Review: Personal Effectiveness

This book, Personal Effectiveness (2nd Edition) by Alexander Murdock and Carol N. Scott, for managers discusses several topics and theories about being an effective manager. The book discusses team building, communication, ethics, results, strategies, personal drives, influencing others, decision-making, and other topics. Although some of the book is useful in allowing managers to become aware of their strengths and weaknesses and how to get the best out of their staff, another portion of the book seems to be based on common-sense and dated in some areas, like presentation and information management. The book seems to be written for those without trained management skills (or little management skills), which is probably common in today's workplace. It's worth a skim, but there's much more to managing than the scope of this book.