Seth Godin recommended the following books in the year 2015
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
"It's easy to react, and it feels justified to do so. Tit for tat and "I'm not going to take this." But de-escalation through the power of words helps get to the truth far faster.
Category: Psychology
Commenting on the emotions that you are seeing is different than reflecting them back. Talking about what's happening defuses the tantrum that is just waiting to wreck the connection that could be become so valuable.
If the goal is connection, then connect. [Coincidentally, just discovered this book on the topic.]" Read more
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Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus by Douglas Rushkoff
"Doug Rushkoff's book isn't out until March, but I was lucky enough to read a galley. Worth pre-ordering." Read more
Category: Social
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Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli
"Read This Before Our Next Meeting was a massive success when it first came out, with more than 100,000 copies in print. It has changed the way people go to work at companies around the world." Read more
Category: Leadership
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Meaningful by Bernadette Jiwa
"Bernadette Jiwa's brilliant new book is out this week." Read more
Category: Entrepreneurship
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How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson
"Steven Johnson's new book, How We Got to Now, is a perfect example. Beautifully written and professionally read, it will make you smarter, more curious and demands that you listen to it again." Read more
Category: Innovation
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A Beautiful Constraint by Adam Morgan
"It's a worldview changer" Read more
Category: Entrepreneurship
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Anything You Want by Derek Sivers
"Anything You Want is a business book like no other. Derek Sivers built a business a different way, a human way. He did it with no investment and a series of apparently crazy principles. And they work. They worked for him and they might work for you. A brilliant book." Read more
Category: Entrepreneurship
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