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- Oliver Wendell Holmes

reat leaders embrace continuous learning. We invite you to join us on a journey of discovery. As we continue to develop this site, we're compiling targeted resources to assist in your growth as a leader.  Here you'll find some of our latest inspirations, mined from a variety of thought-provoking sources, books and more.  

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The Starbucks Experience                                                                                          
By Joseph A. Michelli                                                                     
2006  McGraw Hill                                                                          

Team of Rivals
By Doris Kearns Goodwin
2005 Simon Schuster          

How to Become a Great Boss; The Rules for Getting
and Keeping the Best Employees                                                    
By Jeffery J. Fox              
2002 Hyperion                                                                

Tuesdays with Morrie
By Mitch Albom
1997 Broadway Books

Eat That Frog
By Brian Tracy
2001 BK Publishers, Inc.

The Fred Factor
By Mark Sanborn
2004 Doubleday

The OZ Principle: Getting Results Through
Individual and Organizational Accountability
By Rodger Connors, Tome Smith and Craig Hickman
1994 Prentice Hall Press

You Don't Need a Title To Be a Leader
By Mark Sanborn
2006 Double Day

The Effective Executive
By Petter F. Drucker
2006 Collins

Fish: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale
and Improve Results
By Stephen C. Lundlin, Ph.D., Harry Paul and John Christensen
2000 Hyperion

Jack - Straight from the Gut
By Jack Welch and John A. Byrne
2001 Warner Business Books

Inside Home Depot; How One Company Revolutionized
an Industry Through the Rentless Pursuit of GRowth
By Chris Roush
1999 McGraw-Hill

Developing the Leaders Around You
By John C. Maxwell
1993 Thomas Nelson Publishers

Developing the Leader Within You
By John C. Maxwell
1993 Thomas Nelson Publishers

The Leadership Challenge;
How to Get Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations
By James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
1998 Harper Business

Getting it Done;
How to Lead When You're Not in Charge
By Rodger Fisher and Alan Sharp
1998 Harper Business

First, Break All the Rules;
What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
By Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
1999 Simon & Schuster

Defining Moments;
When Managers Must Choose Between Right and Right
By Joeseph L. Badaracco, Jr.,
1997 Harvard Business School Press

Managing Back Mugged By Reality
By Dan Angel and Mike Devault
1995 Tasseltop Publishing

The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader;
Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow
By John C. Maxwell
1999 Thomas Nelson Publishers

Who Moved My Cheese?;
An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and your Life
By Spencer Johnson, M.D.
1998 G. P. Putnam's Sons Publishers

Bringing Out the Best in People
How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement
By Aubrey C. Daniels
1994 McGraw Hill, Inc.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing People
By Arthur R. Pell
1995 Alpha Books

Hidden Value; How Great Companies
Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People
By Charles A. O'Reilly III and Jeffrey Pfeffer
2000 Harvard Business School Press

Results-Based Leadership
How Leaders Build the Business and Improve the Bottom Line
By Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger and Norm Smallwood
2000 Harvard Business School Press

Breaking the Code of Change
A Compilation of Management Articles
Edited By: Michael Beer and Nitin Nohria
Harvard Business School Press

Right From the Start
Taking Charge in a New Leadership Role
By Dan Ciampa and Michael Watkins
1999 Harvard Business School Press

Michael Eisner - A Work in Progress
By Michael Eisner with tony Schwartz
1998 Random House

Nuts - Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business
and Personal Success
By Kevin and Freiberg and Jackie Freiberg
1996 Bard Press

Beyond Survival; Building on the Hard Times -
A POW's Inspiring Story
By Gerald Coffee, Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired
1990 Coffee Enterprises

The Spirit to Serve - Marriott's Way
By J.W. Marriott, Jr., and Kathi Ann Brown
1997 Harper Collins

Mouse Tales - A Behind-the-Ears- Look at Disneyland
By David Koenig
1994 Bonaventure Press

The Great Game of Business
By Jack Stack
1992 Doubleday

Understanding and Changing Your Management Style
By Robert C. Benfari
1999 Jossey-Bass Publishers

The Spirit of Service; How to Reinvent a Customer-Focused Service Culture
By Tom Hintin
1991 Kendall/Hunt Publishing

Customers for Life; How to Turn that One-Time Buyer into a Lifetime Customer
By Carl Sewell and Paul B. Brown
1990 Pocket Books

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