Scott Lazenby, Sandy City Manager and Playing with Fire Author
Have you finished your holiday shopping? If not, ELGL can help you. In addition to an ELGL membership which is on the list of most boys and girls, books are always a good gift for the government worker on your list. While there were tons of excellent reads in 2012, ELGL consulted with the author of Playing with Fire and Sandy City Manager Scott Lazenby for his recommendations. We encourage you to add your favorite reads in the comments section.
Leadership, Motivation
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini
The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander & Rosamund Zander
First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Organizations
We Don’t Make Widgets and Extreme Government Makeover by Ken Miller
Built to Last by Jim Collins
Great by Choice by Jim Collins
Good to Great by Jim Collins
The End of Bureaucracy by Gifford Pinchot and Elizabeth Pinchot
Civic Engagement
The Magic of Dialog by Daniel Yankelovich
Just How Stupid Are We? by Rick Shenkman
People and Society
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics & Religion by Jonathan Haidt
The Social Animal by David Brooks
Customer Service
Your Call is Important to Us: The Truth About Bullshit by Laura Penny