Management type books (Lean In, 7 Habits etc)

[DingbatsFur]

Hi Folks,
Work is sending me on a management type course, filles with stuff about emotional intelligence and right brain thinking. Sigh.
I need to get into the spirit of it all and do some further reading. I've read 'lean in' and enjoyed it.
Any other suggestions? I need to work on my confidence and vocabulary I suspect.

[HermioneWeasley]

Left/right brain is bollocks

Can you tell us more about the course - what's it supposed to be about?

[DingbatsFur]

Yes, I agree, it is bollocks!
They are trying to persuade technical people to be managers. I'm a bit wary, but they have suggested we do extra reading.
Google searching brings back many many books.

[DingbatsFur]

Thrive by Arianna Huffington was suggested.
I thought maybe this Confidence Code book?
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0062414623/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=41AqFSnknoL&dpSrc=sims&preST=AC_UL115_SR77%2C115&refRID=0N6F2TFKSC57E9FQMDMP&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[standingonlego]

Anything by Malcolm Gladwell - blink might be a suitable fit.

[RobberBride]

The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane. Lots of nifty tricks for how to survive the workplace successfully. No right or left brain crap.

[standingonlego]

Quiet by Susan Cain is an excellent
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[standingonlego]

(Posted too soon )

..is a great read to think about introverts vs extrovert behaviours. Her TED talk is fab too.

[DingbatsFur]

These are brilliant!
Is 'You are a badass' any good?

[HermioneWeasley]

Good to great by Jim Collins is a classic research based text on the type of leadership that makes for sustainable success

Credibility by Kouzen and Posner is similarly solid

[OllyBJolly]

Agree with Good to Great - and one of his findings is that technical people who know the job - rather than typical "charismatic" business school trained managers - make better leaders.

First Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham really made me see the world differently. Essentially, managers spend too much time telling people what they're bad at, and putting all the effort into addressing weakness, when it's much more effective to focus on strengths.

[everdene]

I liked a book called Crucial Conversations, too.

[WipsGlitter]

Marking place

[Truckingalong]

The speed of trust by covey.

[GilbertBlytheWouldGetIt]

I'm reading "Nice Girls don't get the corner office"

[Iizzyb]

Place marking for later I should read lean in instead of looking at the title on my kindle list

[DingbatsFur]

Thanks so much for the titles! Keep them coming!
I've ordered the first 3 suggested and will ask in work if they have copies of Good to Great and First Break All the Rules as they also look useful.
Lean In is a very useful book and an easy read. I enjoyed it. Need to revisit it though I think.

[TheCountessofFitzdotterel]

Deep Work is good.

[GrumpyOldBag]

Who moved my cheese.

[VimFuego101]

I liked 'Switch' by Chip and Dan Heath.

I like the sound of 'Who Moved My Cheese', i'll have to check that one out

[iseenodust]

Emotional Intelligence by Goleman is, as management books go, a fairly easy read. I haven't read his collaboration with the Dalai Lama but that's his most recent and has good reviews.

[slightlyglitterbrained]

Currently slowly reading through this (slowly as there are exercises after each chapter, which are very useful but I am a bit lazy about getting around to them) www.goodreads.com/book/show/714344.Becoming_a_Technical_Leader