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Reading List- Clean Delegation and the Monkey
- Situational Leadership
- Facilitation: It ain’t about the Plan.
- Praise generously
- Delegate and allow people to grow
- Staying On Track
- The Leader’s Imperative
- Question Perfection
- Coach for Success
- Start with delegation
- Start with a good question
- When is a good time to coach?
- Expect the best
- Focus on your Influence
- Delegate to Engage
- Get a grip on your time
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Blanchard, Ken, (2007). Leading at a higher level Prentice Hall
Very useful tips from vision to empowerment. Blanchard always delivers.
Blanchard, Ken, (2000). Leadership and the One Minute Manager,Prentice Hall
Buckingham, M. (1999). First Break All The Rules. New York, NY:Simon & Schuster
A must read for understanding employee engagement and the reasons why so many companies jumped onboard with the Q12.
Buckingham, M. (2007). GO Put your strengths to work. New York, NY:Simon & Schuster
Focussed on one facet of personal power (discover your strengths), highly motivational.
Bushe, Gervasse. (2001). Clear Leadership. Palo Alto, CA; Davies-Black Publishing
Covey, S. (1990). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People New York, NY: Simon & Schuster,
A must-read for some great concepts that are timeless and easily put to use.
Covey, Stephen (2006), The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything
Covey, S. (1991). Principle-Centered Leadership. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster
A classic read full of powerful concepts.
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Steps Toward Enhancing the Quality of Life. New York: Harper & Row, 1990.
DePree, Max, Leadership Jazz, Dell Publishing, 1993
An analogy between leadership and jazz and shows how leaders can turn individuals' efforts into a chorus of power and creativity.
DePree, Max, Leadership is an Art, Dell Publishing, 1990
In deceptively simple but imaginative language, a humanitarian approach to leadership.
Ferriss, Timothy, (2007), The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, Crown
A must-read for getting control of your time with radical approaches!
Geldart. P. (1998). In Your Hands. Guelph; Ontario. Creative Training Excellence Inc.
Kimball, A. (2001). Performance Leadership. San Francisco, California. QB3 Int Inc.
Kouzes, James, Posner, Barry, The Leadership Challenge, Jossey-Bass, 2002
The authors follow a model of five practices (Model the way, Inspire a shared vision, Challenge the process, Enable others to act and Encourage the Heart).
Lencioni, Patrick (2002), The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, Jossey-Bass
Lewin, Roger and Birute Regine, The Soul at Work. Listen…Respond…Let go. Simon and Schuster, 2000
Inspiring examples of real life applications of soulful businesses and useful text for helping leaders decide their direction.
Nicholson, Nigel How to Motivate Your Problem People. Harvard Business Review. Jan. 2003.
William Oncken, Jr., and Donald L. Wass, (1974) Who's Got the Monkey?" Harvard Business Review
A classic read about the challenge of delegating fully and getting the “monkey” off your back.
Peters, Tom. Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.
Secretan, L. (1997). Reclaiming Higher Ground. Toronto, Ontario. MacMillan Canada
Senge, Peter M. The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. New York: Doubleday Currency
Read this - especially if you are interested in organizational theory and how to work with teams.
Sharma, Robin (1999), The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
Quick to read and a good reminder of what’s important.
Sharma, Robin (2006), The Greatness Guide: One of the World's Top Success Coaches Shares
Written like a blog: quick and full of insights.
