Perhaps the single best reference for government employees. Practical ideas for moving beyond conventional management techniques. A must read for employees looking for methods to work within the confines of pay scales, performance evaluations, and less-than-stellar co-workers.

A great read to generate new ideas for making a difference in the workplace. Whether a supervisor (manager) or subordinate, you will find concepts that can be applied in managing down, across, or up.

Practical. Each of the 30 short chapters outlines the problem with examples, defines why these are issues for employees and what the psychology is behind it all, and concludes with straight-forward solutions that managers can implement immediately. Small managerial actions will likely lead to big organizational improvements.

Gets you thinking about how you can help to give the proverbial flywheel a push.

The first of classic personal development books. Requires dedicated interest in true self improvement through introspection. It's not a book about management and supervision, per se, but rather hits on how you interact with the world around you.

Are you an advocate or enemy of change? A two-hour read just to look at management from the view point of four mice in the proverbial rat race.

Strategies for establishing yourself and setting expectations as you begin a new job or long-term project.

Concrete strategies for managing teams and give-and-take situations.

Another easy-to-read book on working with others. While not particularly innovative, the general strategies are easy to apply to everyday situations.

Not management, but useful for public land managers who have influence in the process of applying the best of private sector conservation and environmental sustainability to government practice and contracts.

Just a good way to learn how to look at the true root of complex issues. Fun and inquisitive; a good book to spur coffee house discussion.