Abouts Books

By Lance Winslow

"Learn a lot about management in only three-nights time" I said to the MBA students working on a joint project for school at the local Starbucks. You see, they were designing a management team for a fictitious company and would later in the week turn in this project. They were having a bit of a time trying to come together in principal, philosophy and methodology on just how to set up this system. I thus, recommended three-books, each a one night-read;

"Real Bosses don't Say Thank You - a Guide to being a perfect boss" by Ellen Nevins 1987.

This is a tongue and cheek book about the corporate manager and executive and it points out all the hypocrisy along the way. This book is a quick read and well worth your time and if you read it carefully it will make you laugh and think about the reality of the modern work place and the ridiculousness of it all. Great quotes throughout the book such as; "When in doubt mumble, when in trouble delegate!"

"Putting the One Minute Manager to Work - How to turn the 3-secrets into skills" by Kenneth Blanchard PhD and Robert Lorber PhD. 1984.

This book is a remake of the One Minute Manager, which some millions of copies. In Putting the One Minute Manager to Work, the authors spell out exactly how to execute the plan of action for using the basic philosophy to lead. Some folks found the One Minute Manager cute and funny, but read it and immediately forget all the wisdom in that short book, this is a reminder book to get you to take action, so isn't it time that you took it seriously?

"The Role of Business in Society" by John Diebold. 1982.

This book shows us that for all the changes we have seen since the 1970's and 1980's nothing has really changed. In chapters such as "fighting the battle of private enterprise" and "the critical interface between private enterprise and government" Mr. Diebold discusses the challenges and problems that exist and how things must change. The final two chapter "making our institutions work" and "the role of business in society" he points out the starting point and reality that exists. This is information and philosophy that every business person should consider.

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