I love reading books on management related topics. I was lucky to be able to select an elective of the same - namely Business Process Reengineering during my final year in engineering. And then followed it up next semester with Supply Chain Management.
The book that got me all started on it was Business Process Reengineering by Michael Hammer & James Champy. Its an eye opener for all mgmnt professionals who are looking to stay ahead in todays ever changing environment and the enormous benefits one can obtain from "revamping" the corporate system. Some classic examples have been cited. So very practical.. a MUST read.
Another fantastic book is Pepsi To Apple by John Sculley, a marketing genius. His amazing ideas did wonders for Pepsi who beat Coke hands down sometime around 1970. Then he moved over to Apple and partnered Steve Jobs in many successful product launches and their respective sales. Great stuff.
Last evening I went to Crosswords with Vivek and Mhatre. I had this voucher worth Rs.1000 gifted to me by an uncle and I was determined to redeem it for at least one book. There were scores of mgmnt books lined up along the shelves, I really couldnt make up my mind which one to purchase. Vivek found a good one first - "Hey Whipple, Squeeze this" which is a lowdown on the art of advertising and its analysis. Nice illustrations. Thats my next buy I think.
I picked up "The Goal" ,a fiction book on this plant managers dilemma over his senior's demand - a seemingly impossible task of turning around the plant operations in a span of 3 months to recover from a poor performance or ....welcome the pink slip.
Of course, after a careful analysis of the situation, Alex Rogo performs a series of neatly planned moves and triumphs in the end. Well.. Im just into the first 20 odd pages. And resume I shall ... now.
The book that got me all started on it was Business Process Reengineering by Michael Hammer & James Champy. Its an eye opener for all mgmnt professionals who are looking to stay ahead in todays ever changing environment and the enormous benefits one can obtain from "revamping" the corporate system. Some classic examples have been cited. So very practical.. a MUST read.
Another fantastic book is Pepsi To Apple by John Sculley, a marketing genius. His amazing ideas did wonders for Pepsi who beat Coke hands down sometime around 1970. Then he moved over to Apple and partnered Steve Jobs in many successful product launches and their respective sales. Great stuff.
Last evening I went to Crosswords with Vivek and Mhatre. I had this voucher worth Rs.1000 gifted to me by an uncle and I was determined to redeem it for at least one book. There were scores of mgmnt books lined up along the shelves, I really couldnt make up my mind which one to purchase. Vivek found a good one first - "Hey Whipple, Squeeze this" which is a lowdown on the art of advertising and its analysis. Nice illustrations. Thats my next buy I think.
I picked up "The Goal" ,a fiction book on this plant managers dilemma over his senior's demand - a seemingly impossible task of turning around the plant operations in a span of 3 months to recover from a poor performance or ....welcome the pink slip.
Of course, after a careful analysis of the situation, Alex Rogo performs a series of neatly planned moves and triumphs in the end. Well.. Im just into the first 20 odd pages. And resume I shall ... now.
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6 comments:
yea pepsi to apple, one of my favs..
might borrow the bpr book from ya one day
well cold-drink to fruit that must be interesting ,but yes its very important to know abt management in all sphere's of life it just makes it that little simpler
good one and happy reading
mgt eh? theres also a book called "dangerous company" if your into consulting and mgt which talks about how consulting powerhouses destroy and succeed turning companies around, charging vast sums of $$$
I used to love reading mangmt books but now I only read blogs related to like topics. Tom Peters, The Circle of Innovation , is an excellent read. btw, his blog rocks too. tompeters.com
I'm sure you've read Tipping Point! Umm.. another good one is Six Thinking Hats-- its more about problem-solving but great nonetheless.
Well, I have read the goal.. its a great book .. and its actually a reading for Manufacturing systems courses ... Hope u like it too..
Vishal
good one! hope to c some more stuff on mngmt from ya..tho i rarely read...i mite not even read the book i'd write myself...mite seriously do tht someday tho..keep posting!...and learn to manage...life!
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