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Every book John Mark Nickels recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- John Mark Nickels has recommended or discussed 6 books on podcasts, as of October 6, 2024.
- John Mark Nickels has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of October 6, 2024.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of October 6, 2024.
- The 3 books John Mark Nickels has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 6, 2024: Man's Search for Meaning, Resonate and The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership.
- The latest episode with a book mention from John Mark Nickels aired on October 6, 2024.
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John Mark Nickels’s most recommended books
- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- Resonate by Nancy Duarte
- The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Diana Chapman
John Mark Nickels appeared on Lenny's Podcast to discuss conscious leadership, overcoming fear, and finding life objectives. During the conversation, Nickels recommended several books that influenced his approach to leadership and communication. He cited Viktor E. Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning as a primary example of taking responsibility for one's perspective in oppressive situations. He also recommended The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Diana Chapman, Jim Dethmer, and Kaley Klemp, describing the authors as early coaches and connecting the work to lessons on fear and trust. Furthermore, Nickels recommended Nancy Duarte's Resonate, noting that he frequently gives it to product managers to help develop their storytelling and presentation skills. In discussing team collaboration and personal values, Nickels referenced Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace's Creativity, Inc. to describe Pixar's Braintrust, Ray Dalio's Principles for clarifying personal values, and Clayton M. Christensen's How Will You Measure Your Life to highlight the tension between professional success and personal relationships.
Books John Mark Nickels recommended or discussed
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Man's Search for Meaning
Recommended“like I think you know uh Victor frankl's man search for meaning is probably the best example of that like he's in a super oppressive you know situation that very horrific and tragic”
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Resonate
Recommended“I love her book resonate and then she has some other ones too on design but like what was so cool about that I give it to PMS all the time when I'm trying to help them develop their communication storytelling and presentation skills”
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The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
Recommended“the best one is uh the the 15 commitments of conscious leadership by uh di Chapman and Jim duthler and those were my kind of early coaches and teachers”
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Creativity, Inc.
Discussed“when if you read C M's book right where like how they come up with Toy Story and inside out all these things right is like they have this group of people that just sits around riffing on ideas”
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How will you measure your life?
Discussed“he's obviously known for Innovative but he wrote a book called how will you measure your life and like he was trying to answer this question of like you know he teaches whatever you know MBA students at at Harvard”
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Principles
Discussed“that's why I love like Ray alio principle thing where it's like hey write down your values and your principles and get you know clear on what they are”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“oh man all there's another ramas uh line that I often use with my wife be here now which is the title of his book that everyone sees with the blue cover”