In Search of Excellence was written in 1982, a tumultuous time in America. Managers were looking for advice that was relevant with the times, and the book gave them that. Peters and Waterman were consultants at McKinsey & Co.’s San Francisco office. They were given a project to study Organization in companies, and the rest…
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I’m OK–You’re OK by Thomas Harris
Another book that sold over 15 million copies, I’m OK–You’re OK by Thomas Harris uses the principles of Transactional Analysis to solve problems in life. I’m Ok–You’re OK is one of the four ‘life positions’ that one can take, and it is the most ideal one according to the author. Transactional Analysis says there are…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change has almost cult status when it comes to business or self help books, and so does Stephen Covey. Author Stephen Covey became famous for the concept of abundance put forth in this book. Read and imbibe the 7 habits into every sphere of…
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
Who Moved my Cheese? was published in 1998. The world was in a Y2K frenzy. Information Technology firms were manically working on fixing bad code that could destroy the world. Destroy it, I say! I remember all kinds of doom was predicted. Some said Air Traffic Control could go offline stranding all the planes in…