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Kim Scott • Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Radical Candor • Is Your Workplace Culture Of Niceness Toxic?
“Is there anything I could do or stop doing that would make it easier to work with me?”
Kim Scott • Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean
“During the next two weeks I am going to be pretty intolerant of behavior that demonstrates an absence of trust, or a focus on individual ego. I will be encouraging conflict, driving for clear commitments, and expecting all of you to hold each other accountable. I will be calling out bad behavior when I see it, and I’d like to see you doing the sam
... See morePatrick M. Lencioni • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Enhanced Edition: A Leadership Fable (J-B Lencioni Series)
Build self-awareness to build mutual awareness. Say the thing you think you cannot say. Distinguish between management and leadership. Come back to your operating system.
Claire Hughes Johnson • Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building
If you’ve been promoted to management for the first time, you’re probably managing people who used to be your peers. Peers who know and trust you. So hold on to that trust. Tell them, “I know I’m your manager now, but we can still talk just like we always have.” And then just be honest with them. Even if things aren’t going well, don’t avoid tellin
... See moreTony Fadell • Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
When bosses are too invested in everyone getting along, they also fail to encourage the people on their team to criticize one another for fear of sowing discord.