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Every book Megan Cook recommended on podcasts

Key facts

  • Megan Cook has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of February 4, 2024.
  • Megan Cook has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of February 4, 2024.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of February 4, 2024.
  • The 2 books Megan Cook has mentioned in the most episodes, as of February 4, 2024: Inspired and Scaling People.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Megan Cook aired on February 4, 2024.

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Guest on Lenny's Podcast · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Megan Cook appeared on Lenny's Podcast to discuss her experiences launching new products, securing internal buy-in, and staying ahead in the technology sector. During the episode, she shared two key book recommendations that she frequently distributed to her colleagues and team members. Her first recommendation was Inspired by Marty Cagan, which she noted she sent out most often to new product managers. Megan Cook explained that the book held up exceptionally well over time, had originally been recommended to her by her very first boss, and contained a large collection of great, foundational tips for product professionals. Her second recommendation, intended more recently for managers, was Scaling People by Claire Hughes Johnson. Megan Cook noted that the book had been published within the past year and praised it for offering an incredible amount of genuinely useful tactical advice, ready-to-use templates, and actionable strategies that leaders could immediately put into practice in their everyday professional environments.

Books Megan Cook recommended or discussed

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  1. Inspired

    Marty Cagan · Recommended · 1 episode

    Inspired by Marty Cagan is a definitive guide to building technology products that customers genuinely love.

    Recommended
    “The one that I send out the most to new PMs especially is just Inspired by Marty Cagan. It holds up really well. It was recommended to me by my first boss and it's just got a bunch of great tips in there.”
    Lenny's Podcast Lessons from Atlassian: Launching new products, getting buy-in, and st… 2024-02-04 Listen at 1:10:14
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Scaling People

    Claire Hughes Johnson · Recommended · 1 episode

    Scaling People by Claire Hughes Johnson is a practical management and company-building guide written by a former Stripe executive to help leaders navigate everyday organizational challenges.

    Recommended
    “More recently, what I've been sending out for my managers is Scaling People by Claire Hughes Johnson. I think that just came out within the last year actually, but it's just got an incredible amount of really useful tactical things, templates, all sorts of things that you can put into practice.”
    Lenny's Podcast Lessons from Atlassian: Launching new products, getting buy-in, and st… 2024-02-04 Listen at 1:10:50
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Lessons from Atlassian: Launching new products, getting buy-in, and staying ahead of the competition | Megan Cook (head of product, Jira)Lenny's Podcast2024-02-042