Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2021-10-19
Books mentioned on #539: Alisa Cohn on Prenups for Startup Founders, How to Reinvent Your Career, the Importance of "Pre-Mortems," and the Three Selves
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Tim Ferriss recommended Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor, and discussed Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss and I Wanna Be a Producer by John Breglio. Alisa Cohn recommended Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson and others, Crucial Confrontations, Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott, and Dig Your Well before You're Thirsty by Harvey Mackay, and discussed Immunity to Change by Robert Kegan and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tribe of Mentors
Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss is a popular compilation featuring advice, habits, and answers to targeted life questions from a diverse array of high-achievers and successful figures.
Discussed“and he was in tribe of mentors”
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Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Stephen R.
Recommended“i think a fantastic resource is crucial conversations which is then followed up by crucial confrontations”
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Crucial Confrontations
Crucial Confrontations is a practical guide designed to help individuals navigate difficult conversations, address broken promises, and resolve bad behavior in both professional and personal settings.
Recommended“i think a fantastic resource is crucial conversations which is then followed up by crucial confrontations his companion book”
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Radical Candor
Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott is a management guide focused on building trust, cultivating caring relationships, and delivering effective feedback in the workplace.
Recommended“and i would add radical candor by kim scott is also a great book on that from that point of view because it also makes the case about why it's so important to give feedback for people”
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Don't Shoot the Dog
Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor is a widely acclaimed guide to behavioral training and positive reinforcement that originally drew from the author's expertise as an aquatic mammal trainer.
Recommended“and there's a great book called don't shoot the dog terrible title great book by uh it's karen pryor that i recommend to everybody”
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Immunity to Change
Discussed“he was kind enough to do this process called immunity to change”
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I Wanna Be a Producer
Discussed“the book i think maybe you can confirm is i want to be a producer subtitle how to make a killing on broadway. or get killed by john breglio”
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Dig Your Well before You're Thirsty
Dig Your Well before You're Thirsty by Harvey Mackay is a classic networking guide that emphasizes the value of building genuine relationships long before you actually need assistance.
Recommended“i was inspired a long time ago by a book called dig your well before your thirsty by harvey mckay and more recently by the book super connect by richard kosh and greg lockwood”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she's the author of brand new book from startup to grown-up a guidebook for entrepreneurs on the leadership journey from founder to ceo”
“they're not in my book or on my website”