Thursday, January 17, 2008

Don't oil the squeaky wheels!!

My friend recently recommended this book. The title itself is very catchy. "Don't oil the squeaky wheels and other 19 other contrarian ways to improve your leadership effectiveness" by Wolf J Rinke.

The grammar checking in this blogger pics the word 'contrarian' as a possible mistake. No wonder, I, too, came across this word the first time. Does this mean "out of box" thinking? It certainly looks that way.

Consider the chapter headings: Knowledge is not power; Management and Leadership theories do not work; Be selfish; Don't manage people; Don't be proud; Don't be Tough; Don't Play to Win; Don't prove yourself; Don't have people work for you....

It's interesting; and amusing. It really proves how an intelligent man can thik contrarily to everyone's belief. Read it. I'm sure you will like it.

1 comment:

Vidhya said...

Hey Shankar... Welcome back.. to your own home!! Its great to see you back.. and thanks for hint on the book.. sounds interesting, I'm gonna pick it up soon.