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Every book Christina Wodtke recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Christina Wodtke has recommended or discussed 5 books on podcasts, as of March 16, 2023.
- Christina Wodtke has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of March 16, 2023.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of March 16, 2023.
- The 3 books Christina Wodtke has mentioned in the most episodes, as of March 16, 2023: The Back of the Napkin, The Fearless Organization and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Christina Wodtke aired on March 16, 2023.
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Christina Wodtke appeared on Lenny's Podcast to discuss the ultimate guide to OKRs, sharing insights from her career and offering several book recommendations. She expressed a strong fondness for Patrick Lencioni's The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, recommending it for readers who appreciate a fable-style approach to exploring how organizational problems can stem from leadership and team dynamics. Moving into visual communication, she brought up Dan Roam's The Back of the Napkin, describing it as an awesome resource featuring simple business drawings, though she noted that it could become quite intense quickly. When asked by Lenny Rachitsky for books she frequently recommends to others, Wodtke immediately named Amy C. Edmondson's The Fearless Organization, praising its exploration of psychological safety as exceptionally good. Turning to fiction, she recommended Richard Powers's novel The Overstory, calling it a mind-blowing and wonderful story about trees. Additionally, she discussed John Doerr's Measure What Matters, noting that companies often get overly excited and rush into adopting OKRs after only skimming the book, which can lead to abandonment of the process when it fails.
Books Christina Wodtke recommended or discussed
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The Back of the Napkin
Recommended“So, the book mostly just has some really simple things you can draw and then it tells you how to use them in business. So, I wanted to make something that was even simpler than back of the napkin, which is an awesome book, but it gets pretty intense pretty quickly.”
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The Fearless Organization
Recommended“What are two or three books that you recommend most to other people? The Fearless Organization. I think that book on psychological safety is the bomb. It's so so so good.”
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Recommended“I really love Patrick Lencioni, Five Dysfunctions of a Team is his most famous book. And I would recommend that if you like the fable style book, but it's the same thing.”
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The Overstory
Recommended“For fiction, I loved The Overstory. It's about trees, and it's mind-blowing and so good. Um I'm going to leave it at that.”
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Measure what matters
Discussed“People read Measure What Matters, they get their panties in a bunch, they get really excited, they're just going to do OKRs for everybody, but they didn't really read the whole thing.”
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Books Christina Wodtke wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford) | Lenny's Podcast | 2023-03-16 | 5 |
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Well, yeah, it's called Radical Focus. I could have called it Guide to OKRs, but I think what's really important is to learn how to focus on the most important things and make them happen.”
“And you could flip around and figure out what's the piece I need to solve. And folks can find it on Amazon. They search for Radical Focus. It's everywhere, baby.”
“I tried reading The Overstory, and I just like it's very long, but it's beautiful. a lot like Cloud Atlas. If you like Cloud Atlas, you like The Overstory.”
“Just say the titles of your books and where people can find them and then we'll Radical Focus, get the second edition.”
“Team That Manages Itself and Pencil Me In. Those are my three books that are out there right now. You can get them pretty much anywhere, I do believe, but definitely, I mean, Amazon.”
“Team That Manages Itself and Pencil Me In. Those are my three books that are out there right now. You can get them pretty much anywhere, I do believe, but definitely, I mean, Amazon.”