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17681430 No.17681430 [Reply] [Original]

What are some books that will give me insight into leadership? I've recently been promoted to a leadership position at work, and it's a fairly new experience for me.

For god's sake, no edgy rubbish like "The 48 Laws of Power." I'm not trying to become Littlefinger.

>> No.17681439

>>17681430
Discourses on Livy

>> No.17681445

>>17681439
Thanks for the suggestion; I'll check it out. Can you tell me a little about why you're recommending this book?

>> No.17681483

>>17681445
1. It's the better Machiavelli and 2. it deals with how the romans built and kept their system of governance, it talks about leadership in non-absolute power systems, i.e. systems where consent is required

>> No.17681529

Politics by you know who
Letters from a stoic
Meditations
You can’t a leader if you cry about everything

>> No.17681882

Unironically - Jocko (podcast or book) and taking ownership of everything good or bad

>> No.17682051

>>17681430
Well maybe if you have gotten some form of leadership role you could try to find people who have also been in similar positions and that you think of as intelligent and ask them for tips. Probably learn more than some fucking book written 500 years ago.

>> No.17682069

>>17681430
>I'm not trying to become Littlefinger.
why not?

>> No.17682104
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Authority by Richard Sennett

>> No.17682114

>>17682069
cringe

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>>17681430

don't read literature or classics about leadership, read modern books based on recent scientific papers

pic related is from here

https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Power-Partisanship-Evolutionary-Political/dp/1633885143

this is a good list from the last year
https://www.robkhenderson.com/favorite-books
by this guy
https://twitter.com/robkhenderson

>> No.17682379

>>17682051
Why not both?

>>17682069
Because the Iagos and Littlefingers of the world self-destruct as often as not.

>> No.17683008

>>17682121
This is the list you need OP

I would recommend How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Your team and colleagues will appreciate you for knowing how to give orders without sounding like an ass.

>> No.17683035

the hard thing about hard things by ben horowitz

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17683047

>>17681430
>>17683008
thank me on your deathbed

>> No.17683080

>>17681882
Jocko’s podcast is actually a decent leadership podcast. It’s so refreshing to hear someone who isn’t caught in the alpha male/ incel dichotomy of barking orders, but it’s all based around respect.

He’s a cool dude.

>> No.17683097

>>17682104
What does a meter maid need a sword for?

>> No.17683122

>>17681430
Psychological Types by Jung

>> No.17683124

>>17683047
This seems like a great way to debate on 4chan tb.h.