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5 must read books for management grads
By Silicon India | Tuesday, 02 August, 2011
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Bangalore: Are you a management grad who is aspiring to become a good manager or leader? Then turn away from those academic textbooks to some books written by people with practical experience and knowledge. To help you decide on what to read from the plethora of management books available in the market, we at Siliconindia has picked up a few books based on their popularity, author, reader review and number of copies sold. These books have empowered businesses with their brilliant strategies, and also given direction to millions of students and professionals on the best management practices and winning ways.
7 habits of highly effected people
It is self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey and has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages. Through this book Covey reveals an approach to being effective in attaining goals by aligning oneself to what he calls "true north" principles of a character ethic that he presents as universal and timeless. There are seven different chapters dedicated to 7 habits which are represented by three stages called Dependence, Independence and Interdependence. The whole book represents a paradigm shift away from the Personality Ethic and toward the Character Ethic. Character Ethic emphasizes some basic human principles such as fairness, honesty, integrity, human dignity, quality, potential, and growth. Including all these this book will help you to achieve a private victory of being more personally effective and independent leader.
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid is a highly recommended book for management professionals. Written by C. K. Prahalad âThe Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramidâ converses new business models targeted at providing goods and services to the poorest people in the world. It clearly discusses about the dilemma of billions of poor people 'at the bottom of the financial pyramid' and how fastest growing new markets and entrepreneurial opportunities are being found among these poor people. Through his book Prahalad put forth a strategy that attempts to alleviate poverty via the private sector and he shows why we can't afford to ignore "Bottom of the Pyramid"(BOP) markets. This book provides great insights for people just beginning on the journey to management sectors.
Crazy bosses
Written by Stanley Bing this hilarious book is more or less exploring the relationship between authority and madness. Through this book the author tries to explain the inner workings of those who lead us and to inquire why they seem to be powered, much of the time, by demons that make them obnoxious and dangerous, even to themselves. The new edition is completely fresh and indispensable to anyone who works for somebody else or lives with somebody else, or would like to live for somebody else. The new book deals about the new century bosses, those who wear sweaters and lab coats; however, the crazy core remains the same. The practical steps and guidance included in this book are extremely effective for management students.
Good to great
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Donât, a management book written by James C. Collins, aims to describe how companies move from being average companies to great companies and how companies can fail to make the transition. Through his book Collins finds the main factors for achieving the transition of the companyâs resources on their field of competence. The book peeps in to the insight of great companies and Seven Characteristics of these Companies that went from Good to Great. Good to Great is considered as one of the most influential business books of recent years and it was cited by several members of The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council as the best management book they've ever read.
First, Break All the Rules
First, Break All the Rules, written by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, offer the solutions to better employee satisfaction with the help of examples of how the best managers handle their employees. The book was selected by the New York Times bestseller list for 93 weeks. The book includes some key ideas of what the best managers do and donât do. It encloses the details of how great managers attract, hire, focus, and keep their most talented employees. The whole book was written based on a research study conducted by the Gallup Organization involving 80,000 managers across different industries. A must read book for those who aspire to be the best managers.
7 habits of highly effected people
It is self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey and has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages. Through this book Covey reveals an approach to being effective in attaining goals by aligning oneself to what he calls "true north" principles of a character ethic that he presents as universal and timeless. There are seven different chapters dedicated to 7 habits which are represented by three stages called Dependence, Independence and Interdependence. The whole book represents a paradigm shift away from the Personality Ethic and toward the Character Ethic. Character Ethic emphasizes some basic human principles such as fairness, honesty, integrity, human dignity, quality, potential, and growth. Including all these this book will help you to achieve a private victory of being more personally effective and independent leader.
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid is a highly recommended book for management professionals. Written by C. K. Prahalad âThe Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramidâ converses new business models targeted at providing goods and services to the poorest people in the world. It clearly discusses about the dilemma of billions of poor people 'at the bottom of the financial pyramid' and how fastest growing new markets and entrepreneurial opportunities are being found among these poor people. Through his book Prahalad put forth a strategy that attempts to alleviate poverty via the private sector and he shows why we can't afford to ignore "Bottom of the Pyramid"(BOP) markets. This book provides great insights for people just beginning on the journey to management sectors.
Crazy bosses
Written by Stanley Bing this hilarious book is more or less exploring the relationship between authority and madness. Through this book the author tries to explain the inner workings of those who lead us and to inquire why they seem to be powered, much of the time, by demons that make them obnoxious and dangerous, even to themselves. The new edition is completely fresh and indispensable to anyone who works for somebody else or lives with somebody else, or would like to live for somebody else. The new book deals about the new century bosses, those who wear sweaters and lab coats; however, the crazy core remains the same. The practical steps and guidance included in this book are extremely effective for management students.
Good to great
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Donât, a management book written by James C. Collins, aims to describe how companies move from being average companies to great companies and how companies can fail to make the transition. Through his book Collins finds the main factors for achieving the transition of the companyâs resources on their field of competence. The book peeps in to the insight of great companies and Seven Characteristics of these Companies that went from Good to Great. Good to Great is considered as one of the most influential business books of recent years and it was cited by several members of The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council as the best management book they've ever read.
First, Break All the Rules
First, Break All the Rules, written by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, offer the solutions to better employee satisfaction with the help of examples of how the best managers handle their employees. The book was selected by the New York Times bestseller list for 93 weeks. The book includes some key ideas of what the best managers do and donât do. It encloses the details of how great managers attract, hire, focus, and keep their most talented employees. The whole book was written based on a research study conducted by the Gallup Organization involving 80,000 managers across different industries. A must read book for those who aspire to be the best managers.
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