Suggested Books
There is a wealth of knowledge regarding performance improvement and human resource development. The following list of books are a good addition to anyone's library!
Al is always on the lookout for additional learning so let him know if
there is a book you think should be added to the list.
Organization Behavior/Development
Learning as a Way of Being by Peter B. Vaill
Jossey-Bass, 1996
Asking the Right Questions, 6th edition by M. Neil Browne and Stuart Keeley
Prentice Hall, 2001
A Primer on Organizational Behavior, 4th edition by James L. Bowditch and
Anthony F. Buono
John Wiley & Sons, 1997
The Corporate Culture Survival Guide by Edgar H. Schein
Jossey-Bass, 1999
Polarity Management by Barry Johnson
HRD Press, 1996
The Innovation Equation by Jacqueline Byrd and Paul Lockwood Brown
Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2003
Facilitating Organization Change: Lessons from Complexity Science by Edwin E.
Olson and Glenda H. Eoyang
Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2001
Seeing Systems by Barry Oshry
Berrett-Koehler, 1996
Covert Processes At Work by Robert J. Marshak
Berrett-Koehler, 20066
What Did You Say? The Art Of Giving And Receiving Feedback by Charles N.
Seashore, Edith Whitfield Seashore and Gerald M. Weinberg
Bingham Books, 2002
The Extraordinary Leader by John H. Zenger and Joseph Folkman
McGraw-Hill, 2002
Essentials of Organization Development and Change by Thomas G. Cummings
and
Christopher G. Worley
South-Western College Publishing, 2001
The Heart of Change by John P. Kotter and Dan S. Cohen
Harvard Business School Press, 2002
The Beauty Of The Beast - Breathing New Life Into Organizations by Geoffrey
M. Bellman
Berrett-Koehler, 2000
No Contest - The Case Against Competition, revised edition by Alfie Kohn
Houghton Mifflin, 1992
Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn
Houghton Mifflin, 1993
Managing Transitions - Making the Most of Change by William Bridges
Perseus Books, 1991
Leading for a Change by Ralph Jacobson with Keith Setterholm and John Vollum
Butterworth Heinemann, 2000
Hidden Dynamics by Faith Ralston
AMACOM, 1995
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry: Change At The Speed Of Imagination by Jane Magruder
Watkins and Bernard J. Mohr
Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2001
The Thin Book Of Appreciative Inquiry by Sue Annis Hammond
Thin Book Publishing, 1998
The Appreciative Inquiry Summit by James D. Ludema, Diana Whitney, Bernard J.
Mohr and Thomas J. Griffin
Berrett-Koehler, 2003
Ethics
Ethics Matters - How to Implement Values-Driven Management by Dawn-Marie
Driscoll and
W. Michael Hoffman
Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College, 2000
Leadership
The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass, 1987
Built to Last by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras
HarperBusiness, 1997
Jesus, CEO by Laurie Beth Jones
Hyperion, 1995
The Loyalty Effect by Frederick F. Reichheld
Harvard Business School Press, 1996
Chaos Theory
Coping with Chaos by Glenda H. Eoyang
Chaos Limited, 1997
Leadership and the New Science by Margaret J. Wheatley
Berrett-Koehler, 1994
Training and Development
Transfer of Training by Mary L. Broad and John W. Newstrom
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1992
Handbook of Training Evaluation and Measurement Methods, 3rd edition by Jack
J. Phillips
Gulf Publishing Company, 1997
Focus Groups, 3rd edition by Richard A. Krueger and Mary Anne Casey
Sage Publications, 2000
Quality
The New Business Values for Success in the Twenty-First Century by John
Persico, Jr. and
Patricia Rouner Morris
The Haworth Press, 1997
The Deming Dimension by Henry R. Neave
SPC Press, 1990
Understanding Variation by Donald J. Wheeler
SPC Press, 1993
Creating a Customer-Centered Culture by Robin L. Lawton
ASQ Quality Press, 1993
Firing On All Cylinders by Jim Clemmer with Barry Sheehy
ASQ Quality Press, 1992
The Team Handbook by Peter R. Scholtes
Joiner Associates, 1988
Personal Development
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Amber-Allen Publishing, 1997
The Four Agreements Companion Book by Don Miguel Ruiz with Janet Mills
Amber-Allen Publishing, 2000
Give to Your Heart's Content...Without Giving Yourself Away by Linda R.
Harper
Inner Ocean Publishing, 2002
The Tao of Eating by Linda R. Harper
Innisfree Press, 1998
The Secret of the Shadow by Debbie Ford
HarperSanFrancisco, 2002
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Fireside, 1989
First Things First by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill and Rebecca R.
Merrill
Fireside, 1994
Now, Discover your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton
The Free Press, 2001