Deadline February 1, 2011: Stage Mangement

[clpeek]

Attending school at: Illinois State University
Instructor: Adam Fox
Training level: Undergrad
Project due date: February 1, 2011

Questions:
For my honor's project I am going to read a book that would be beneficial for a stage manager to read.  Other books we are reading include The 360 Degree Leader, Blink, Nudge, and The Backstage Guide to Stage Management.

I am looking for book suggestions to read that relate to the field.

[dallas10086]

Probably one suggestion you're not expecting: Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Red Book of Selling. I found it invaluable for teaching how to market yourself to prospective 'clients' and though much of it pertains to corporate sales, there is a wealth of information that can easily transfer to stage management.

[nmno]

Servant Leadership, Robert Greenleaf

[KMC]

For professional development for any career I highly recommend anything by Malcolm Gladwell, however if you're going to ask me to pick one I'd go with "Blink".  It's particularly relevant to the fast paced world of live theatre.

[bex]

Getting to Yes- it's about peaceful conflict resolution and 3rd party negotiation/mediation. It's geared towards spousal disputes, employer/employee disputes, etc. but it's 100% applicable to actor/actor or director/designer or whatever combination.

[lsears]

Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as you Negotiate.

[clpeek]

Thank you so much to everyone!  I found books for my project and some additional reads!

[PSMKay]

Thanks for reporting back! Looks like it's time to lock this one.