Title:
Radical Candor: Be A Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
Author: Kim Scott
Intended Luminstruct Audience:
Mid-Level/Senior Staff
Book Summary:
Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management, written for bosses and those who manage bosses. Taken from years of the author's experience, and distilled clearly giving actionable lessons to the reader; it shows managers how to be successful while retaining their humanity, finding meaning in their job, and creating an environment where people both love their work and their colleagues.
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Luminstruct Review:
Radical Candor is a newly released guidebook for employers who wish to build strong relationships with their employees, but still be professional along the way. Sometimes as employers we have those "hard conversations" when providing feedback and employee evaluations, but Scott does a wonderful job explaining how to run these conversations. Although Scott comes from the corporate world of Google and Apple, many elements of the book can be transferable to other fields. The book can be summarized into the philosophy of "Challenge and Support", but Scott does a good job painting the picture on specific scenarios where you would use this theory. There are parts in the book which seem to go on tangents, but Scott does a good job wrapping it back around. There are also some times in the book where she comes off a little blunt, but there are so many pieces of good advice throughout the book that the bluntness can be refreshing and only lends itself back to the theme of the book. We hope you enjoy this good read!
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Ratings:
Goodreads: 4.2/5
Barnes and Noble: N/A
Amazon: 4.6/5
Luminstruct: 4.5/5
Ratings Average: 4.4/5
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Radical Candor: Be A Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
Author: Kim Scott
Intended Luminstruct Audience:
Mid-Level/Senior Staff
Book Summary:
Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management, written for bosses and those who manage bosses. Taken from years of the author's experience, and distilled clearly giving actionable lessons to the reader; it shows managers how to be successful while retaining their humanity, finding meaning in their job, and creating an environment where people both love their work and their colleagues.
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Luminstruct Review:
Radical Candor is a newly released guidebook for employers who wish to build strong relationships with their employees, but still be professional along the way. Sometimes as employers we have those "hard conversations" when providing feedback and employee evaluations, but Scott does a wonderful job explaining how to run these conversations. Although Scott comes from the corporate world of Google and Apple, many elements of the book can be transferable to other fields. The book can be summarized into the philosophy of "Challenge and Support", but Scott does a good job painting the picture on specific scenarios where you would use this theory. There are parts in the book which seem to go on tangents, but Scott does a good job wrapping it back around. There are also some times in the book where she comes off a little blunt, but there are so many pieces of good advice throughout the book that the bluntness can be refreshing and only lends itself back to the theme of the book. We hope you enjoy this good read!
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Ratings:
Goodreads: 4.2/5
Barnes and Noble: N/A
Amazon: 4.6/5
Luminstruct: 4.5/5
Ratings Average: 4.4/5
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Next Month's Book:
Title:
tuesdays with Morrie: an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson
Author: Mitch Albom
Intended Luminstruct Audience:
Student/Student Leaders
Book Summary:
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.
Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you?
Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live.
Title:
tuesdays with Morrie: an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson
Author: Mitch Albom
Intended Luminstruct Audience:
Student/Student Leaders
Book Summary:
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.
Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you?
Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live.
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