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Bob Sutton's Top Book Recommendations

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Conquer the most essential adaptation to the knowledge economy

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who are serious about success in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation, creativity, and spark, it is essential to attract and retain quality talent--but what good does this talent do if no one is able to speak their mind? The traditional culture of "fitting in" and "going along" spells doom in the knowledge economy. Success...
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Recommended by Bob Sutton, and 1 others.

Bob Sutton@davisliumd @AmyCEdmondson Amy's new book is amazing, it weaves together research and practical tips from her decades of research on psychological safety (Source)

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Joy at Work

Organizing Your Professional Life

DECLUTTER YOUR DESK AND BRIGHTEN UP YOUR BUSINESS WITH THIS TRANSFORMATIVE GUIDE FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND NUMBER ONE 'NEW YORK TIMES' BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF 'THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP.'

The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn't felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain the joy from work, limit our chances of career progress, and undermine our well-being.

There is another way. In 'JOY AT WORK', best-selling...
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Recommended by Bob Sutton, and 1 others.

Bob Sutton@ScottSonenshein I love the book! (Source)

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New breakthrough thinking in organizational learning, leadership, and change Continuous improvement, understanding complex systems, and promoting innovation are all part of the landscape of learning challenges today's companies face. Amy Edmondson shows that organizations thrive, or fail to thrive, based on how well the small groups within those organizations work. In most organizations, the work that produces value for customers is carried out by teams, and increasingly, by flexible team-like entities. The pace of change and the fluidity of most work structures means that it's not really... more
Recommended by Bob Sutton, and 1 others.

Bob Sutton@davisliumd @AmyCEdmondson Amy's new book is amazing, it weaves together research and practical tips from her decades of research on psychological safety (Source)

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At a time of soaring corporate profits and plenty of HR lip service about "wellness," millions of workers--in virtually every industry--are deeply unhappy. Why did work become so miserable? Who is responsible? And does any company have a model for doing it right?

For two years, Lyons ventured in search of answers. From the innovation-crazed headquarters of the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, to a cult-like "Holocracy" workshop in San Francisco, and to corporate trainers who specialize in ... Legos, Lyons immersed himself in the often half-baked and frequently lucrative world...
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Bob SuttonI am really looking forward to @realdanlyons new book as he is wise and funny. And I love the new cover-- alas, work often feels like that, and tech and tech firms often make it worse. https://t.co/pUWAqZuNWN (Source)

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Real-world tools to build your venture, grow your business, and avoid mistakes

Startup, Scaleup, Screwup is an expert guide for emerging and established businesses to accelerate growth, facilitate scalability, and keep pace with the rapidly changing economic landscape. The contemporary marketplace is more dynamic than ever before--increased global competition, the impact of digital transformation, and disruptive innovation factors require businesses to implement agile management and business strategies to compete and thrive. This indispensable book provides business...
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Recommended by Bob Sutton, and 1 others.

Bob SuttonGreat book! And Jurgen is VERY thoughtful. Check it out. https://t.co/aiQAAwTIUv (Source)

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Meltdown

Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do about It

A groundbreaking take on how complexity causes failure in all kinds of modern systems--from social media to air travel--this practical and entertaining book reveals how we can prevent meltdowns in business and life

"Endlessly fascinating, brimming with insight, and more fun than a book about failure has any right to be, Meltdown will transform how you think about the systems that govern our lives. This is a wonderful book."--Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better

A crash on...
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Recommended by Bob Sutton, and 1 others.

Bob Sutton@rotmanschool @ChrisClearfield @NBBAward @PenguinRandomCA A great book. Congrats. (Source)

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