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Every book Phyl Terry recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Phyl Terry has recommended or discussed 6 books on podcasts, as of September 12, 2024.
- Phyl Terry has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of September 12, 2024.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of September 12, 2024.
- The 3 books Phyl Terry has mentioned in the most episodes, not counting Phyl Terry's own, as of September 12, 2024: Creative Destruction, The Landmark Herodotus and The Manual.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Phyl Terry aired on September 12, 2024.
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Phyl Terry’s most recommended books
- Creative Destruction by Richard Foster
- The Landmark Herodotus by Herodotus
- The Manual by United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom
Phyl Terry appeared on Lenny's Podcast to discuss negotiation tactics, job search councils, and career opportunities in the current market. During the conversation, he discussed his own book, Never Search Alone, noting that candidate-market fit and playing to win rather than to lose are central concepts in the text. He mentioned that he dedicated the book to his mother and the community they built, and recounted how a reluctant job seeker read the work, found that its approach made sense for product and engineering minds, and decided to join a council. Beyond his own writing, Phyl recommended several titles to listeners. He suggested Creative Destruction by Richard Foster and Sarah Kaplan, an academic yet important economics book on creative destruction that he believed mattered to product leaders and job creation. He also recommended Marty Cagan's books, encouraging listeners to read them alongside listening to Cagan's podcast. Additionally, Phyl recommended The Manual by the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom as a short introduction to Stoicism, clarifying that the philosophy is about more than simply repressing feelings. Finally, he highlighted Robert Strassler's Landmark series, specifically pointing to The Landmark Herodotus as an example of thoughtful book design and an accessible way to engage with the classics.
Books Phyl Terry recommended or discussed
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Creative Destruction
Recommended“but right now what I recommend is creative destruction and I'm going to give your listeners the link to the right book is by a group of FR economists it's it's a little bit academic but it's so important”
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Never Search Alone
Discussed“Market fit one of the big Concepts in the book as well as how to play to win not not to lose”
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The Landmark Herodotus
Recommended“so I did recently Discover it but it's I mean talk about a book Lenny so 25 years ago guy named Robert strassler who was a business guy he started teaching at a special high school for kids who were dropping out and he was teaching them some of the classics like herodes and Lucid expert exer”
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The Manual
Recommended“the the last book I'll recommend is the manual it's a short introduction to stoicism people misunderstand stoicism they think stoicism means repressing your feelings that is not what stoicism means”
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Bowling Alone
Discussed“Len there's so much research about this you know the surgeon general's book everybody talking and it's more detrimental to our health than smoking cigarettes you know bowling alone famously came out 25 years ago”
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The Artist's Way
Discussed“that's another exercise we ask people to do by the way is what we call the in critic exercise name the critic you know mine is tub tour I was I was overweight when I was a kid my dad called me tub tour I learned that tactic from uh Julie Cameron from the artist way she recommends that”
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Books Phyl Terry wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land your dream job in today’s market: negotiation tactics, job search councils, and more | Phyl Terry (Author, “Never Search Alone”) | Lenny's Podcast | 2024-09-12 | 16 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“but you need you know he was part of the product council's Brad like you you you need to have that sounding board so you can be thoughtful about and you know I I teach people how to map and figure out who their allies are and their blockers and play What I Call positive politics that's all my next”