The Lion King | 51
Book review
Good reads for
every employee
I
mproving personal productivity is the edge every employee
needs in an increasingly competitive environment. In this
section, we have a selection of books that can help you
become the best at what you do either as a manager in the
work place or as an employee leading from the bottom.
By Dr. Spencer Johnson
By John C. Maxwell
ByDavid Goldsmith
Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way
to Deal with Change in Your Work and in
Your Life
The 360 Degree
Leader: Develop-
ing Your Influence
from Anywhere in
the Organization
Paid to Think: A
Leader’s Toolkit for
Redefining Your
Future
T
hismotivationalbookwritten
by Dr. Spencer Johnson, co-
author of The One Minute
Manager, was published in
1998. This enlightening and
amusing story illustrates the vital
importance of being able to
deal with unexpected change.
The lessons this international
bestseller teaches can benefit
literally anyone looking for
less stress and more success in
every aspect of work and life.
A
s with a lot of
professionals, if you
have found your-
self trying to lead from
the middle of the organi-
zation, then you need
Maxwell’s insights on 360
Degree Leadership. Here
is a unique opportunity
to learn how to exercise
influence in all directions:
up (to the boss), across
(among your peers), and
down (to those you lead).
I
n Paid to Think,
international consultant
David Goldsmith presents
his groundbreaking
approach to leadership
and management based
on research revealing the
twelve specific activities
that all leaders perform on a
daily basis, and he provides
you with each activity’s
accompanying tools and
instructions proven to boost
your performance and that
of your entire organization.
