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Hi MT group,
I supervise a small team of service technicians and have two who are looking towards their next step in the technciain ladder and possibly into management at a later date. I want to expose my star guys to good content that broaden their horizons.
I am currently listening to: Upstream - The quest to sovle problems before they happen at the suggestion of someone in this forum. So far I am enjoying the book, as it encourages the reader to look beyond the problem. If this oppinion continues I will most likely recommend my all-star technicians read this to start on a succession plan.
Other books/authors I'd likely recommend depending on the direct:
Developing the Leader Within You - Maxwell
The Effective Manager & Hiring Manager - Horstman
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Kahneman
The Personal MBA - Kaufman - Recommended by jrb3
Turn the Ship Around! - Marquet
Start With Why - Simon Sinek
What are some other good books you would recommend to your directs?
Thanks!
Towards the business side ...
Personal MBA - Kaufman -- excellent summary of various universal business concepts. Online variant at https://personalmba.com/ (so you can preview the full content) and can be ordered in book form from same.
Thanks jrb3 for the
Thanks jrb3 for the recommendation. I'll add it to the list! What are your thoughts on how to recommend books to directs as a part a growth plan towards future promotion?
My thoughts?
Hmm. If you can point to a specific apparent "hole" in their readiness, then to a book (or equivalent) which helps with that, that'd be my top choice. For instance, poor presentation technique --> actively participate in a local Toastmasters club; increased need to tactfully address differences in a contentious group/culture --> Patterson's "Crucial Conversations"; wider understanding of industry --> subscribe to online and print trade magazines; and so on.
PS This slots neatly into coaching ...
... so it's clear it's in line with their other ongoing improvements ....
Business Basics
These are the books I recommend for all early career/ management seeking employees.:
- The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
- Getting to Yes by Robert Fisher and William L. Ury
- The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- The Negotiating Game by Chester Karras
- The Machine that Changed the World by James P. Womack
- The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
- Freakanomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt
- 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green
- Negotiation Genius by Deepak Malhotra and Max Bazerman
More books
David Epstein - Range
Gwendolyn Galsworth - Work that makes sense
Another recommendation for The Goal, by Eli Goldratt