December 2006 — eCornell author and Cornell University faculty member Samuel Bacharach's book, Keep Them on Your Side was named the 6th best management book of 2006 by Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper, the country's largest daily national newspaper. Globe and Mail correspondent Harvey Schachter reviewed more than 100 management and business books in 2006 and ranked Bacharach's book 6th overall describing it as "a practical, easy-to-remember, four-pronged approach to managing the momentum once you develop an idea and gain buy-in from your colleagues. Thinking about momentum and its four elements -- structural, performance, cultural and political -- is an interesting way for approaching leadership."

Bacharach's book was developed in parallel with two online courses offered by eCornell designed to teach the practical application of his approach. The courses, Establishing Momentum: Managing Structure, Resources, and Performance and Sustaining Momentum: Motivating Through Vision, Culture, and Political Agility are now available and can be taken on their own or in conjunction with other courses authored by Bacharch on Proactive Leadership. The four courses on Proactive Leadership are based on Bacarach's book Get Them on Your Side, which was an honourable mention in the Globe's 2005 list.

Ross Pearo
eCornell
(607) 330-3334
rpearo@ecornell.com