KINGDOMALITY

A superb cast brings to life the authors' lesson on how to manage the varied talents and personalities of people in organizations. They broadly classify people as Helpers, Challengers, Explorers, and Maintainers. Each group has three roles or subtypes, which the authors explain with short vignettes. The dramatizations, well done as they may be, will be distracting and overbearing for Type A learners. The essential message is that organizations need a balance to function smoothly. Most of the prescriptions for working with types and subtypes make sense, while a few stand out more for their excessive detail. T.W. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 05]