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BOOKS THAT FOLLOW THE LIVES AND PRACTICES OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST PROMINENT BUSINESS LEADERS ALSO RECEIVED HIGH MARKS. Torsten M. Kuhl, and Günter K. Stahl, also a collection of essays, explores the chal- lenges of creating global leaders. The book looks at ways of identifying and training leaders, developing their tacit and explicit knowledge, and under- standing where they fit in a strategic international human resources model. A few chapters deal specifically with topics such as the German approach to international business and developing women leaders. Other sections analyze the synergy of multinational work groups, discuss how to build interna- tional teams, and look at the strategy of repatriation. (320 pages, $77.50) that received multiple men- tions by respon- dents include: Blown to Bits by Philip Evans and Thomas S. Wurster; Gravy Training by Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer; Leading the Revolution by Gary Hamel; and Management of the Absurd, Paradoxes in Leadership by Richard Farson. Books that follow the lives and What's On Your Bookshelf? It's been out since 1998, but Who Moved My Cheese? is still an intriguing read. The management book by Spencer Johnson was listed as a favorite by 12 percent of those who responded to an electronic survey sent by BizEd this year. Other books Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr., by Ron Chernow. Other survey respondents suggest- a Coke, the biography of Robert Gozuieta, the late CEO of Coca-Cola; and ed these titles as books worth the read: Beep, Beep! Competing in the Age of the Road Runner by Chip R. Bell and Oren Harari The Capitalist Philosophers by Andrea Gabor Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond Comparative Management: A Transcultural Odyssey by S. Gatley, R. Lessem and Y. Altman of titles they consider among the best books ever written on management: Accounting Education: Charting the Course Through a Perilous Future by W. Steve Albrecht and Robert J. Sack Still other respondents made a list The Cluetrain Manifesto by Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searles, and David Weinberger Corporate Universities by Jeanne C. Meister The Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer Dancing with the Devil by Richard N. Katz Leadership Without Easy Answers by Ronald A. Heifetz The E-Boys by Randall E. Stross The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen The Invisible Continent by Kenichi Ohmae Jack Welch and the GE Way by Robert Slater Mastering the Dynamics of Innovation by James M. Utterback The Maverick Way by Richard Cheverton The New New Thing by Michael Lewis Pushing the Digital Frontier; Insights into the Changing Landscape of E- Business edited by Nirmal Pal and Judith M. Ray The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas S. Stanley and William D. Danko Slack, Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency by Tom DeMarco practices of some of the world's most prominent business leaders also received high marks from respondents. Getting a nod were books such as Greenspan: The Man Behind the Money by Justin Martin; I'd Like to Buy the World Survival of the Smartest by Haim Mendelson Johannes Ziegler When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein Technotrends by Daniel Burrus The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. Landes The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman The Nature of Managerial Work by Henry Mintzberg Managing at the Speed of Change by Daryl R. Conner A Passion for Excellence by Tom Peters and Nancy Austin Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke The final book on the list, of course, was written in 1790. But it's no accident that today's professors are looking to yesterday's thought leaders for inspiration. A Time maga- zine columnist recently pointed to Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto as the best description of globalization ever written, and last year Alan Axel - rod published a manage- ment book called Elizabeth I, CEO. Today's leaders clearly realize that the lessons of the past are well worth another look. s z BizEd NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2001 57