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Co-founder of Maven, the cohort-based course platform; earlier co-founded altMBA with Seth Godin; coaches on communication.
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High Output ManagementBook Andrew S. Grove
One is High Output Management by Andy Grove, which is a classic.
Lenny's Podcast, "Become a better communicator: Specific frameworks to improve your clarity, influence, and impact", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2025-04-06·youtube.com ↗
Your Brain at WorkBook David Rock
Another one is Your brain at work by Dr. David Rock. And that one is all about better understanding your own brain and attention span so that you can allocate your mental resources appropriately. So, that one's great.
Lenny's Podcast, "Become a better communicator: Specific frameworks to improve your clarity, influence, and impact", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2025-04-06·youtube.com ↗
It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of SentencesBook June Casagrande
it was the best of sentences it was the worst of sentences
Lenny's Podcast, "Persuasive communication and managing up", lightning round, asked for the book they have recommended most in the past few months; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). Captions spell the author "Kasa Grande".
2022-08-28·youtube.com ↗
HBR Guide to Better Business WritingBook Bryan A. Garner
and then Better Business writing by Harvard Business review or Harvard Business press
Lenny's Podcast, "Persuasive communication and managing up", lightning round, asked for the book they have recommended most in the past few months; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2022-08-28·youtube.com ↗
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