Management of the Absurd - Richard Farson

Great, easy, stimulating read. Richard Farson explores a contrarian philosophy to Leadership. "He challenges today's leaders to look past the quick fix and deal thoughtfully with the real complexities of Managing people".

He explores that in life, and in business, human behaviro is often irrational and that easy rational answers and solutions don't always work in that reality.
Some of the thought provoking chapters:
The more important a relationship, the less skill matters
Once you find a management technique that works, give it up
We think we want creativity or change, but we really don't
Big changes are easier to make than small ones
The more we communicate, the less we communicate

Have I got your attention yet? It's a great read!