Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2024-04-25
Lenny Rachitsky & Carole Robin: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast
How to build deeper, more robust relationships | Carole Robin (Stanford GSB professor, “Touchy Feely”)
Carole Robin spent over 20 years teaching the Stanford Graduate School of Business course Interpersonal Dynamics, affectionately known as “Touchy Feely.”
Carole Robin recommended Mindset by Carol S. Dweck, and discussed Connect by David L. Bradford and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Connect
Discussed“I don't learn how to connect with you by reading about it in a book uh which by the way is why it took us four years to write our book because at the end of every ch chapter there's a here are things you can go do”
Where to get it
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Mindset
Recommended“well for starters uh I to to any of your listeners one of my very favorite uh authors and uh is Carol D who wrote a book called mindset and you know you put a word yet at the end of any of those”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Connect
“and she also wrote an incredibly impactful book called connect which distills all the key insights and lessons from her decades running this course”
Plugged Connect
“and now I get thank you for finally writing a book because you know my my VP of product didn't go to Stanford and doesn't understand what I'm talking about so at least I bought him a book”
Passing Connect
“it might even be in the book but uh I come home I'm I'm sorry my husband comes home after a very long day in the valley”
Passing Nonviolent Communication
“and this is similar to non-violent communication yes structure okay cool it is but that's okay oh wow okay to know I will say anything that anything that spreads the word”