Reference Texts
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2. “Statistical Process Control for Health Care,” Marilyn K. Hart and Robert F. Hart. Duxbury. ISBN: 0-534-37865-X.
3. “Quality Management in Health Care – Principles and Methods,” Donald E. Lighter and Douglas C. Fair. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN: 0-7637-3218-4.
4. “Six Sigma,” Mikel Harry, Ph.D. and Richard Schroeder. Doubleday. ISBN: 0-385-49437-8.
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6. “Quality Improvement Tools & Techniques,” Peter Mears, Ph.D. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-041219-7.
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10. “Contemporary Strategy Analysis,” Robert M. Grant. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-470-74710-0
11. “Competitive Strategy, Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors,” Michael E. Porter. The Free Press. ISBN: 13: 978-0-684-84148-9
12. “Flawless Consulting, A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used,” Peter Block. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0-470-62074-8
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Readings
1. “it’s not the BIG that eat the SMALL…it’s the FAST that eat the SLOW,” Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN: 0-06-662053-8.
2. “The 5 Secrets to Becoming a Leader,” Alan Nelson and Stan Toler. Regal Books. ISBN: 0-8307-2915-1.
3. “Leading Teams,” Harvard Business School Press. ISBN: 1-4221-0184-3.
4. “Running Meetings,” Harvard Business School Press. ISBN: 1-4221-0185-1.
5. “Good to Great,” Jim Collins. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN: 0-06-662099-6.
6. “The Going Lean Fieldbook: A Practical Guide to Lean transformation and Sustainable Success,” Stephen A. Ruffa. AMACOM. ISBN: 13: 978-0-8144-1558-0.
7. “The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork,” John C. Maxwell. Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN: 0-7852-7434-0.
8. “The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System,” Nortin M. Hadler, M.D. McGill-Queen’s University Press. ISBN: 0-7735-2795-8.
9. “The Team Building Toolkit: Tips, Tactics, and Rules for Effective Workplace Teams,” Deborah Harrington-Mackin. AMACOM. ISBN: 0-8144-7826-3.
10. “Winning with People,” John C. Maxwell. Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN: 0-7852-7636-X.
11. “Human Error,” James Reason. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 13-978-0-521-31419-0.
12. “What Would Google Do,” Jeff Jarvis. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN: 978-0-06-170971-5.
13. “Built to Last,” James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN: 0-88730-671-3.
14. “The Tao of Leadership,” John Heider. Humanics New Age. ISBN: 0-89334-079-0.
15. “Common Knowledge: How Companies Thrive by Sharing What They Know,” Nancy M. Dixon. Harvard Business School Press. ISBN: 0-87584-904-0.
16. “Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals,” Jeff Cannon and Lt. Cmdr. Jon Cannon. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-140864-9.
17. “First Break All the Rules,” Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-684-85286-1.
18. “Developing the Leader Within You,” John C. Maxwell. Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN: 0-8407-6744-7.
19. “It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy,” Captain D. Michael Abrashoff. Warner Books. ISBN: 0-446-52911-7.
20. “Thinking for A Change,” John C. Maxwell. Warner Books. ISBN: 0-446-52957-5.
21. “99% Inspiration: Tips, Tales & Techniques for Liberating Your Business Creativity,” Bryan W. Mattimore. AMACOM. Isbn: 0-8144-7788-7.
22. “Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars,” Patrick Lencioni. Jossey Bass Publishers. ISBN: 13: 978-0-7879-7638-5.
23. “Working with Difficult People,” Muriel Solomon. Prentiss Hall Press. ISBN: 0-7352-0291-5.
24. “Delivering Quality Service: Balancing Customer Perceptions and Expectations,” Valarie A. Zeithaml, A. Parasuraman, and Leonard L. Berry. The Free Press. ISBN: 0-02-935701-2.
25. “21 Indispensable Qualities of A Leader,” John C. Maxwell. Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN: 0-7852-7440-5.
26. “25 Ways to Win with People,” John C. Maxwell and Les Parrott, Ph.D. Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN: 0-7852-6094-3.
27. “Now Discover Your Strengths,” Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D. The Free Press. ISBN: 0-7432-0114-0.
28. “The Way of the Warrior,” James Dunnigan and Daniel Masterson. St. Martin’s Press. ISBN: 0-312-19535-4.
29. “Win,” Dr. Frank I. Luntz. The Word Doctors, LLC. ISBN: 978-1-4013-2399-8
30. “The Checklist Manifesto - How to Get Things Right,” Atul Gawande. Henry Holt and Company, LLC. ISBN: 978-0-8050-9174-8
31. “How to Become a Rainmaker: The Rules for Getting and Keeping Customers and Clients,” Jeffrey J. Fox. Hyperion. ISBN: 978-0786865956
32. “How to Make Big Money in Your Small Business: Unexpected Rules Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know,” Jeffrey J. Fox. Hyperion. ISBN: 978-0786868254
33. “Service Breakthroughs: Changing the Rules of the Game,” Haskett, Sasser, and Hart. The Free Press. ISBN: 978-1-4165-7686-0
34. “Strategic Negotiation,” Gavin Kennedy. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN: 978-0566087974
35. “Essential Managers: Negotiating Skills,” Tim Hindle. DK Publishing. ISBN: 0-7894-2448-7
36. “The New Negotiating Edge: The Behavioral Approach for Results and Relationships,” Gavin Kennedy. Nicholas Brealey Publishing. ISBN: 1-85788-205-9
37. “Getting to Yes, Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In,” Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton. Penguin Books. ISBN: 0-1401-5735-2
38. “The Situational Leader,” Paul Hersey. Center for Leadership Studies. ISBN - 10 0446513423
39. “The Laws of Management Physics,” Richard J. Dadamo. Annabooks. ISBN 978-0-595-47622-0
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