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John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
How does the group respond when an individual within it believes members within the group are acting unethically? What will the price of speaking out be? What will the price of silence be? Will the person speaking out be seen as disloyal and get kicked out? It is through understanding their relationship to the group and their right to speak out wit
... See moreRosalind Wiseman • Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World
organizational scholar Debra Meyerson on “tempered radicals.” Tempered radicals are insiders in organizations who do not present as rebels and are often successful in their jobs. They are catalysts for change by challenging the status quo in small, cautious ways.
Dolly Chugh • The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias
Dr. Halifax is a Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, anthropologist, activist, and author of several books on Engaged Buddhism.
Brené Brown • Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
In all of my work, I choose to focus on “conflict transformation,” rather than the more traditional term “conflict resolution.” To me, the latter suggests going back to a previous state of affairs, and has a connotation that there may be a winner or a loser. How will this disagreement be resolved? Whose solution will be selected as the “better” one
... See moreBrené Brown • Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
The first advantage is that leading with weaknesses disarms the
Adam Grant • Originals
Women can be penalized for role-incongruent characteristics and face “backlash.” According to the role congruity theory,not only do people often “think manager, think male” (Schein, 1973), but women can be punished or disliked when they hold managerial roles, as these roles are incongruent with stereotypical female traits and characteristics. Becau
... See moreIt’s not just that the world is not always fair so you should stop counting on the triumph of your merit. People align with who they think is going to win. If you don’t stand up for yourself and actively promote your own interests, few will be willing to be on your side.
Jeffrey Pfeffer • Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don't
Turn & Learn. We all get Post-it notes and write down how long we think a project is going to take, and if we’re looking at several projects that we need to prioritize, we’ll write the projects in priority order. Once everyone has written down an estimate or priority ranking in private, we count to three and show our answers. This practice cont
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