Management Skills
This guide from the State Library of Florida highlights our resources on management, leadership and mentoring skills. Our collection includes books, journal articles and more.
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Articles
- Firmin, Lisa. “Deploying Leadership: Steady Skills to Serve in Any Environment.” Phi Kappa Phi Forum 96.1 (2016): 18–21.
- Fitch, Charles S. “Avoid These 9 Executive Mistakes: Buc Fitch on How to Treat Your Staff Right.” Radio World 2013: 20, 22.
- Jaquez, Frank. “The Global Leadership Trifecta: Three Fundamental Skills Global Leaders Should Have.” TD Magazine 2016: 44–48.
- Jones, Angela M., and Sheri L. York. “The Fragile Balance of Power and Leadership.” The Journal of Values-Based Leadership 9.2 (2016): 127–142.
- Jumabhoy, Anwar. “Dynamic Stability: Critical for Mid-Level Managers.” Canadian Manager 41.1 (2016): 7–10.
- Meinhard, Charlyne. “When Bad Managers Ruin Good Employees, Good Management Creates Good Employees.” Supervision 73.10 (2012): 8–9.
- Outlaw, Denise. “Motivate Workers With Training Opportunities.” Nonprofit World 33.3 (2015): 14–15.
- Sinar, Evan. “The New Leader Profile: An Analysis of More Than 15,000 Leader Assessments Illuminates and Debunks Assumptions About Leaders.” Training May/Jun. 2016: 46–50.
- Tromm, Olivia, and Colleen Kirton. “Mentorship Through the Eyes of a Millennial.” Financial Planning 46.11 (2016): A10.
- Walker, Donna. “I Can’t Hear You...But I’m Still Listening.” Library Journal 1 Oct. 2016: 20.
Books
- Bodaken, Bruce, and Robert Fritz. The Managerial Moment of Truth: The Essential Step in Helping People Improve Performance. New York, NY: Free Press, 2006.
- Buckingham, Marcus, and Curt Coffman. First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999.
- Giesecke, Joan, and Beth McNeil. Fundamentals of Library Supervision. 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2010.
- Hill, Linda A., and Kent Lineback. Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2011.
- Lavigna, Bob. Engaging Government Employees: Motivate and Inspire Your People to Achieve Superior Performance. New York, NY: American Management Association, 2013.
- Pollak, Lindsey. Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders. New York, NY: Harper Business, 2014.
- Rinke, Wolf J. Don’t Oil the Squeaky Wheel: And 19 Other Contrarian Ways to Improve Your Leadership Effectiveness. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
- Saratovsky, Kari Dunn, and Derrick Feldman. Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2013.
- Smith, Shawn A., and Rebecca A. Mazin. The HR Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals. 2nd ed. New York, NY: American Management Association, 2011.
- Tulgan, Bruce. It’s Okay to Be the Boss: The Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming the Manager Your Employees Need. New York, NY: Collins, 2007.
E-Books
- Arbinger Institute. Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box (E-Book). San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler, 2000.
- Bradt, George B., and Gillian Davis. First-Time Leader: Foundational Tools for Inspiring and Enabling Your New Team (E-Book). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2014.
- Caraher, Lee. Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making It Work at Work (E-Book). Brookline, MA: Bibliomotion, 2014.
- Hutson, Harry, and Martha N. Johnson. Navigating an Organizational Crisis: When Leadership Matters Most (E-Book). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2016.
- Jerome, Bill, and Curtis Powell. The Disposable Visionary: A Survival Guide for Change Agents (E-Book). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2016.
- Lavigna, Bob. Engaging Government Employees: Motivate and Inspire Your People to Achieve Superior Performance (E-Book). New York, NY: American Management Association, 2013.
- Pottruck, David S. Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds (E-Book). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2015.
- Soupios, Michael A., and Panos Mourdoukoutas. The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership: Classical Wisdom for Modern Leaders (E-Book). New York, NY: American Management Association, 2015.
- Tracy, Brian. Management (E-Book). New York, NY: American Management Association, 2014.
- Vanderbroeck, Paul. Female Leadership Strategies: Lessons From Four Queens for Leadership and Career Development (E-Book). Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2014.
