138 – Three books with management concepts relevant to local government that might appeal to the reluctant reader.

Posted by Whistler                                                                                                          1100 words

dr seuss

I posted on the local government reading test a while ago and a few colleagues have commented that many management books are written as simple parables, almost like children’s books, to help convey complex information. One of my children reminded me of some of their early ‘management’ reading and I thought I would post on it.

  1. ‘The Lorax’ by Dr Seuss (61 pages)

I will start with the longest of the books, though none of them is by any measure a challenging read. Even though they were written by a doctor, he has included lots of pictures to ease the journey for the weary reader. Continue reading