01. Samuel Bacharach, Industrial and Labor Relations
Get Them on Your Side: Win Support, Convert Skeptics, Get Results (Platinum Press, 2005). Business leaders need more than good ideas to get things done in organizations. They need the ability to win allies and head off resistance when putting together agendas. So maintains Bacharach’s book. With chapters ranging from “Anticipate Reactions” to “Lead the Coalition,” Bacharach uses examples from business, government, academia, and nonprofit organizations to illustrate how to build political competence and develop specific leadership skills to get results. Fast Company magazine named the book one of 15 best business books for 2005.