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Every book Hanne Tidnam recommended on podcasts
Hanne Tidnam is a podcast host and producer who has appeared on the a16z Podcast to interview business leaders, authors, and industry experts. Tidnam frequently referenced books written by her podcast guests to guide conversations about management, negotiation, and corporate history. She brought up Michael Ovitz's memoir, Who is Michael Ovitz?, asking him to elaborate on negotiation principles from the book, such as plotting out tired endpoints and reading body language during high-stakes deals, as well as discussing his comparisons between Hollywood and Silicon Valley cultures. Tidnam also discussed Cal Turner Jr.'s My Father's Business, highlighting how the author's description of his grandfather's limited education shaped him into a lifelong learner and a great observer. Additionally, she engaged with Bob Sutton about his work, referencing material from The Asshole Survival Guide regarding how overly sensitive individuals might react to demanding colleagues and prompting discussions around workplace research such as the Allen curve. Through these detailed references, Tidnam used her guests' published works to anchor deep discussions on professional strategy and leadership.
Books recommended by Hanne Tidnam
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The Green Beret Survival Guide
The Asshole Survival Guide by Robert Sutton offers practical strategies and psychological tools for dealing with difficult people and toxic work environments.
Discussed“there's an interesting overlap though between the people who you you mentioned in the early parts of the book about people who might just be too sensitive that they might actually have a boss or a colleague that's just just demanding”
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Who is Michael Ovitz?
Who is Michael Ovitz? by Michael Ovitz is a compelling memoir by the legendary Hollywood superagent detailing the rise of Creative Artists Agency and the mechanics of the entertainment industry.
Discussed“you talk about some of the key principles kind of in a little offhand way one of them was always plot out the tired end point there was another moment in the book where you talked about the importance of reading body language during negotiations”
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My Father's Business
Discussed“I love the way you describe his perception of his third grade education in the book you said it turned him into a great observer and a great student for the rest of his life basically he never stopped learning from anybody else”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| a16z Podcast: New Upstarts in an Old Industry | a16z Podcast | 2018-09-25 | 2 |
| a16z Podcast: The Case Study of Dollar General and Surviving (Thriving!) Retail | a16z Podcast | 2018-09-04 | 1 |
| a16z Podcast: The Asshole Survival Guide | a16z Podcast | 2017-09-13 | 2 |
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I'm Hanna and today I'm here with Adrienne Mayor, historian of science and author of the just-released book Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology.”
“And her previous work has been on the science buried in ancient legends, Native American legends about dinosaur fossils, legends about ancient Amazonian women warriors, to King Mithradates, the Poison King, for which she was a National Book Award finalist.”
“Michael has published a new book just out called who is Michael Ovitz”
“Gale Lemmon, chief marketing officer of Shield AI and the author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana and Ashley's War, both of which dealt with post-9/11 conflicts, and Ryan Sing, the CEO and co-founder of Shield AI.”
“Gale Lemmon, chief marketing officer of Shield AI and the author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana and Ashley's War, both of which dealt with post-9/11 conflicts, and Ryan Sing, the CEO and co-founder of Shield AI.”
“we're here today because bob has a brand new book out the [ __ ] survival guide that takes off from where the no [ __ ] rule left off in other words it really gets down to the nitty-gritty of dealing with this kind of person and their behavior”