Welcome to "The Good Boss" Book Club

"The Good Boss" Book Club^Ⓣ is dedicated to providing you with thought-provoking insights into people management that go beyond the continually regurgitated Human Resources stories you find on other sites. If the content here is not always original (most of it is historical, edited by us here at the Good Boss), the commentary is. Content sometimes is shared on social media, but we prefer that you subscribe (free). We aren't an exclusive club, but we are discerning. Anyone with a serious interest in the history of industry, especially as it relates to people management, is invited to join us.

We publish as we have new ideas about historical works that interest us and as we complete Modern Edition versions of historical publications. For publication notifications and discussion of Articles and Books, join us on the Google group, "Good Boss".

Be sure you also check out our Books and WorkCellArt pages.

Our books are modern editions of classic and historical works on all sorts of workplace topics, with a focus on people management and organizational development. We edit and reformat each book, then add commentary comparing the modern workplace to the workplace as it existed during the First and Second Industrial Revolutions (1760 to 1920). We think you will find the modern versions of these books to be a fun and enlightening experience.

We have two motto's at The Good Boss Book Club. (Hey, there is no law limiting you to just one motto). The first is: "Those who don't study history, repeat it," which has never been more true when it comes to people management, and especially so with the Human Resources function.

The second is "There is nothing new under the Sun," something that academicians and consultants count on us not remembering so that they can continually start new fads and mini-industries (e.g., culture, diversity, leadership), and market to us something as "new" when 99% of the time somebody, somewhere, at some time has "been there and done that." Surprisingly, often a people management "discovery" first took place 50-100-200 years ago, or longer. We use the word first because any given concept tends to be rediscovered every 20 years or so.

Reinvent the wheel if you must, but don't overlook what has already been discovered and done long before that "next great idea" popped into your head. Start re-thinking and re-learning in our "back to the future" education framework. Thank you for visiting The Good Boss, and remember to subscribe to the Good Boss Book Club^Ⓣ. And don't forget to refer us to your friends and colleagues.