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Book: Management 3.0

By Steve Gamble on June 2, 2011 11:23 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders
by Jurgen Appelo

Summary: A wealth of explanations, techniques, and tips for building and leading agile teams so that you can effectively solve complex and complicated problems in your organization and for your customers

Intended Audience: Agile managers and leaders and those who want these responsibilities
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Book: Made to Stick

By Steve Gamble on May 17, 2011 11:25 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Summary: An investigation into why some ideas stick better than others, with a discussion of six qualities of ideas that can increase their stickiness

Intended Audience: Anyone seeking to influence or advocate their ideas at work, at home, or in the community; those who have seen great ideas fail
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Book: Predictably Irrational

By Steve Gamble on March 28, 2011 9:35 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Predictably Irrational, Revised And Expanded Edition
by Dan Ariely

Summary: A discussion of the results of a number of surprising experiments from the fields of economics and psychology on how people act and make decisions. This book helps to explain a lot of choices that you see or make in day-to-day life that don't seem to be the right thing to do.

Intended Audience: Of general interest as an accessible introduction to behavioural economics
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Book: The Leader's Guide to Radical Management

By Steve Gamble on January 26, 2011 9:32 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The Leader's Guide to Radical Management: Reinventing the Workplace for the 21st Century
by Stephen Denning

Summary: Traditional management practices are failing to create value in the new economy and a new way of managing and leading in the workplace is needed to foster innovation

Intended Audience: Influencers in both old and new organizations
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Book: Scrumban - Essays on Kanban Systems for Lean Software Development

By Steve Gamble on January 3, 2011 9:30 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Scrumban - Essays on Kanban Systems for Lean Software Development
by Corey Ladas

Summary: A series of practical essays on how to apply Lean techniques to Agile, and in particular Scrum-based, software development organizations

Intended Audience: Scrum practitioners who want to investigate Lean concepts to improve the way they work
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Book: Drive

By Steve Gamble on November 16, 2010 9:20 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Drive: Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by Dan Pink

Summary: In knowledge worker industries, extrinsic motivations such as monetary rewards can reduce what people can accomplish.  Instead, we need to consider three simple things that truly motivate people: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

Intended Audience: Those who lead others; anyone who want to get more out of their careers
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