Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Book: The One Thing You Need to Know : ... About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success

The One Thing You Need to Know...About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success (Hardcover)
by Marcus Buckingham

What is great about this book is that it encapsulates Peter F. Drucker and Jim Collins in its thinking. It is all a pattern and the pieces fit together.

Make things clear.
When managing think in terms of Capitlizing on Uniqueness.
When leading think in terms of Capitalizing on the Universal.
When sustaining individual success Discover What You Don't Like Doing and Stop Doing It.

What I really like in terms of leading is asking questions (which Drucker was very clear on):
-Who do we serve?
-What is our core strength?
-What is our core score?
-What actions can we take today?