RESOURCES

 

 

The nature of business is constant change. In order to remain successful, a company must stay on the leading edge of best practices, actively collect information, and leverage past successes to achieve its vision for the future.

Our Resources pages bring you new information, strategies, and metrics from some of the most influential leaders in business, talent, diversity, and management practices in the world. These are the resources and insights we use to stay on top of the ever-changing business marketplace.

Book suggestions

Clients often request book recommendations from us to complement and accelerate their learnings in training sessions or one-on-one coaching. Favorites include the following:

The Future of Management – Gary Hamel

December 24th, 2008

If you’ve ever been frustrated with the rate of change and innovation in your organization, this book traces the origins of “big business” and discusses what a future might look like for companies who are unafraid of challenging norms of management, structure, and process.

Flawless Consulting – Peter Block

December 24th, 2008

This is the definitive guide to retooling yourself as a consultant, whether external or internal. I often recommend this for HR, OD, Diversity, and other heads of support functions who are moving from a transactional role to a strategic partnership with their internal “clients.”

The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins

December 24th, 2008

This book is not only for your “first 90 days” but for anytime your role is changing within an organization, and you need to analyze the “lay of the land” and develop a plan for success.