A Manager’s Guide to Self Development Mike Pedler, John Burgoyne and Tom Boydell Excellent tool for identifying goals for self development and also includes some practical activities.
A Manager’s Guide to Leadership Mike Pedler, John Burgoyne and Tom Boydell Another self development workbook. Easy to dip in and out of. Covers wide range of leadership issues and has sections on further resources.
Strategy Safari Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand Joseph Lampel Draws together different approaches to strategy formulation.
The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook, Peter Senge How to develop a learning organisation.
Reinventing Government, David Osbourne and Ted Gaebler Published 1992. Sets the context for modern public sector service delivery.
The Artists Way and The Artist Way at Work, Julia Cameron 2 favourites of mine. Focus on developing creativity.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey Really helped my approach to time management. Lots of other useful hints and tips.
Creative Whack Pack, Roger von Oech Good for promoting creativity and prompting ideas.
