past NO - William Ury & Gang
7) The Ffth Discipline - Peter Senge
8 ) Made in Japan - Akio Morita ( A very simplistic book though )
9) First, Break all the rules - Marcus Buckingham
10) Best Practices - Arthur Andersen
My favourite fiction author is - Eric Van Lustbader - Works include Ninja, Dark Homecoming and few others.
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09-10-2002, 07:52 PM
Allwin, I have not read any of the books you have mentiond. Looks like I have a lot of catching to do.
IMO, the first book that a person even remotely interested in management , or otherwise , should read is " YOU CAN WIN" by Shiv Khera.
Also there is a very good book by the IMG president "What they don't teach you at Harvard Business school" which would probably be more useful while actually doing MBA. | | | | | The Following User Says NO Thank You to Emperor For This Un-useful Post: | | | | | |
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| That one is by Mark McCormack. I have it & just recently loaned it to a friend. The book is a personal autobiography. Almost. The one over-riding theme in the book is about treating people right and giving them the responsibility to do the job.
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10-10-2002, 10:26 AM
phew!!!!!!!
hey emperor! even I seem to have a lot to catch up! I thought that I was voracious reader, but now it feels as if am still a tyro!
Anyways, talking about management, I recommend "Iacocca"..
Its the autobiography of Mr. Lee Iacocca! Yeah! you're right, the man behind the Ford! No too much of learning stuff, but sure very interesting!
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Anyways, talking about management, I recommend "Iacocca"..
Its the autobiography of Mr. Lee Iacocca! Yeah! you're right, the man behind the Ford!
| I read it a long time ago. Self Serving book. I was surprised the way Lee Iacocca hid certain details about how he caused the Ford Co. tons of losses by way of the launch of the "Pinto" ( I think ) car. But then he hides this fact a couple of chapters after he boots Mr. Ford, left, right & center for not treating him fairly | | | | | The Following User Says Thank You to pagalguy For This Useful Post: | | | | | |
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10-10-2002, 10:48 AM
Ouch ! I forgot to add one more master piece I recently laid my hands on.
-> My Years at General Motors - Alfred Sloan Jr.
This one ranks high up there. A master piece no doubt. I had to read it thrice. It was tough to get in all the information and perspectives at the same time. This was one visionary.
Bill Gates on the above book: If there is only one book you have to read on management, Read this.
Hm.. I've read Bill Gates' Business @ Speed of Thought. I was truly surprised at the integration possibilities of computers with our normal lives. Microsoft truly has integrated almost everything they can lay their hands on. This book shows what an high tech company can do in terms of integration, computerisation & getting computers to almost dominate every aspect of life.
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10-10-2002, 11:58 AM
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-> My Years at General Motors - Alfred Sloan Jr.
This one ranks high up there. A master piece no doubt.
| Sure a master piece!
Even I read it on the recommendation of esteemed Mr. Bill Gates..
Say, even "The Road Ahead" is no novice's job! Ultimate in its own way!
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Lee Iacocca hid certain details about how he caused the Ford Co. tons of losses by way of the launch of the "Pinto" ( I think ) car
| Gee! I dint know I was being impressed for nothing.. thanks Allwin.. | | | | | | | |
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Say, even "The Road Ahead" is no novice's job! Ultimate in its own way!
| Now that is the first book of Bill G right ? I haven't read that one though.
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I dint know I was being impressed for nothing..
| The book itself is very good. Just that a guy of such vision, determination & clarity should have shown the losses he did at Ford with the same integrity in the right chapters. It is a very nice book for new comers on the scene and should not deter any one from picking it up for a quick read
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