Recommended Reading: November 2008
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for, reviews and reads publications that are geared toward professional and
personal growth. As part of our commitment to you, we will publish a
monthly list of books that we highly recommend reading. We hope that you
will enjoy our selections as much as we did!
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 Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Author: Jim Collins
Collins takes up a daunting challenge in the book: identifying and evaluating the factors and variables that allow a small fraction of companies to make the transition from merely good to truly
great. ‘Great,’ an admittedly subjective term, is operationally defined according to a number of metrics, including, specifically, financial performance that exceeded the market average by several orders of magnitude
over a sustained period of time. Using these criteria, Collins and his research team exhaustively catalogued the business literature, identifying a handful of companies that fulfilled their predetermined criteria for greatness. Then, the defining characteristics that differentiated these ‘great’ firms from their competitors were quantified
and analyzed.
 
The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave: How to Recognize the Subtle Signs and Act Before It's Too Late
Author: Leigh Branham
In The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, employee-retention expert Leigh Branham knocks down the wall
that separates employee from employer — and even management from senior leadership — in an effort to forge an open discussion on employee disengagement
and what organizations need to recognize and actively pursue in order to retain their best and brightest people. Using a voluminous amount of interview
and survey data, Branham isolates each reason, tells companies what to look for and translates the needs and desires of employers and employees into a common
language, enabling companies and their most valued human resources to better understand one another.
 
Bringing Out the Best in People
Author: Dr. Aubrey C. Daniels
The classic bestseller on performance management is updated to reflect changes in today's working environment. When an employer needs to know how to gain
maximum performance from employees, renowned behavioral psychologist
— Aubrey Daniels is the man to consult. What has made Daniels the man with the answers? His ability to apply scientifically based behavioral stimuli to the workplace while making it fun at the same time.
 
A View From The Top
Author: Zig Ziglar
A View from the Top is the next chapter in Zig Ziglar’s ongoing personal journey of self-discovery. In this exciting mix of studio and live recordings. Zig will
share with you his most intimate discoveries as to what he personally has discovered to be the most important elements of a truly significant life. Drawing on his forty-plus years as a world-class motivational speaker, Zig
identifies and shows precisely how to achieve what people want most from life
— to be happy, healthy, reasonably prosperous, secure, to have friends, peace of mind, a firm spiritual foundation, good family relationships and - most
important - hope.
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