Project Management Books from Leading on the Edge™

The Project Management Advisor - 18 Major Project Screw-Ups And How To Cut Them Off At The Pass (Prentice Hall, 2004)

Get great tips in this project management book on how to focus on the right problem...find and keep the right sponsors...realistically determine scope...uncover hidden risks...write more effective project plans...Involve the right people... get your whole team on the same page...deal with vendors who don’t deliver... manage and minimize cost overruns...communicate more effectively...test right, train right...streamline that last, endless 10% and finish strong...and more... a whole lot more.

 

The Truth About Getting Your Point Across...and Nothing But The Truth (Prentice Hall, 2006)

An experience-based, practical guide for anyone who needs to get his or her point across in just about any setting.  Whether you are a first-line manager in a large corporation, a CEO of a small business, or a president of a PTA,  GYPA will help you navigate difficult communication situations and give 59 very practical tips for dealing with a wide range of communications challenges.

 

 

 

Humor Minus Credibility Equals Doofus: 12 Back to Basics Leadership Principles Anyone Can Follow (Leading on the Edge International, 2005)

Leading teams of people to accomplish a project or tasks is tough stuff.  Team members are looking to you as the team leader to provide leadership and guidance.  When done well, the team loves you, your customer loves you, and you can revel in the satisfaction of a job well done.  When done poorly, not only have you failed, but your team won't want to follow you the next time something needs to be done. Get 12 practical leadership equations to take your leadership skills up a notch. 

 

The Leadership Made Simple Series: Planning, Process and People Leadership (Amazon.com, 2006)

16 Amazon Shorts to sharpen your planning, process and people leadership.  All only $.49 each.  This series provides an in-depth discussion of the planning, process, and people attributes that every great leader must possess. Drop any one of these attributes and a leader goes from being great to being just marginal. If you need a concise definition of what a well-rounded leader needs to succeed, then this Amazon Shorts series is a must-read for you.  

The Small Business Made Simple Series  (Amazon.com, 2007)

This Small Business Made Simple series focuses on four crucial aspects of small business management: starting a small business, growing a small business, handling small business challenges, and exiting a small business. Each Small Business Made Simple series Short is written by authors who know what they're talking about because they've lived the success and pain of running a small business. You'll get practical, straightforward advice that has been time-tested by those who've been through it. All practical, all real.  All only $.49 each.