Once I started reading 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni, I couldn’t put it down. Written as a fictional story, it had me fully engrossed. In two hours, I was done and wondering why I had not come across this gem of a book earlier, now almost 2 decades old. This should be mandatory reading for every manager.
Read MoreI highly recommend Kim Scott’s Radical Candor to every manager and non-manager alike. It talks about a culture and a framework of empathy and providing frequent positive and critical feedback that Kim developed over her years of working at Google and Apple and as a CEO coach. The first part of the book focuses on the philosophy and the second part has practical tools and techniques you can apply in your day-to-day work life.
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