There are many good
books out there that will add to your understanding
of Leadership,
Teamwork, Health and Safety, Food Safety,
Communication Skills and the other subjects we train.
The question is how do you select from all the
material available. As a starting point, we have
had a look at the amazon.com website and have
listed below books that have been consistantly
recommended by readers.
In the carousel below, click on the book images to reveal reviews and links. Click on the curled edges to view more topics.
In the carousel below, click on the book images to reveal reviews and links. Click on the curled edges to view more topics.
Useful Books
"Thanks to my coursework, I'm reading lots of books on leadership. I just finished this one which I'd rate the most helpful in terms of hands-on leadership of all the ones I've read so far (about 10). The style is easy to read and quick, and the points very direct, well-explained and easy to follow. Not only that, the content is CRUCIAL for any leader."
"Of all the books available on leadership, I have found this to be one of the best, and leadership is part of what I teach through my business management courses. This is by no means one of the lengthiest books or most in-depth books, but it says more in 157 pages than others say in 400 pages. The easy-flowing writing style creates an enjoyable reading experience which does not take an extensive amount of thought or time to comprehend. The end result is an accomplished, basic book served in a professional style."
"Don't let the title or the number of pages fool you. This small volume packs substance. Situational management was not a fad. As recently as 1999, Peter Drucker (in his book "Management Challengers for the 21st Century") emphasized that despite the apparent hunger for learning "the one best way to manage, one such method does not exist." Producing desirable results is the goal of management; how to manage varies tremendously according to differences in situations."
"Like all good improvement tools, this guide for teams has evolved over the years. I began with the original, moved to Edition Two and now have Edition Three. Along with THE LEADER'S HANDBOOK, the TEAM HANDBOOK is probably the most useful and used book I own. Whether you are leading a project team, facilitating your own workgroup, or just want to be a better team member yourself, THIS is the tool you need. Every chapter is jammed pack with helpful tips, traps to avoid, notes and templates to help you be successful."
"New and seasoned professionals leading teams will find lots of rich practical advice. Using the five dysfunctions of teams from his previous book, Lencioni provides readers with excellent tools to stay focused and keep their teams performing. The techniques offered in this book, along with its guiding questions will help anyone reflect on the dynamics of their teams and uncover a whole host of new ways to invigorate them. As a professional facilitator I see this book as an indispensable resource."
"Exceptional book! This book will give you real life examples as well as opportunities to practice theories as an individual or with you team. Too many books and theories focus on the team as a whole. Mr. Avery makes people realize that it is an individual's choice that makes a team successful. Depending on your level of commitment and taking responsibility, everyone can be on a productive and inspiring team."
"This is a wonderful book designed for the student or the safety professional. It covers most of the major points safety practitioners deal with and gives good reference material for further study. I highly recommend this book."
"Straightforward and well-designed, this 400+ page book tells you how to explain risks to your workers, your stakeholders, and the public effectively. This book gives you the information you need to understand, plan, start, finish, and evaluate your plan to communicate environmental, safety, or health risks."
"This is a great, great book. Having studied safety culture management for many years, this is the best book I have seen on the subject. A practical, meat and potato's guide to establishing a successful, high-performance safety culture, with a proven method that absolutely works. McSween holds your hand and takes you right down the road where you need to go with a clear, understandable writing style that starts at the basics and takes you all the way through how to celebrate your success."
"This is an excellent book! Satin really seems to empathise with readers because he is able to explain very complicated medical and technical jargon in a way that anyone can easily understand. Not only is it a 'Who's Who' of all the causes of food poisoning, but it also a manual on how to avoid the experience. Although the book is crammed with an unbelievable amount of information on all the food-borne diseases and how to avoid them, it is an easy book to negotiate through."
"The comprehensive 530+ page text covers everything I can think of that relates to food safety in restaurants and other eateries. It is designed to teach food service managers and their employees the specifics of food safety in accordance with the FDA Food Code. This excellent training manual is in large print format that makes it easy to read. The writing is easy to understand and the authors were careful to explain key concepts and terms so that even a novice can study it alone."
"Essentials of Food Safety & Sanitation is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to help food workers produce safe food. In my job as editor of a food safety-oriented newsletter, I review and have access to a lot of training materials, but "Essentials" is the one I refer to the most for current, reliable information."
"This book is amazing. I felt like they should be paying royalties because they had stolen my life. Every poor communication skill I had was in there. The funny thing was that I didn't realize they were bad until this book explained it. It is as simple as someone turning on a light.It is so basic you can start improving your communication skills immediately."
"'Are You Really Listening?' isolates the factors that tend to keep people from listening, and how to identify one's own tendencies to tune out what others are saying - from the "Me Too" syndrome that tends to tune out the speaker and refocus the conversation on the self, to learning how to be heard, to how counterproductive defensiveness can be (defending oneself signals that the time of listening to the speaker's concerns have ended). "Are You Really Listening?" has the absolute highest recommendation .... "
"..... a primer on interacting with others. Bolton's premise is that our communication patterns are inherently faulty and he urges the reader adopt his framework to remedy. He presents - in order - listening skills, assertion skills, conflict-resolution skills, and collaborative problem solving skills, with each building upon the others. He blends keen insight into human nature, concepts of psychology and basic Judeo-Christian values into what appears to be a very effective methodology."
The
comments next to each of the books have been made
by readers, and are extacts taken from the Amazon
site.
We have only selected books that have at least a 4 out of 5 average rating, by three or more readers if possible. Some of the other books on the site may be very good, but have not been rated. We have not included them but if you have read one and you feel it is worth including in our list, please let us know. If any of the books look interesting, we suggest that you click on the title of the book, which is our link to take you to the Amazon site. Read the full text of the reviews before you make your purchase. You can usually purchase both new and second hand books through the Amazon website.
We have only selected books that have at least a 4 out of 5 average rating, by three or more readers if possible. Some of the other books on the site may be very good, but have not been rated. We have not included them but if you have read one and you feel it is worth including in our list, please let us know. If any of the books look interesting, we suggest that you click on the title of the book, which is our link to take you to the Amazon site. Read the full text of the reviews before you make your purchase. You can usually purchase both new and second hand books through the Amazon website.
