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2. Last Read of 2020
Tagged book - Radical Candor

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Kim Scott shares her approach to successful leadership with multiple vignettes from some of the most successful multinational corporations of the 21st century (she's worked at Twitter, Google and Apple). If you lead or manage anyone, you will learn something here and be better at your work.

A must read for any leader. I was galvanized by each chapter and every paragraph. Im a huge fan of this book and will most definitely read again after putting real thought and action into some of the initiatives

New read!

When you are reading a book and you come across an acronym you use all the time...GSD.

As a manager, I want to be someone who manages the whole person, not just the work portion of a person. This book talks about how to maintain humanity in the workplace where often people are looked at as just a number. The author cites stories from her own work life and gives practical advice on how to apply principles and tactics in the workplace to achieve radical candor. Honesty and compassion. Sometimes not two things that go hand in hand.

The basic premise of being a better manager by providing frequent, consistent, genuine feedback is good. The book felt like it could have been better as a Ted Talk, and the name dropping was slightly irritating to me.

Care personally. Challenge directly. #commuteread
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Started reading after hearing Kim's compelling keynote at #cornerstoneconvergence conference

Interesting.

Good book for managers.

Weekend TBR: I'm going to finally finish Thinking Fast and Slow which is excellent but very very dense. The bottom two books are my book haul from this week. My friends and family know I put myself on a book buying ban so they are giving me books! Winnie has her favorite carrot 🐶 Aloha Friday Littens 🌺🌅

First meal home had to include kale. And some fries.

My partner received this book for Christmas and I was so excited because Book Riot talks about it all the time. I am feeling like something empowering and self-help-y so this might be just the ticket! I‘m not a “boss” but I do work with the staff at schools and kids all day, so maybe it will be applicable? Have YOU read it!?

I really enjoyed this audiobook. My only reservation was that the author‘s voice was a bit irritating, but with the stories, ended up feeling very right for the content. Dealing with people and managing how to give feedback is really in depth. I‘ll likely re-listen to it again because I could definitely use the information.

I won these in a giveaway today! Woohoo. Totally unexpected and awesome! 🎉 Any recommendations on which to read first?!

Itching to read this one and learn a few things #giveawaysix @Liberty

Business books TBR. #carepersonally #challengedirectly

Orange cover bonanza for #riotgrams.

Finally finished this on audio. Management books always take me forever to get through but slow and steady wins the race, right? Great work book, lots of good ideas and some I'll put into practice.

The key, as in any relationship, is how you handle the anger. When what you say hurts, acknowledge he other person's pain. Don't pretend it doesn't hurt or say it "shouldn't" hurt--just show that you care. Eliminate the phrase "don't take it personally" from your vocabulary--it's insulting.

"Covering for people is sometimes necessary for a short period of time--say, if somebody is going through a crisis. But when it goes on for too long it starts to take a toll. People whose work had been exceptional started to get sloppy."

⭐️ I tried to give this 2 stars but it's too awful. I lost count how many times the author inserted smiley faces in the text. I mean--I do that in text messages and sometimes in an email--but I'd never put it in my book. The content is nothing new. I was not enlightened at all. Sometimes I even disagreed with the management style. In the Acknowledgments she even misspelled Gretchen Rubin's last name (Ruben), who wrote a blurb on the back cover.

There's a lot to think about in this book. Personally, I fail at the Care Personally bit (I'm really good at the "tell people exactly what you think bit"). I'm not a manager but I think that anyone in any sort of job could benefit from reading this since we all have places in the pecking order, regardless of direct reporting. I think once this comes out in paperback I'll probably pick up a copy to re-read/scribble in (this read was on audio).

An emoji! An emoji in a business management book! :)

Interesting! So far, a great listen on my commute.

As a person being in a relatively new managerial role, this book was extremely helpful to me! It really should be required reading for any and all leaders of people. It has made me take a hard look at myself and seriously consider where my strengths and weaknesses as a leader lie, as well as how I can help my team members develop in ways that are meaningful to them as well as to the company. Very compelling stuff!

Basically, Scott describes Radical Candor as a management style and culture that values the combination of challenging directly and caring personally. One thing I love about this book is that it draws on examples from famous companies such as Google, Twitter, and Facebook. I really enjoyed the anecdotal stories that Scott shares in this book as they are extremely relevant and add to the credibility of her message.

Some light afternoon reading. Heh.