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Open, Honest, and Direct: A Guide to Unlocking Your Team's Potential
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Building a business requires more than just a good product and talented people; it requires you to take a hard look at how you show up as a leader. Open, Honest, and Direct helps you dive into the heart of your business and your people, identifying changes you can make to transform the way you and your managers lead. Part business book, part personal-development guide, thi
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Kindle Edition, 240 pages
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August 13th 2019
by River Grove Books
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I am always on the lookout for advice, articles. books on leadership and management and I have been pleasantly surprised on the scope and quality of the book which is very detailed and of the highest order. The language of the book is simple and concise and the author,Aaron Levy, has bound the book efficiently by starting of in providing a framework to first choose the right mangers then in building better leaders which includes a good section on self review and finally closing it by summarizing
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I received a copy of Aaron Levy's "Open, Honest, and Direct: A Guide to Unlocking Your Team's Potential" as part of a Goodreads giveaway and am grateful for the opportunity to offer the book an honest review.
I struggled with how to rate "Open, Honest, and Direct." I vacillated between a 3 and 4-star rating several times in my mind. In reality, a 3.5-star review feels most accurate yet that's not allowed and a 4-star review simply feels a touch high for my overall feelings about the book.
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I struggled with how to rate "Open, Honest, and Direct." I vacillated between a 3 and 4-star rating several times in my mind. In reality, a 3.5-star review feels most accurate yet that's not allowed and a 4-star review simply feels a touch high for my overall feelings about the book.
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I like a good book on communications so I was pleased to receive this from a Goodreads giveaway. While this book's main focus was on inculcating open, honest and direct communication within a group from the leader's perspective, I always find that as a team member, I can also gain insights from this kind of text.
I read this on two legs of a cross-country, multi-state work trip, and I really took to heart the chapter on effective listening. We're all aware of the edict that we work on active list ...more
I read this on two legs of a cross-country, multi-state work trip, and I really took to heart the chapter on effective listening. We're all aware of the edict that we work on active list ...more
Informative and practical, but didn't keep my interest.
While there are many nuggets of interest throughout this book, it took me a long time to finish. Perhaps best done as a training exercise with a group of new-hires, the e-book version didn't translate effectively. Action items and reflection questions made this seem more like a workbook than a guide.
The most important chapters are near the begining, and much of the rest was common sense at this point in my career. I think I could have done ...more
While there are many nuggets of interest throughout this book, it took me a long time to finish. Perhaps best done as a training exercise with a group of new-hires, the e-book version didn't translate effectively. Action items and reflection questions made this seem more like a workbook than a guide.
The most important chapters are near the begining, and much of the rest was common sense at this point in my career. I think I could have done ...more
I won a copy of this book from Goodreads Giveaways.
This was a really concise look at how to develop a management style that seems intuitive but takes a lot of work. I think the way it’s written works well for someone who is just starting down the path of management, or for someone who’s been doing it for a while and finds their current model isn’t getting them what they want. There’s a lot of information packed into a small space, but it’s set up in a way that flows and there is also a toolkit ...more
This was a really concise look at how to develop a management style that seems intuitive but takes a lot of work. I think the way it’s written works well for someone who is just starting down the path of management, or for someone who’s been doing it for a while and finds their current model isn’t getting them what they want. There’s a lot of information packed into a small space, but it’s set up in a way that flows and there is also a toolkit ...more
This is an easy reading for a leadership and management book. Especially, the author focuses on how we took action for all of the theories. There are so many to do lists that we can do after reading the theories.
It works
I won this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway. I learned so much about myself, the workplace and my firstborn, who is even more amazing in my eyes.
I won this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway. I learned so much about myself, the workplace and my firstborn, who is even more amazing in my eyes.
Good Read
Had some go tips for leadership. I find that communication in any business is the most important item there could be!
Had some go tips for leadership. I find that communication in any business is the most important item there could be!
Not a bad read. Took me a while to get through it.
This is a book about how anyone can become a strong(er) people manager, and how any employee can become a stronger contributor through having a manager who cares. It has practical advice about how to be a better listener and how to make people feel heard and valued. I have recommended it to several people I work with.
As a small business owner with staff of 20, I am always looking for good ideas on working with our Team - as building team potential and working with staff effectively has always been a challenge for me. The author offers some good advice using real life examples. I especially like the chapter where he talks about listening with intention.
Interesting read
I won this as a giveaway on Goodreads. Business books are iffy for me since they seem to be either very relevant or completely worthless to my needs. This was relevant. I'm not in a leadership role but I feel like this is applicable to anyone looking to improve communication with the people they work with. It gave me some good things to think about. ...more
I won this as a giveaway on Goodreads. Business books are iffy for me since they seem to be either very relevant or completely worthless to my needs. This was relevant. I'm not in a leadership role but I feel like this is applicable to anyone looking to improve communication with the people they work with. It gave me some good things to think about. ...more
Oct 30, 2019
Kasey
marked it as to-read
Thank you for the opportunity to review this book as a giveaway recipient. I am excited to read it and will update my thoughts on this book soon!
Goodreads Giveaway - was very timely as I am researching leadership strategies. Clear, concise advice with action steps. Quick read that will have impact.
Oct 10, 2019
Drew
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I have received this book through a giveaway and look forward to reading it
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