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Book · 1999 · Management

First, Break All The Rules

by Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman · Brought up by 2 people on 2 podcasts

First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 1 episode discusses it), through . Most frequently brought up by Dan Kokotov (1 episode) and Steven Bartlett (1 episode) on Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode) and The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (1 episode).

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It's like a pretty good book which some reason not the name escapes me um about management first break all the rules.
Dan Kokotov · Lex Fridman Podcast · Jan 2021 Listen at 1:09:17

The best things said about it

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In your first book um you talked a lot about employee satisfaction so your first book is called first break all the rules.
Steven Bartlett The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · May 2022

Why people recommend it

First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman is a management book based on extensive Gallup research that challenges conventional wisdom and outlines what the world's greatest managers do differently. Dan Kokotov on Lex Fridman Podcast recommended First, Break All the Rules as an exceptionally useful book on management that is routinely given to first-time managers at Rev to help them develop leadership skills. Similarly, Steven Bartlett on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett brought up Marcus Buckingham's first book to discuss employee satisfaction, productivity, and workplace engagement. These podcast discussions highlight the practical value of the book in professional environments, showing how its insights continue to guide organizational leaders in fostering better workplace cultures, understanding employee strengths, and improving management practices. By shifting the focus away from trying to fix employee weaknesses and toward cultivating individual talents, the book remains a staple resource for modern executives, startup founders, and new managers seeking to build high-performing, satisfied teams in an ever-evolving corporate landscape.

Every mention

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Dan Kokotov it's like a pretty good book which some reason not the name escapes me um about management first break all… 1
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“it's like a pretty good book which some reason not the name escapes me um about management first break all the rules”
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“it's like a pretty good book which some reason not the name escapes me um about management first break all the rules uh first break all the rules first break all the rules it's a book that we kind of like ask a lot of like first-time managers to read a rev”
Steven Bartlett in your first book um you talked a lot about employee satisfaction so your first book is called first break… 1
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“in your first book um you talked a lot about employee satisfaction so your first book is called first break all the rules”