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We start with the simple conception that an organizational decision is the execution of a choice made in terms of objectives from among a set of alternatives on the basis of available information. This leads to the examination of how orgnizational objectives are formed, how strategies are evolved, and how decisions are reached within those strategies." (Pg 19)Read more

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - General    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Decision Making    4. Business/Economics    5. Decision Making & Problem Solving    6. Decision making    7. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    8. Industrial organization (Econo    9. Industrial organization (Economic theory)    10. Managerial economics    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. BUSINESS ANTHROPOLOGY    14. Organizational theory & behaviour    15. PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL    16. Social Science / Anthropology / General   

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LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH AND MULTIPLE VIEWS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
The book's primary purposes are
WHAT LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH REVEALS + MANY VIEWS OF EI
The book's primary purposes are
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Subjects:  1. Emotional intelligence    2. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    3. Organizational behavior    4. Psychology    5. Psychology, Industrial    6. Organizational theory & behaviour    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Occupational & Industrial Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. Commitment (Psychology)    3. Contracts    4. Contracts (Law)    5. General    6. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    7. Industrial relations    8. Management - General    9. Organizational Behavior In Business    10. Organizational behavior    11. Psychological aspects    12. Psychology    13. Business & Economics / Management    14. Occupational & industrial psychology    15. Organizational theory & behaviour   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    5. Industrial management    6. Industrial safety    7. Management Science    8. Mathematical models    9. Negotiating    10. Organizational behavior    11. Psychology, Industrial    12. Organizational theory & behaviour    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Occupational & Industrial Psychology   

Editorial Review

For years, Warren Bennis has written about leadership in works such as Learning to Lead, Beyond Leadership, and the bestselling On Becoming a Leader.His aim in these well-received titles was to catalog the traits and styles of leadership that help individuals excel in their work.In his new book (and already another bestseller) Read more

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Successful Structures for Super Team Perfomance
This is an informative book on leadership qualities and insights by Warren Bennis, who is a distinguished professor of business administration at USC, and who has also advised at least four presidents.Bennis discusses four organizations that were able to combine incredibly gifted people in such a synergy as to create hitherto unknown super-accomplishments:Walt Disney Studios with the first full-length animated film, Xerox and Apple with the first user friendly computer, Lockheed's Skunkworks with the first US jet fighter, and the Manhattan Project which yeilded the atomic bomb.What were the key ingredients to their success?What did they do wrong, but succeeded in spite of such matters?These questions are entertainingly answered in this book.
Packed With Knowledge!
Warren Bennis and Patricia Ward Biederman describe the qualities that generate "Great Groups," capable of meaningful creative collaborations. Despite the myth of individual achievement and heroic leadership, the authors delve into major breakthroughs accomplished by group effort. Often Great Groups unite around the vision of a charismatic leader and work toward that leader's goal with obsessive commitment. Bennis and Biederman spend much of the book describing the workings of a half dozen such groups - from the Manhattan project to the founders of the Disney Studio to Bill Clinton's campaign team. These case histories read like individual short stories, but they each tell the saga of a driven creative collaboration. The authors conclude with lessons you can apply to bring the dedication of Great Groups to bear within your organization. We recommend this clearly written, logically organized book to leaders and collaborators in any industry, with two caveats. First, acquiring the requisite charisma is up to you. And, second, as to the authors' fulsome praise of obsessive work habits, well, that's so `90s.

Really Great Insights
I got tremendous value out of this book.While I did not see or connect with all the Great Groups that Bennis used as case studies, there are powerful ideas and insights in every one of them.I have summarzied his 15 "Take Home Lessons" in a one page handout and include it in the materials for our School for Innovators and on operational Thinking Expeditions.I also got a video of "Fat Man & Little Boy" - the Manhattan Project (which is cited in the book) and have referenced it often as an example of a powerfully urgent Great Group coalesces and collabortes differently. For anyone trying to not just launch a fastforward team, but who also wants to inspire that team to greatness, this is a must read.Caution: this is not a "how to do it" book - rather it tells the story and paints the picture, and its up to the reader to take his or her own learnings and how to out of it (iontuitively). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business/Economics    3. Case studies    4. Creative thinking    5. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    6. Leadership    7. Management - Teams    8. Organizational effectiveness    9. Strategic alliances (Business)   

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Concise
I've been on both sides of reorganizations, and this book does HELP. It was especially very good advice when I was younger and just beginning to experience the change that all organizations must go through.I held on to my copy and still look at it now and then to remind myself that I shouldn't fight change, but take it as it comes and make the most of it.

Pragmatic Reality
I am an employee who appreciates reality. This book espouses the importance of personal accountability...for how we work, how we live, how we feel. Senior managers will love it, but employees will hate it
The tone and messages of the book are such that they will serve to demotivate, rather than inspire, employees.For example:Read more

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. General    3. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    4. Job stress    5. Organizational change    6. Personal Growth - Self-Esteem    7. Psychology    8. Stress management    9. Organizational theory & behaviour   

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One of the Best Books on a Pervasive Problem
Christina Maslach is well-known in psychology as the person who has championed the problem of burnout over more than two decades. For quite a time she was something of a lone voice.
VERY VALIDATING
tretise on what most of us already know about bureauracracies.I've not finished reading the "what to do about it." yet, but already know my first questions when contemplating a new job will be "How many people were fired or quit in the past 6-9 months?"

A Good Read!
Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter's groundbreaking book debunks myths about burnout and holds organizations accountable for this epidemic, which has swept the work world. The authors detail how organizations can treat and prevent burnout, and take a critical look at its deep-rooted causes, including lack of engagement and conflict between employees' values and their jobs. Conversationally and with great impact, the authors support their points and suggestions. We recommend this book to executives, managers and employees. Now go home and get some rest. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied Psychology    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business Life - Health/Stress    5. Business/Economics    6. Corporate culture    7. Human Resources & Personnel Management    8. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    9. Job Stress    10. Labor    11. Psychological aspects    12. Stress management    13. Work    14. Management & management techniques    15. Occupational & industrial psychology    16. Occupational / industrial health & safety    17. Psychology & Psychiatry / Occupational & Industrial Psychology   

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This Oughta Be Taught in Grade School
The Wilson Learning version of the social styles matrix is one of the most valuable interpersonal vocabulary lessons most of us should take. Although there have been modifications and restructuring of these principles over time, the basic message remains very clear and timely: There are recognizable patterns of social interaction; they can all be successful; they can be accomodated positively and negatively; and we can reach each other and encourage each other effectively by recognizing them and training ourselves to be flexible and empowering in our relationships with others.
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Good reference tool
This book is full of information on several of the most popular career assessment tools. If you are just starting in the field, it would be worth reading in full. For more experienced practitioners, it serves as a great reference on the proper analysis and interpretation of several career assessment instruments.

Thank you, Dr. Prince!
I have had the pleasure of taking a course with Dr. Prince in my graduate program at SFSU.He is an incredible instructor and I learned so much from him in reference to career counseling and what it entails.This book is a great reference for me and other beginning counselors in how to best assist our clients in interpreting these assessments. I feel this book will enhance the information we impart on those who come in for assistance.

A Must for Career Development Professionals!
I have used many references and assessment texts during my 30+ years of career development work, and this is by far the best! It is thorough, informative, and practical. The use of rapid reference notations and personal insight activities make it particularly easy to use. Of particular note is the authors' depth of theoretical understanding and technical knowledge of assessments, while at the same time presenting useful and practical information for users. The lead chapter on the Strong Interest Inventory sets the framework for other popular career assessment instruments covered in the book, and serves as an excellent complement to the Strong Interest Inventory Applications and Technical Guide for every career professional's library. This is a long-needed reference for the career development profession, and a welcome addition to the publisher's Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Careers / Job Opportunities    2. Clinical Psychology    3. Mental Health    4. Psychology    5. Testing    6. Vocational Psychology    7. Vocational interests    8. Advice on careers & achieving success    9. Careers guidance    10. Personnel & human resources management    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. General    5. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    6. Management - General    7. Management & management techniques    8. Social Science / General   

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Excellent resource for OD, HR and all managers
This is one of my all-time favorite management/OD books. I strongly recommend it to anyone interested in learning how to improve manager-employee relationships, trust, and communication in organizations. I think it should be on the bookshelf of every Organization Development specialist, Human Resource manager, executive coach, and leadership trainer. It contains useful, thoughtful, and often unique advice for managers, team members, trainers, and anyone else interested in reducing the climate of fear in their workplace. Some of the ideas translate well to personal and family relationships too. A vision for high-trust and high performance organization
"Our work on this topic has been inspired primarily by personal consulting experiences over many years...Ten years ago, these experiences confirmed the teachings of W.Edwards Deming and others involved with continuous quality improvement. Deming asserted in his fourteen obligations of managment that quality was impossible where people are afraid to tell the truth...Besides Dming, other voices strongly reinforce the need to understand the dynamics and effects of fear. Chris Argyris's extensive body of work clarifies how invisible and self-reinforcing miscommunication due to fear can be. Peter Senge's explorations of systems thinking illuminate its far-reaching effects. Both of these thinkers underscore the need to understand the negative assumptions about people that keep fear in place. Peter Block's works on empowerment and stewardship demand a wholesale rethinking of the concepts of management and leadership as a way to escape thses destructive beliefs. Most recently, Thomas Stewart's examination of the rapidly emerging value of intellectual capital demands that even more attention be paid to reducing fear and building trust" (from the Preface). Making the quantum leap from fear to trust.
A culture of fear permeates many organizations, draining them of their potential and vitality. Based on their interview findings, the authors examine how fear is a major obstacle to open communication andorganizational effectiveness. The book also addresses fear during times ofrapid change. In this work you will find strategies for building ahigh-trust work environment. The book is loaded with good, practicalguidance for managers. From fear to trust is a quantum leap; this book canhelp you take that enlightening jump. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Entrepreneurship    3. Fear    4. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    5. Management - General    6. Organizational effectiveness    7. Psychology    8. Total Quality Management    9. Work environment    10. Management & management techniques    11. Personnel & human resources management    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / Occupational & Industrial Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Applied Psychology    2. Entrepreneurship    3. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    4. Psychological aspects    5. Psychology    6. Occupational & industrial psychology    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Applied Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    4. Industrial Psychology    5. Management Science    6. Organizational Behavior In Business    7. Organizational behavior    8. Psychology    9. Psychology, Industrial    10. Strategic Planning    11. Business & Economics / Systems & Planning    12. Occupational & industrial psychology    13. Organizational theory & behaviour   

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You never stop learning
I checked this book out for a project I was doing in school on work stress.I never realized that the person who always seems to calm a situation down in the office could be holding in and dealing with so much.The peacekeeper of the group could actually need someone to vent on and some peace of mind themselves. It opened my eyes to a few things and the situation with "Harry" was a perfect example of an overworked person who has lost his job control.If you work in or have worked in any coporation or office job I recommend you read this book.

Compassionate research on the topic of compassion and pain
"Toxic emotions at work: how compassionate managers handle pain and conflict" is quite a remarkable book in the field organization and management research. First of all, it is as much a book for people in organizations as it is a book for people studying such organizations. And second, it is a book about the role and actions of heart in organizations, which speaks to your heart as well as about it. In this way, it is a groundbreaking piece of research in its form as well as in its content.

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Conflict management    5. Counseling of    6. Employees    7. Entrepreneurship    8. Executives    9. Human Resources & Personnel Management    10. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    11. Job stress    12. Organizational theory & behaviour    13. Personnel & human resources management   

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Agustus Reincarnated
This book is only for those who have been exploited all others need not apply.Propaganda is a method which requires skill,and a knowledge of human nature.Brainwashing is a member of this field.To change your mind by any means to satisfy the end.The writer of the decription in the outline for this book should be commended.I have know knowledge or skill using propaganda,so forgive me if what follows is not a form of propaganda.To alter thinking,to reverse belief using hate,passion,association,etc as a means.We will not go into a recession or depression soon,or will we.Housing market,do not worry,oil is forever nuclear is good the Chain said so.Aircompressed engine,south Korea,and France,patten,hydrogen motorbike Japan,not now,what are they going to do with oil profit,not alternative energy.After the oil is gone then alternative energy in the mean time you are going to lose everything you have.King of the world,with elites of the world N.W.O.Do not vote 2006-2008 if you do not vote right,you probably will not need to again.no mind no matter.Nothing that has been said is true,it is a joke.
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Wasted money, wasted time
That's what you get when you buy this book. The book simply reprints the same material you get in the DISC instrument. There is nothing, nothing, new here. There is no insight, no detail, no discussion on how to use the information. I use DISC constantly in my business and found this book a total waste. If you want to understand DISC go to www.discinsights.com and get their home study program. It's terrific, detailed, and provides lots of examples. I also recommend the book "The 4-Dimensional Manager." Still not as good as the above reference but at least it's worth the money.

A great tool for work
As an earlier reviewer noted, this book isn't the DiSC in its purest form. However, it does provide a framework for understanding relationships at work clearly and concisely. I was introduced to the DiSC during a leadership school I attended through work, and this book provided me with the tools and framework I needed to share the model with my staff. In one-on-ones, I've been told that the process was both enlightening and useful on a daily basis.
Seems to Be Far Afield from true DISC Unified Theory
While a complete well-grounded book for the public on the DISC dimensions of behavior is critically needed, Mr. Ritchey seems to have attempted to create an entirely new DISC self-assessment tool that is not based on the original framework of Marston, Jung, Cleaver, Hendrickson, and certainly not Geier who developed the DISC profile Ritchey purportedly has used for years.A publication for the masses who have been exposed to DISC behavior concepts, assessments, profiles, "tests", and tools is sorely needed.This book adds not to clarity, but to the confusion of the users of DISC tools for personal and professional growth. DISC conceptually is a strong assessment in today's marketplace.Used correctly a DISC Profile will create "miracles."Not only is the book gravely inaccurate and misleading in places (specifically the history section), it provides "tests" for the public that are invalid, unreliable, and inaccurate. I was very disappointed in this book. ... Read more

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A Good Collection of Weick's Work
Weick's insights into how people make sense of what is happening in situations is unique and profound.It is also difficult and Weick's work is not always easy to make sense of itself.Read more

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Job Analysis
This book has a better description than what it has for its contents. If you are a neophyte at this topic then perhaps you will use can use this book. It assumes its reader is completely unaware of why job analyses must be done and unaware of what does not work. It can be safe to assume that buyers of the book are in the business of job analysis and want to know the latest techniques of job analysis. The last 3 are worth reading but having to purchase the book is,on the whole, a waste of your money.

an useful book
If one is interested in I/O Psychology, especially in Job Analysis, this book might be useful for him/her. And it is easy for reading and understanding. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Career/Job    4. Careers - General    5. Human Resources & Personnel Management    6. Industrial & Organizational Psychology    7. Job analysis    8. Personnel & human resources management    9. Psychology    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / General