Why people recommend it
First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman is a management book that examines what the world's greatest managers do differently, drawing on extensive research to emphasize employee satisfaction and strengths-based leadership. Dan Kokotov mentioned the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast, struggling momentarily to recall the title before recommending it as a great resource on management. Kokotov noted that it is a book they routinely ask first-time managers at Rev to read. Later, Steven Bartlett discussed the publication on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett during an interview with Marcus Buckingham himself. Bartlett brought up the author's first book to highlight its focus on employee satisfaction and how foundational those early management principles were. Both mentions underscored the enduring relevance of the text in professional environments, where organizations continue to rely on its insights to train new leaders and foster better workplace dynamics by focusing on what employees truly need to thrive.
Who recommended it
- Steven Bartlett Discussed
- Dan Kokotov Recommended
Steven Bartlett — 1 mention
“in your first book um you talked a lot about employee satisfaction so your first book is called first break all the rules”
Dan Kokotov — 1 mention
“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”