My Top Fives
Little Top 5 lists are always fun. Here's mine...
Top 5 Management Books You Should Read
Performance Management Revolution -- Howard Dresner. A must-read introduction to Performance Management.
Strategy Safari -- Henry Mintzberg. A very provocative overview of almost 100 years of strategy management theory, which forces you to think about everything you thought you knew about strategy.
Halo Effect -- Phil Rosenzweig. Another provocative book, which shows the shortcomings of the research design of most management books. Earth-shattering.
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People -- Stephen Covey. If you haven't read it, do so. It can change you.
Performance Prism -- Andy Neely. A very different approach to Performance Management. Hard to get a copy, but worth a try.
Top 5 Management Buzz Words I Don't Want To Hear Anymore
Holistic -- everything links to everything; great, that really helps.
ROI -- who knows the ROI of their Local Area Network? And, did you get rid of it?
...oops, confrontational! I can't think of more; I must've been using too many buzz words myself!
Top 5 Technology Breakthroughs I'd Like to See
Wii 2.0, where you wear a complete suit that follows your movements.
Being able to Google my lost luggage at the airport.
A GPS connected to my Apple iPod that tells me where to go while I'm jogging.
An RFID system that starts beeping as soon as my phone, keys, PDA, photo camera, wallet, passport, etc. are farther away than 2 meters from me.
A personal soundtrack system that makes sounds when I move around, like in the movies. Like this cool karate sound (zzooff, zzooff) when I make a fast move with my hand or head, or "boinggg" when I bump my head. Oh and while we are at it, that beeps out my cursing when that happens.
I have sent these lists to fellow bloggers Ron Dimon, Jorgen Heizenberg, Andy Hayler and Andreas Bitterer. Let's see if they come up with their suggestions as well.
--frank
