Books Applied Podcast

When group conflict bubbles up, what do you do?

In her book The Art of Fighting, Priya Parker shows us how to make a fight plan to move the group through conflict.

In this episode, conflict facilitator Zoie Newman and I talk about the book and how it can help everyone become an artful fighter when conflict comes up in a group.

Learn more about Zoie's work at https://www.sagenotionconsulting.com/

What do we do when people do monstrous things and yet create art that resonates with us on a deep personal level?

In this insightful conversation with artist and creator Zuzu (aka Eli Trier), we wrestle with this dilemma and reach our own conclusions.

Check out Zuzu's work at:https://zuzushausofcats.com/ 

And on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@ZuzusHausofCats(Her newsletter is a fascinating ray of sunshine that I highly recommend!)

Elevating your life by surrounding yourself with things that spark joy is as easy as removing the clutter that drains your energy.

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up is the classic how-to manual for removing this clutter so your life has more ease. Its instructions are detailed and intentional - which doesn't make them easy but does make it a worthwhile pursuit.

In this episode, I also discuss how tidying up your physical space relates to the ideas Annie Duke shares in her fabulous book Quit. (You can find the Books Applied Podcast on Quit here.)

It's a worthwhile read for useful tips and to inspire reflection on what we keep close and how those things impact us.

Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Julie Fogh on what this young adult novel has to tell us about leadership, authenticity, and the world.

Learn more about Julie's powerful work at:

https://www.vitalvoicetraining.com/

This book will deepen your understanding of your emotions and how to change their trajectory. This conversation with Zoie Newman highlights the most useful skills from the book that you can put to use right now.

Even if you don't have life-or-death negotiations regularly, the thoughtful strategies in this book will show you how to become an excellent empathetic communicator who gets more done with others.

Terra King and I discuss using this book's very practical skills, including excellent listening and calibrated questions, to bridge divides and find agreements that work for everyone involved.

Loretta J. Ross' excellent book Calling In gives both a theoretical framework for when to call someone in (vs a call out) and detailed steps and considerations for how to do it well.

Along the way, she shares wisdom from her decades spent building and sustaining movements.

Moving people to do something is a tricky proposition. If you try too hard, you come off as the worst incarnation of a sleezy salesperson, and that doesn't work.

To learn specifically what to do instead, check out this podcast and the book To Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink.

When Radical Candor exploded onto the business world in 2017, the story was that this book justified and celebrated the effectiveness of being an a-hole to your people. "Candor" was the code for "being mean," and it was all ok because it worked.

Reading Radical Candor by Kim Scott, you get a much more nuanced (and useful) take on how to be an effective leader by challenging directly AND caring personally.

This episode of the Books Applied Podcast is a fast-paced conversation with Brandi Oldham that hits on what Kim Scott actually said about Radical Candor and how to do it well. We get into the four traps to avoid when delivering radical candor and how to be an excellent communicator and leader.

Caring for other people who are experiencing trauma can cause a trauma exposure response in us. In Trauma Stewardship, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk dive into the warning signs for trauma exposure and how to respond to those signs in a way that sustains and fuels us.

This is a great read for anyone who works or spends time with people experiencing trauma.

I hope this podcast motivates you to read the book so that you can be more self-compassionate and find a sustainable path while caring for others.