Category: Management and Leadership books
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Book notes – Braving the Wilderness – Brown
(audiobook) Belonging is important. When in pain, 3 outcomes 1. Live in CST pain seek relief try to numb pain or pass it on to others. 2 deny pain and makes it pass to those around you and your children. 3 own pain develop empathy and compassion in yourself and others. Bring authentic self, don’t…
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Book notes – How to change your mind – Pollan
(audio book) [This was not what I was expecting based on the title, it is mostly about psychedelics, somewhat interesting stories but it lacks a lot of robust scientific study. The book seems to try and convince the reader that scientific study is warranted and new approaches may be needed, as it sounds like they…
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Book Notes – Weapons of Math Destruction – O’Neil
(Audio book) Algorithms deciding things sometimes based on insufficient data and can cause life changing problems Everyone has models which are a simplification of reality. They often work but sometimes don’t as they don’t take everything into account. They need to be constantly updated or they become stale. Racism is our model being flawed, generalization,…
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Book Notes – Dare to Lead – Brown
(Audio Book version) Gratitude – write down things we are grateful for. Recognition increases employee engagement. Need to celebrate accomplishments.Addictions abound, statistically everyone is impacted directly/indirectly. Numbing takes both good and bad away.Resentment related to lack of boundaries.Instead of trying to numb, lean into, understand reason. It’s not what we do it, but why we…
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Book Notes – Godin – Tribes
While this book seems to try and inspire ones to lead tribes with various examples, anectdotes and information, it seems to miss the mark in terms of depth. It is similar to Start with Why by Sinek, but lacks the depth and analysis. Explains the concept of tribes, or people with similar interest and viewpoints.…
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Book Notes – Collins – Good to Great
Study of a few companies that had an inflection point in their results going from good to great. Disciplined people, disciplined thought, disciplined action Growth of leadership to “level 5” – capable individual -> contributing team member -> competent manager -> effective leader -> level 5 leader Level 5 leaders think of the organization before…
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Book Notes – Gung Ho! – Blanchard
Getting everyone onboard working together brings motivation and results
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Book Notes – Start with Why – Sinek
Manipulation only works for so long (transactional interactions) , inspiration builds loyalty Golden circle What – how – why Most use what to explain what they do, but decisions are often based on “gut” – which reverberates with why. When we believe what someone else believes (why) we feel more connected to that. Consistently going…
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Book Notes – Radical Candor – Scott
Excellent book, theory is that with appropriate feedback, people will learn and adapt better Based on a quadrant with one axis of caring personally and one axis to challenge directly Caring and challenging leads to radical candor which is the target Challenge directly without caring – Obnoxious Aggression Care too much without challenging – Ruinous…
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Book Notes – Together is Better – Sinek
OK book, very short, not very detailed but many pictures. Intent seems to be to read in a few mins and pass it on. Clearly theme is team being a group of people who trust and help eachother and aren’t afraid to take on risks together. Leaders inspire and want to make everyone else better.…