Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2023-06-18
Lenny Rachitsky & Melissa Tan: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast
Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)
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Melissa Tan recommended Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek, The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer, and The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, and discussed Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. Lenny Rachitsky discussed Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lean In
Discussed“I think Sheryl Sandberg wrote this in in in her book Lean In, she writes like one she basically writes about how some people will go, will you be my mentor?”
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Radical Candor
Discussed“Your approach also reminds me of this book Radical Candor. I imagine you're a fan and that's kind of the way you think about it. Yeah, definitely. Interestingly enough, Kim Scott was at Dropbox for a short period of time.”
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Leaders Eat Last
Recommended“The first one is Leaders Eat Last. I really like that leadership book. Um I sign them Simon Sinek.”
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The Untethered Soul
Recommended“I also two non-career related books is The Untethered Soul. It really has taught me a lot about being present.”
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The Four Agreements
Recommended“And then also The Four Agreements which is like a very short and easy read but good principles to live by.”
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