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“Best Places to Work” recognition … again!

“Best Places to Work” recognition … again!

Congratulations to Cellino Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling for being named a "2022 Best Place To Work" by Business First for the third consecutive year! I have been working with Cellino as Director of Culture since 2017 and have been very impressed by its emphasis on...

The Three Cs of HR Decisions

The Three Cs of HR Decisions

Reflecting on employees who consistently add value and those who don’t, it often comes down to “The 3 Cs.” 3 Cs guidance to HR decisions: Core Values: Does the candidate have meaningful, clearly defined core values?  Are the candidate’s values aligned with those of...

Respecting OR Liking?

Respecting OR Liking?

In "Remember the Titans," Coach Boone (Denzel Washington) tells his players during an acrimonious period "You don't have to like each other, but you do have to respect each other." Given the dissension in the newly-integrated team, the demand seemed appropriate....

Hile Rutledge on Behaviors

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Literature That Shaped My Philosophy

Suggested Readings

  • Atomic Habits (James Clear)
  • Blue Ocean Strategy (Kim, Mauborgne)
  • Dare to Serve (Bachelder)
  • Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)
  • Execution (Bossidy and Charan)
  • Forces for Good (Crutchfield and Grant)
  • Gandhi (Autobiography)
  • Good to Great (Collins)
  • Good to Great in the Social Sector (Collins)
  • How Remarkable Women Lead (Barsh, Cranston)
  • In Search of Excellence (Peters)
  • Jack: Straight from the Gut (Welch)
  • Leadership Challenge (Kouzes and Posner)
  • Leadership is an Art (DePree)
  • Leadership Secrets of the World’s Most Successful CEOs  (Yaverbaum)
  • Lean In (Sandberg)
  • Lincoln on Leadership (Phillips)
  • Man’s Search for Meaning (Frankl)
  • Mother Teresa (An Authorized Biography)
  • One Day, All Children… (Kopp)
  • Out of the Crisis (Deming)
  • Plain Talk (Iverson)
  • Playing the Enemy (Mandela)
  • Principle-Centered Leadership (Covey)
  • Reinventing Leadership (Bennis/Townsend)
  • Search Inside Yourself (Chade Meng Tan)
  • Start With Why (Sinek)
  • The Customer Comes Second (Rosenbluth)
  • The Energy Bus (Gordon)
  • The Five Levels of Leadership (Maxwell)
  • The Five Most Important Questions… (Drucker)
  • The New Gold Standard (Michelli)
  • The Outstanding Organization (Martin)
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey)
  • The Six Sigma Way (Pande, Neuman, Cavanagh)
  • The Starbucks Experience (Michelli)
  • The Strategist (Montgomery)
  • The Winning Takes Care of Itself (Walsh)
  • True North (George)
  • When Fish Fly! (Michelli)
  • Wisdom for a Young CEO (Barry)
  • Wooden – A Coach’s Life (Davis)

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