Here's a shortlist of general management resources we found to be helpful in improving our understanding and application of business subjects or simply stimulating to broaden our horizon.

Business strategy

• A pragmatic approach to "the strategy concept and process" by Hax and Majluf
• "In search of excellence – Lessons from Americas best run companies" by Peters and Waterman
• "From good to great – why some companies make the leap and others don't" by Collins

Leadership

• "Leading quietly – an unorthodox guide to doing the right thing" by Badaracco
• "First among equals- a guidebook for how group leaders can manage the unmanageable" by McKenna and Maister
• "The Real Warren Buffett" by Loughlin
• "Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun" by Roberts
• "Jack: Straight from the Gut" by Jack Welch with Byrne
• "The art of war" by Sunsi, Giles, SunTzu
• "The Arc of Ambition – Defining the leadership journey" by Champy and Nohria
• "The contrarian's guide to leadership" by Sample
• "How to choose a leadership pattern" by Tannenbaum and Schmidt (HBR)

Marketing and Sales

• The ultimate overview of "Marketing Management" by Kotler
• What Makes Winning Brands Different: The Hidden Method Behind the World's Most Successful Brands by Buchholz and Woerdemann
• "Winning with the P&G 99: 99 principles and practices of Procter & Gambles success" by Decker
• "One Minute Sales Person, The : The Quickest Way to Sell People on Yourself, Your Services, Products, or Ideas--at Work and in Life" by Johnson
• "Simply better : winning and keeping customers by delivering what matters most" by Meehan and Barwise
• "Differentiate or die – survival in our era of killer competition" by Trout with Rivkin

Finance and markets

• "Valuation – Measuring and managing the value of companies" by McKinsey & Co., Copeland, Koller, Murrin
• Analysis for financial management by Higgins
• "Tomorrow's Gold: Asia's Age of Discovery" by Faber
• "Conquer the Crash: You Can Survive and Prosper in a Deflationary Depression" by Prechter
• "The Roaring 2000s: Building The Wealth And Lifestyle You Desire In The Greatest Boom In History" by Dent
• "The Intelligent Investor: The Classic Bestseller on Value Investing" by Graham and Zweig
• "The New Buffettology: How Warren Buffett Got and Stayed Rich in Markets Like This and How You Can Too!" by Mary Buffett and Clark
• www.Elliottwave.com
• www.financialsense.com
• www.harrydent.com
• www.hughchou.org/calc/ mortgage and other financial calculators
• Viewpoints from the ultimate bull (Harry Dent) and ultimate bear (Prechter from elliottwave) in a series of 2 articles in the Oct 2004 edition of SFO:
  (1 of 2) http://www.sfomag.com/homefeaturedetail.asp
  (2 of 2) http://www.sfomag.com/homefeaturedetail.asp

Negotiation

• "The art of negotiation" by Nierenberg
• "Secrets of Power Negotiating for Salespeople: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator" by Dawson
• Negotiations and resolving conflicts: an overview by Prof. Wertheim Northeastern University
  www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/DAS/interneg/training/conflict_overview.html

Decision Making and problem solving

• "Humble Decision Making" by Etzioni
• "A guide to problem solving" by Elias and Paul in "The 1983 Annual for Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants" P149-156

Creativity and Innovation

• "Mind Power – discover the secrets of creative thinking" by de Bono
• "The Art of Innovation" by Kelley

Personal development

• "Emotional Intelligence : Why It Can Matter More Than IQ" by Goleman
• "Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement" by Robbins
• "The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living" by Dalai Lama and Cutler
• "Perfect Health: The Complete Mind/Body Guide" by Chopra
• "Voice Power – using your voice to captivate, persuade and command attention" by Grant-Williams
• "Seven habits of highly effective people" by Covey
• "Rich Dad, Poor Dad – what the rich teach their kids about money, that the poor and middle class do not" by Kiyosaki with Lechter

The Learning process

• "Engines for education" by Schank
• "Serious play - how the world's best companies simulate to innovate" by Schrage
• "How to measure training results" by Phillips and Stone
• http://www.gametheory.net/
• The history of the war game: myweb.tiscali.co.uk/kriegsspiel/kriegsspiel/origins.htm

Talent Management, HR, Organisation development

• "Breakpoints – How managers exploit radical business change" by Strebel
• "One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees" by Herzberg (HBR)
• "Barriers and Gateways to Communication" by Rogers and Roethlisberger (HBR)
• "Managing your boss" by Gabarro and Kotter (HBR)
• "Power, dependence and effective management" by Kotter (HBR)
• "The Personal DISCernment Inventory" – An instrument for understanding yourself and others by Team Resources Inc.
  available at www.teamresources.com for $15.-
• "Pygmalion in management – a managers expectations are the key to a subordinate's performance and development" by Livingston (HBR)
• "Coaching for Teamwork" by Lombardi
• "Some aspects of problem solving and conflict resolution in management groups" by Ware (HBR)

Miscellaneous

• The Wave Principle of Human Social Behavior" by Prechter
• "Globalization and its discontent" by Stiglitz