Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2024-01-18
Lenny Rachitsky & Heidi Helfand: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast
The art and wisdom of changing teams | Heidi Helfand (author of Dynamic Reteaming)
Heidi Helfand is the author of Dynamic Reteaming, which outlines practical strategies for orchestrating successful team and company org changes. Her work is informed by more than 20 years in the tech industry at notable companies like AppFolio, Procore, and Expertcity/GoToMeeting.
Lenny Rachitsky discussed Dynamic Reteaming by Heidi Helfand. Heidi Helfand recommended Transitions by William Bridges and others, The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures by Henri Lipmanowicz and others, and Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner, and discussed The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank, TeamWork by Natalie Dawson, The culture code by Daniel Coyle, Drive by Daniel H. Pink, Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results by Mike Rother, and Managing Corporate Lifecycles by Ichak Adizes.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dynamic Reteaming
Discussed“and you wrote a whole book about this general idea of teams changing reorgs you call it reteaming I have the book right here it's called Dynamic ret teaming the art and wisdom of changing teams”
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Transitions
Recommended“um there's a book by William Bridges called uh transitions managing life's changes I have it right here making sense of life's changes he talks about endings neutral zone and New Beginning”
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany
Discussed“we became like the the our Founders and product and others became students of Market validation four steps The Epiphany so we had built this thing we spent all this time on this Marketplace but nobody would buy it”
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TeamWork
Discussed“the Chicken McNugget was saved by an isolated team SWAT team um um there's a book called teamwork it's an old book from I think the 70s I have in my bookshelf here”
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The culture code
Discussed“there's some research in the book the culture code by Daniel Coyle which talks about that but then it's also important to coach the people through change that are already at the company”
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Drive
Discussed“like it it it brings me satisfaction and joy when I see my colleagues you know it's like autonomy Mastery purpose it's like Dan Pink's book drive when people are really like given some agency”
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Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results
Discussed“you know we have this challenge today we decide oh there's a few ways we could handle this pros and cons of each solution and let's you know it's like the it's it's like the Kata it's like the Toyota Kata”
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Managing Corporate Lifecycles
Discussed“there's a book by sakadas called managing corporate life cycles it's one that many of us read um for years at at folio maybe the previous company as well the adus Institute influenced some of our leaders”
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The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures
Recommended“first question what are two or three books that youve recommended most to other people leading intelligent teams is one liberating structures is another one and of course transitions by William Bridges”
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Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making
Recommended“and of course transitions by William Bridges I also like the leader guide to participatory decision making”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and in her book Dynamic reteaming Heidi delves deep into why change is actually good for your teams why you're better off not having super stable teams”