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Productive Workplaces Revisited: Dignity, Meaning, and Community in the 21st CenturyProductive Workplaces Revisited: Dignity, Meaning, and Community in the 21st Century by Marvin R. Weisbord
Buy new: $39.10 / Used from: $12.99
Great reading on the origin and history of OD.
Organization Development: A Jossey-Bass Reader (The Jossey-Bass Business and Management Reader Series)Organization Development: A Jossey-Bass Reader (The Jossey-Bass Business and Management Reader Series)
Buy new: $32.29 / Used from: $25.00
Must-have reference book for those in the field.
Leading ChangeLeading Change by John P. Kotter
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $4.09
Classic reading on making the case for and leading organizational change.
The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their OrganizationsThe Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations by John P. Kotter
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $7.74
Follow-up book to Leading Change.
Bottom-Line Organization Development: Implementing and Evaluating Strategic Change for Lasting Value (Improving Human Performance)Bottom-Line Organization Development: Implementing and Evaluating Strategic Change for Lasting Value (Improving Human Performance) by Merrill Anderson
Buy new: $55.95 / Used from: $50.36
Good tips, ideas, examples on putting a dollar value and calculating ROI for OD work.
Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody ElseTalent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $14.54
The concept of deliberate practice with great examples of high performers (Mozart, Tiger Woods, etc.)
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning OrganizationThe Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.39
Classic essential reading.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don'tGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins
Buy new: $16.19 / Used from: $3.45
No introduction needed. This is absolutely essential reading.
Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to GreatGood to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by Jim Collins
Buy new: $8.37 / Used from: $5.25
Jim Collin's monograph addressing the application of Good to Great principles in non-profits, government, etc.
How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give InHow The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In by Jim Collins
Buy new: $14.03 / Used from: $14.04
Jim Collin's latest book on organizational decline.
Results That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the TopResults That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the Top by Quint Studer
Buy new: $15.72 / Used from: $13.72
Takes some of the concepts in Good to Great and expands on them with examples and focus on healthcare.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingBlink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $5.56
The best-seller pop psychology book with great examples that relate very well to the Ladder of Inference and jumping to conclusions.
Who Really Matters: The Core Group Theory of Power, Privilege, and SuccessWho Really Matters: The Core Group Theory of Power, Privilege, and Success by Art Kleiner
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Nice reading on core group theory.
Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World HCGrown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World HC by Don Tapscott
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Plugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at WorkPlugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at Work by Tamara J. Erickson
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $3.78
Influencer: The Power to Change AnythingInfluencer: The Power to Change Anything by Kerry Patterson
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $12.99
Crucial Confrontations: Tools for talking about broken promises, violated expectations, and bad behaviorCrucial Confrontations: Tools for talking about broken promises, violated expectations, and bad behavior by Kerry Patterson
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are HighCrucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson
Buy new: $9.90 / Used from: $3.86
Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among UsWithout Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us by Robert D. Hare
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $7.69
Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to WorkSnakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Paul Babiak
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $9.74